Production Operator

NWSSP Legal & Risk Services; Newport; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Wales is looking for Production Operatives to prepare injectable medicines in a cleanroom environment. Candidates should have GCSEs in Maths and English and a basic understanding of aseptic techniques. The role involves ensuring safety and adherence to regulations while working in a team. Welsh language skills are desirable.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Agile working approach

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of NHS functions and aseptic services.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills including calculations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare ready to use injectable medicines for various patients.
• Adhere to safety guidance and disposal legislation in clean rooms.

Skills

Good manipulation skills

Understanding of aseptic technique

Teamwork in a professional setting

Education

GCSE Maths/English to Grade C

NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Service

Job description

Overview

Transforming Access to Medicines is an NHS Wales programme to set up a shared Pharmacy Technical Service for Wales. As part of this programme we are looking to recruit production operatives to support the transition of the existing service to the new model. The successful candidates will be placed into IP5 where they will be integrated into the staffing structure and will be trained in the aseptic preparation of medicines and will work within specialist cleanroom facilities. NHS Wales prepares a range of products including injectable SACT, intravenous nutrition, radiopharmaceuticals and other CIVAs products and your experience and training will vary depending on to which unit you are assigned.

Main duties of the job

This post has been established to support an existing Production unit in Wales to support the Transforming Access to Medicines (TrAMs) Programme. As part of that team you will be involved in preparing ready to use injectable medicines for a wide range of patients including medicines used on Intensive Care Units, Nuclear Medicine and those used in cancer treatments.

All work will be undertaken in specialist clean room facilities operated under strict regulatory standards. We are looking for people with good manipulation skills and an understanding of aseptic technique. This may be experience within pharmacy services or transferable skills gained in other areas of practice.

Understand and adhere to all safety guidance and disposal legislation, particularly in relation to COSHH and HSE requirements, handling of cytotoxic and/or radioactive products and use and disposal of sharps and other pharmaceutical waste

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.

Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.

Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.

Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/

NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GCSE Maths/English to Grade C
• Basic knowledge of the functions of the NHS and aseptic services
• Good numeracy and literacy skills including; calculations, percentages, decimal, fractions.

Desirable criteria

• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Service
• NVQ Level 3 Units relating to aseptic services
• Current knowledge of hospital pharmacy practice.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Working as a team in a a professional setting

Desirable criteria

• Knoweldge of NHS and aseptic services
• Experience in production environments

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification - English (PDF, 560.3KB)
• Swydd ddisgrifiad & Manyleb y person - Cymraeg (PDF, 632.3KB)
• FR Form (PDF, 640.5KB)
• NWSSP Recruitment Services Privacy Notice (PDF, 696.3KB)
• NWSSP - About Us (PDF, 6.6MB)
• NWSSP - Our Benefits 2023 (PDF, 487.5KB)
• NWSSP - Buddion (PDF, 491.0KB)
• PCGC -Amdanom (PDF, 6.7MB)
• Guidance Notes for Applicants April 2024 (PDF, 278.7KB)
• IMTP Summary 2024-2027 (PDF, 13.7MB)
• IMTP Summary 2024-2027 - Cymraeg (PDF, 13.7MB)

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Jan Wines
Job title Production Lead
Email address [e-mail]

Additional information

Kristian Edginton
[e-mail]