Pharmacy Technician - Aseptic Services and Cancer | The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Shrewsbury is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to work in Aseptic Services while maintaining clinical skills. You will support various pharmacy services and ensure safe medication practices for cancer patients. The ideal candidate has post-registration experience and excellent organisational skills. This position offers a supportive environment for professional development.

Benefits

Opportunities for personal development

Supportive and friendly team

Access to Leadership Academy

Qualifications

• Post registration experience as a Pharmacy Technician required.
• Experience in Aseptic Services or related fields is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare special medicines in clean rooms including chemotherapy treatments.
• Check medicine preparations for safety and correctness.
• Support junior staff and students.

Skills

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Clinical knowledge

Job description

Overview

We are looking to appoint a Pharmacy Technician who is interested in working within Aseptic Services but would still like to maintain their clinical skills. You will work as part of a team and rotate supporting all areas under the remit of Aseptic and Cancer services; this includes Aseptic Services, Radiopharmacy, Pharmacy Outsourced Service and the Clinical Ward Service. The successful applicant will have post registration experience as a Pharmacy Technician along with excellent organisational skills. We are a very friendly team and have great working relationships with the clinicians and nursing staff within cancer services. This post may be offered under Annex 21 AfC Terms & Conditions or as a progressional post, subject to experience, competency and suitability. This role is part of a team that helps prepare and manage medicines for patients, especially those with cancer.

Responsibilities

• You will help make special medicines in clean rooms, including chemotherapy and nutrition treatments.
• You will work with other staff to check that everything is done safely and correctly.
• You will help train and support junior staff and students.
• You will help make sure medicine records are accurate and that patients get the right medicines on time.
• You will also help patients understand their medicines and support the hospital wards with medicine supplies.

Our Vision

Our Pharmacy vision is: To provide a responsive and integrated Pharmacy service that gives outstanding patient centred care and is underpinned by a culture of innovation, safety and compassion.

What SaTH Pharmacy Offers

• Patient focused service
• Supportive and friendly team
• Opportunities for personal development
• A department open to new ways of working

What SaTH Offers You

• To be part of a trust embarking on a transformational journey
• A supportive environment to enable further development of your career and your skills.
• A developing trust with recent substantial financial investment to develop the facilities and services
• Access to our Leadership Academy

Clinical Ward Service

The Clinical Ward service provides an expert support service to the clinical teams, working on the wards and supporting inpatients who have been admitted with Cancer. You will work closely with the Clinical Cancer Pharmacy team providing a medicines management service.

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Sep 2025