Pharmacy Technician - Radiopharmacy

NHS; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Wolverhampton seeks a motivated Pharmacy Technician. This role involves quality control, aseptic preparation, and supporting the commissioning of a new Radiopharmacy facility. Ideal candidates will have GHPC registration and some experience in aseptic environments, although training will be provided. The trust promotes flexibility in working arrangements, making it an ideal opportunity for those looking to advance their careers in pharmacy.

Qualifications

• Registration with the General Healthcare Professions Council (GHPC) is mandatory.
• Experience in an aseptic environment is advantageous but not required.
• Commitment to flexible working arrangements is appreciated.

Responsibilities

• Perform cleaning and process verification tests for the new Radiopharmacy.
• Prepare, label, and perform quality control on radiopharmaceuticals.
• Assist with preparing and maintaining documents and records.

Skills

Quality control procedures

Aseptic preparation

Documentation management

Education

Evidence of registration with GHPC

Job description

The post holder will work in the Radiopharmacy section of the Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering and will prepare Radiopharmaceutical's for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

This is a very exciting time for the Radiopharmacy team as we are about to get hand over of a brand new state of the art Radiopharmacy aseptic facility.

The successful candidate main duties initially will be involved in performing the various quality control procedures required to enable the new facility to gain a Manufacturing Specials License granted by the MHRA.

Main Hours of Work are currently 06:30 to 14:30 Monday to Friday

Main duties of the job

Initially the main duties of the job will include

• Performing cleaning and process verification tests for the new Radiopharmacy along side the assistant technical officers.
• Aseptically preparing, labelling and performing quality control on and supplying radiopharmaceuticals and radio-labelled bloods
• Assisting with preparing and maintaining worksheets, SOPs, records and other documents

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Job responsibilities

We are looking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician who would welcome the challenge to join our friendly team in the Radiopharmacy.

This an exciting opportunity to be involved in the commissioning a brand new Radiopharmacy and to develop your career.

Previous experience of working in an aseptic environment would be advantageous although full training and support relevant to your level of experience will be given to the successful applicant.

Please see full job description

Person Specification

• Evidence of registration with GHPC

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.