Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer - Aseptic Services

NHS; Salford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Salford seeks a detail-oriented individual for a Band 2 position in Aseptic Services. Responsibilities include aseptic preparation of products for patient administration and maintaining accurate documentation. No prior experience is required as comprehensive training will be provided. Candidates can progress to Band 3 after qualification. This role supports personal development and offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Candidates must have good communication skills.
• Basic IT skills are necessary.
• Candidates should demonstrate strong organizational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare aseptic products for patient administration in a sterile environment.
• Document information clearly and accurately.
• Clean equipment and work areas regularly.

Skills

Good communication (written and verbal skills)

Basic IT skills

Good organisational skills

Numerical accuracy

Willingness to follow instructions

Able to work unsupervised in a closed sterile environment

Education

2 GCSEs at Grade C or above, including maths and English

NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

Are you methodical? Do you pride yourself on your attention to detail and accuracy? Are you patient focused? Then this may be the new career for you!

There never has been a more exciting time for continued personal development and career pathways for candidates with the right outlook, work ethic and commitment.

Working in Aseptic Services is a vocation. It is technical, detailed, sometimes repetitive but the learning never ends.

We provide a range of injectable medicines – e.g. chemotherapy and total parenteral nutrition (TPN) – for patients, using isolator cabinets in a cleanroom environment.

Working as part of a team, once trained you would be responsible for making medicines using needles and syringes.

Working under supervision you will also rotate through other areas of the department – e.g. stores, assembly – so you need to be able to follow procedures to the letter and be able to document things clearly and concisely.

No experience is necessary for the band 2 position as comprehensive training will be given.

This position offers progression from Band 2 to Band 3 after completion of training and qualification.

Only candidates with suitable experience and NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or an accepted equivalent may apply for the Band 3 position.

IMPORTANT: Candidates who fail to supply a detailed supporting statement specifying how their skills and experience match the person specification contained in the job description will not be invited for interview.

Job responsibilities

To aseptically prepare products for patient administration. You will wear clean‑room clothing and be trained to work following strict clean‑room behaviours.

You will assemble trays containing consumables and ingredients for 1st‑stage checks, therefore must be able to document information clearly and accurately.

You will perform transfer sanitisation using isopropyl alcohol and other disinfectants and be responsible for cleaning equipment and areas or work on a regular basis.

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.

Person specification – qualifications

• 2 GCSEs at Grade C or above, including maths and English
• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent (desirable)

Knowledge, training & experience

• Awareness of the range of duties involved in the post, appreciation of job description and promotion prospects.
• Evidence of team‑working capabilities.
• Flexible, motivated, and organised.
• Prior experience in hospital or community pharmacy or an aseptic unit (desirable).
• Knowledge of importance of maintaining stock control accurately (desirable).

Skills & abilities

• Good communication (written and verbal skills).
• Basic IT skills.
• Good organisational skills.
• Numerical accuracy.
• Willingness to follow instructions.
• Able to work unsupervised in a closed sterile environment.
• Skilled in computer keyboard and applications (desirable).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values – care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work‑life balance.

Employer details

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Salford Royal Hospital, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD

Contact & location

Salford Royal Hospital – Salford, M6 8HD (Full time, Flexible working, Compressed hours)

Reference

236‑DPG‑CS348‑25‑PS‑A

Salary

£24,465 to £26,598 a year per annum (Band 2)

Contract

Permanent

Posted

04 November 2025