Pharmacy Manufacturing Technician

NHS; Ashington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a Pharmacy Manufacturing Technician to join their Pharmacy Production Unit, where you will play a vital role in ensuring high-quality pharmaceutical services. This role involves leadership, quality checks, and team management, with opportunities for professional development within a reputable healthcare trust.

Qualifications

• BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in pharmaceutical science required.
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council needed.
• Experience in a Pharmacy Production Unit is essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform Initial Accuracy Checking for SACT and RtA products.
• Lead training and development of PPU staff.
• Manage and report on Key Performance Indicator (KPI) figures.

Skills

IT skills

Management

Training

Education

BTEC/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification

Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Completed 'Aseptic Services for Managers' course

Job description

Go back Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Pharmacy Manufacturing Technician

The closing date is 19 June 2025

We are looking for an enthusiastic and determined individual to join our progressive team, with a national reputation for innovation and development. You will be part of the Production team using your leadership and technical skills within our licenced Pharmacy Production Unit (PPU).

You will be part of this exciting future, where the PPU develops products and processes to support other healthcare professional at ward level across the Trust.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

The post will be based at Wansbeck General Hospital but the post holder may be required to work at other sites within the Trust.

Weekend cover will be based at NSECH to support the 7 day clinical service.

Production Pharmacy Manufacturing Technician (Band 5) will aid in the maintenance of the Pharmacy Quality System and meeting requirements of Good Manufacturing Practice. There will be a requirement to carry out Initial Accuracy Checking of bespoke Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatments (SACT) and Ready-to-administer (RtA) antibiotics and Assembled batch products (Over-labelling) and all associated documents.

Your role will include oversight and line management of Production Team Leaders to assist and develop the role to ensure team is performing effectively.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Job responsibilities

Production Pharmacy Manufacturing Technician (Band 5):

Initial Accuracy Checking of bespoke Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatments (SACT), Ready-to-administer (RtA) batched antibiotics, and Assembled batch products (Over-labelling)Lead on training and development of staff within the PPU.Line Management of Production Team Leaders and Production Assistants.Report monthly Key Performance Indicator (KPI) figures to ensure PPU is operating effectively.Plan and allocate staffing resource to meet service demands.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BTEC/NVQ Level 3 and recognised underpinning knowledge qualification to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent pharmaceutical science qualification.
• Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council, or Science Manufacturing Technician with Science Council (if not registered upon applying for post registration would be required prior to start).
• IT skills to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint and pharmacy ordering and dispensing systems.
• Evidence of relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Relevant experience working in a Pharmacy Production Unit, and knowledge of preparation of aseptic products, procurement, and distribution.
• Successfully completed the 'Aseptic Services for Managers' course run by the University of Leeds (if not already held there will be an expectation to achieve this when a training opportunity becomes available

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.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust