Senior Pharmacy Assistant Technical Services

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health provider in Runcorn is seeking a Senior Pharmacy Assistant in the new Aseptic unit. You will prepare and check aseptic products, ensuring compliance with GMP standards and contributing to the delivery of critical patient treatments. Ideal candidates will have strong attention to detail, experience in an NHS setting, and applicable qualifications. Join a committed team in a dynamic environment that values continuous improvement and high standards.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in an NHS hospital pharmacy setting.
• Experience of working in an Aseptic unit or GMP facility.
• Knowledge of GMP standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and check aseptic products to ensure patient safety.
• Contribute to the smooth running of technical services, maintaining GMP compliance.
• Deliver life-saving treatments to patients at WHH.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good information technology skills

Ability to prioritise workload

Education

Maths/English GCSE or equivalent

NVQ level 2 Pharmacy services

Job description

Go back Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT

Senior Pharmacy Assistant Technical Services

The closing date is 23 December 2025

We're excited to announce the opening of our New Aseptic unit and we're looking for Pharmacy Technicians or Science Manufacturing Technicians to be part of our new team.

Help shape and develop a new service from.

Work in our new unit equipped with modern facilities.

Gain specialist experience in aseptic preparation, quality assurance, and innovative technical services.

Join a supportive team committed to excellence and continuous improvement.

What you'll do?

Prepare and check aseptic products to ensure patient safety.

Contribute to the smooth running of our technical services, maintaining compliance with GMP standards.

Play a key role in delivering life‑saving treatments to our patients at WHH.

What we're looking for

A person with a keen eye for detail and commitment to high‑quality standards.

Enthusiasm for learning and working in a dynamic, forward‑thinking environment.

Main duties of the job

This post holder will provide an effective Aseptic /technical service by producing and distributing sterile parenteral medication in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) the standards required for the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and other National/Regional Guidelines in a timely manner to all wards at both sites at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals (WHH).

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC‑rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti‑Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti‑racism in all that we do.

Job responsibilities

The full details of this role are available in the job description and person specification attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• oMaths/English GCSE or equivalent
• oNVQ level 2 Pharmacy services

Experience

• oExperience of working in an NHS hospital pharmacy setting.
• oExperience of working in an Aseptic unit or GMP facility

Knowledge and Skills

• oGood information technology skills
• oAbility to prioritise workload and meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail
• oKnowledge of GMP

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.

Employer name

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT

Address

Warrington and Halton hospitals (Halton Site)