Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Cytolab | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Assistant Technical Officer to join their Pharmacy Production team in Nottingham. This role involves preparing and manufacturing chemotherapy treatments for cancer patients with comprehensive training provided. The successful candidate will be part of a dedicated team ensuring quality care and safety in medication preparation. Opportunities for career development are available, along with a supportive and inclusive working environment.

Qualifications

• Ambitious individual required for the Pharmacy Production team.
• Full training will be provided by an experienced pharmacy production team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, assemble, and manufacture chemotherapy treatments for patients.
• Deliver cancer treatments to NUH wards and manage stock.

Education

Pharmacy Support Staff qualification

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Senior Assistant Technical Officer to join the Pharmacy Production team in the Cytotoxic Chemotherapy production Department (Cytolab) at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH). You will be joining a team of hardworking and dedicated pharmacy professionals who compound cancer treatments for NUH patients.

Training and grade

As part of the role you will be required to complete the Pharmacy Support Staff qualification, unless you already have this qualification. Until the qualification is gained the applicant will be a Band 2 and will move to Band 3 upon qualification.

Department and location

The Pharmacy Production department at NUH has four manufacturing areas. The Sterile Production Unit (SPU), Non-Sterile Manufacturing Unit (NSM) and Pharmacy Packing Unit (PPU) are based at the MHRA licensed facility at the Queens Medical Centre (QMC) campus. The Cytotoxic Chemotherapy Production Unit (Cytolab) is located at the City Hospital Campus. The post holder will be primarily based at the Cytotoxic Chemotherapy Production Unit (Cytolab) at the City Hospital campus.

Responsibilities

• You will receive full training from our dedicated and experienced pharmacy production team.
• Once trained, you will be required to prepare, assemble and manufacture chemotherapy treatments for cancer patients at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
• You will also be required to deliver cancer treatments to NUH wards and departments and the City Campus and support the department in ordering and managing stock.

About NUH

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

You should familiarise yourself with the job description attached to this advert for the full list of duties and responsibilities.

Key duties

The post holder will undertake all technical duties in the Chemotherapy Production Unit, participating in the provision of all aseptic services, in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs) and MHRA guidance, to ensure a high-quality, safe, timely and consistent service and contributing to the overall operation of the department.

This advert closes on Sunday 28 Sep 2025