Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer (Aseptic Services)

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust in Canterbury is seeking a Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer to support the Aseptic Unit, dispensing and preparing aseptic chemotherapy products for patients across three hospital sites and the mobile unit.

The role involves working in cleanrooms, following GMP, training colleagues, maintaining documentation, and assisting with stock control and workload management to ensure timely patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience in aseptic environment preferred.
• Able to follow procedures and GMP guidance.
• Willingness to train others and support junior colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Dispense stock products to patients using the CMM system.
• Assemble and prepare aseptic products under supervision.
• Train future colleagues and Pre-Registration Pharmacists under supervision.
• Clean and monitor isolators and cleanrooms and document work.
• Undertake transfer disinfection of items into aseptic rooms and maintain validations.
• Attend courses and training to develop aseptic skills.
• Contribute to quality development and service improvement.
• Unpack deliveries and participate in stock control and counting.
• Help manage workload according to patient priority.
• Maintain documentation and distribute finished treatments to correct destinations.
• Answer the hatch and phone to visitors and other Health Care staff.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Customer service

Tools

CMM system

Job description

Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer (Aseptic Services)

A Vacancy at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.

East Kent University NHS Foundation Trust EKHUFT has an exciting opportunity for a challenging role to join the Aseptic Team as an Assistant Technical Officer. You will be part of a brilliant team working inside cleanrooms, making, dispensing and supporting the Aseptic Unit to provide chemotherapy to all of our Three Hospital Sites plus the mobile chemotherapy unit.

ASEPTIC SERVICES

• Dispense stock products to patients using the CMM system.
• Assemble and prepare aseptic products under the supervision of technical staff.
• Takepart in training future colleagues and Pre-Registration Pharmacists, using close supervision and good communication to ensure that the trainee has understood and carries out their duties according to procedures and GMP.
• Clean and monitor the isolators and cleanrooms according to procedures and to document any work undertaken.
• Undertake transfer disinfection of all items into the aseptic rooms and isolators according to local procedures and to maintain validations for this process.
• Will attend courses and undertake any training identified to develop expertise in aseptic skills, where training needs have been identified.
• To contribute to the quality development and service improvement of the unit by continuous review of processes.
• To unpack deliveries and participate in stock control and stock counting.
• Help manage workload according to patient priority.
• Maintain a wide range documentation.
• Pack up and distribute finished treatments to correct destinations following local SOP’s
• Answer the hatch and phone to visitors and other Health Care Staff.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

PLEASE NOTE - WE CANNOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE

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This advert closes on Sunday 18 Oct 2026