Pharmacy Technician / Clean room supervisor Technical Services

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Pharmacy Technician/Clean Room Supervisor for its new Aseptic unit in Runcorn. The successful candidate will prepare aseptic products, dispense parenteral medication, and supervise staff in a compliant environment. Candidates should have NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent, be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council, and have experience in an NHS setting. Join a committed team focused on quality patient care in a supportive atmosphere.

Qualifications

• Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Experience in NHS hospital pharmacy setting.
• Experience in an Aseptic unit or GMP facility.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and check aseptic products to ensure patient safety.
• Dispense and manufacture parenteral medication.
• Supervise and train student technicians.
• Complete worksheets and labels for preparation of medications.

Skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work in a team

Commitment to quality standards

Enthusiasm for learning

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services/BTEC or Science Manufacturing Technician

Job description

Pharmacy Technician / Clean room supervisor Technical Services

Closing date: 23 December 2025

We're excited to announce the opening of our New Aseptic unit and we're looking for a Pharmacy Technicians or Science Manufacturing Technicians to be part of our new team.

Help shape and develop a new service from.

Work in our new unit equipped with modern facilities

Gain specialist experience in aseptic preparation, quality assurance, and innovative technical services.

Join a supportive team committed to excellence and continuous improvement.

What you'll do?

• Prepare and check aseptic products to ensure patient safety.
• Contribute to the smooth running of our technical services, maintaining compliance with GMP standards.
• Play a key role in delivering life‑saving treatments to our patients at WHH.

What we're looking for:

• A person with a keen eye for detail and commitment to high-quality standards.
• Enthusiasm for learning and working in a dynamic, forward-thinking environment.

Main duties of the job

1. Dispense and manufacture parenteral medication including cytotoxic preparations and clinical trial material, using highly specialist skills and techniques and specialist equipment, ensuring validation tests are always current.
2. Issue and dispense final products to customers creating advice notes, dispatching orders to wards and liaising with them as required using tact and persuasive skills.
3. Supervise and train student technicians, pre‑registration pharmacists, rotational pharmacists, support workers and new staff to the aseptic unit, in consultation with the Senior staff.
4. Complete and review worksheets and labels prior to preparation of intravenous doses including cytotoxic medication, total parental nutrition and neonatal medication, performing complex calculations, to check the volumes of medicine as required.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti‑Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti‑racism in all that we do.

Job responsibilities

What will you be responsible for?

Work in a sterile clean room environment and carry out highly complex aseptic manipulations involving repetitive movements with a high degree of accuracy in accordance with the training programme and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Working in accordance to current Good manufacturing Practices

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services/BTEC or Science manufacturing Technician (SMT) or equivalent

Registration

• Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council, or relevant registration.

Experi

• Experience of working in an NHS hospital pharmacy setting.
• Experience of working in an Aseptic unit or GMP facility.

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.

Address

Warrington and Halton Hospitals (Halton site)

Warrington and Halton Hospitals (Halton site)