Production Technician

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Senior Production Technician to lead the aseptic production team within our hospital pharmacy units. The role requires post-qualification aseptic manufacturing experience and an ability to mentor technicians and assistants.

You will deputise for senior staff, ensure GMP-compliant operations, and contribute to high‑quality patient care within the Trust’s dedicated units for chemo and PN/CIVAs.

Qualifications

• Experience in aseptic manufacture in hospital pharmacy.
• Ability to lead and develop a small production team.
• Commitment to GMP standards and high quality patient care.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team across chemo and PN/CIVAs units.
• Train and assess technicians and assistants in aseptic procedures.
• Act as guardian of GMP and maintain safe, compliant production processes.
• Assist and deputise for Senior Production Technicians in day‑to‑day delivery.

Skills

Aseptic production experience

Team leadership

Quality & GMP mindset

Education

Registered Pharmacy Technician

Science Manufacturing Technician

Job description

Do you enjoy aseptic work? Are you a well organised and practical person? Do you set yourself high standards? Do you like taking on responsibility? We are looking for a Senior Production Technician with these qualities, and a friendly outgoing personality, to join the production team at UCH Hospitals. In return you will gain extensive experience and training in a unit which produces doses prepared under Section 10 exemption and under a Specials Manufacturing Licence. You will need to be a Registered Pharmacy Technician or Science Manufacturing Technician with post qualification experience in aseptic manufacture in hospital pharmacy. We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040. For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff

UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the third year in a row. Our busy aseptic service compounds TPN for adults ( 8000 pa ), and neonates, dispenses chemo drugs ( 50,000 pa ) and IV additives ( 12,000 pa ). To assist and deputise for the Snr Production Technicians in the day to day delivery of the Aseptic Services from UCL Hospitals in accordance with the principles of Good Manufacturing Practice and Nationally agreed standards. To assist in the aseptic training and assessment of new Technicians and Assistants and provide a high quality, safe service to our patients. The role will include leading a small team in both of our units (chemo and PN/CIVAs), training a variety of staff and being a guardian of GMP. University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street