Principal Aseptic Production Technician - Chemotherapy Services

Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust in the UK is seeking an experienced aseptic services technician to manage the Chemotherapy Preparation and Dispensing Unit. This role includes overseeing daily operations, ensuring GMP compliance, and leading a dedicated team. The ideal candidate will have a relevant pharmacy degree and experience in aseptic preparation. The position offers the opportunity to contribute to innovative service delivery and high-quality patient care. Flexible working options are available.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Support for staff development

Qualifications

• Experience in aseptic preparation and dispensing techniques.
• Strong leadership and management skills.
• Knowledge of GMP compliance and quality assurance processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations of the Chemotherapy Preparation Unit.
• Oversee quality management system and compliance.
• Collaborate with various teams to ensure service delivery.

Skills

Aseptic technique

Team leadership

Quality management

Stock management

Education

Relevant pharmacy degree

Job description

The person will be responsible for:

• The daily technical and operational management and oversight of the Chemotherapy Preparation and Dispensing Unit.
• Ensuring the quality management system is fully implemented, maintained and GMP compliant.
• Collaborative working alongside other Cancer services and Pharmacy teams, Procurement, Engineering and External Contractors to regularly review service delivery, stock holdings, and unit maintenance. To ensure the chemotherapy unit's quality system is fully implemented and deviations are reported appropriately. To ensure all changes and other actions are assessed and implemented following standard operating procedures.
• To be overall responsible for the workflow management and planning of all aseptic preparations.
• To be responsible for the day to day management and allocation of all technical staff.
• To undertake when required the roles of the senior technician including aseptic preparation and dispensing of chemotherapy and other products, and to act as a supervisor checker within aseptic areas.
• To act as a role model to staff working throughout the department.
• To undertake any other reasonable duties as specified by the highly specialised chemotherapy production pharmacists or chief technician.
• To lead in the recruitment and selection of staff to the Trust's chemotherapy aseptic units and assist in recruitment to the pharmacy as a whole.
• To lead annual stock takes and internal audits.

Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study's at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual's personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.

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This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and skilled aseptic services technician to join the leadership team of a highly specialist chemotherapy aseptic preparation and dispensing unit providing high quality and responsive pharmacy services to patients at a Cancer Centre and satellite units.

Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy's is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas' has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children's Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long‑term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world‑leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world‑renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world‑leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King's Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King's College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of 'good'. Our adult community services achieved a rating of 'outstanding'. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Working for our organisation

The Pharmacy Chemotherapy Preparation Unit is a multicultural, friendly and very hard working team of over 35 staff. We prepare and dispense over 3,900 units of chemotherapy doses per month. You will have the opportunity to contribute to innovative service delivery developments and improvements.