Senior Pharmacy Technician: Aseptic Services

University Hospitals Dorset; Poole; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated registered pharmacy technician to join their dynamic aseptic team. In this role, you will collaborate with pharmacists and technicians to deliver high-quality aseptic services, ensuring compliance with industry standards. This position offers the chance to work flexibly and develop your skills through excellent training opportunities. If you're passionate about cancer services and eager to make a difference in patient care, this is the perfect opportunity for you to advance your pharmacy career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Excellent Education and Training

Development opportunities

Physiotherapy and Occupational Health Support

Salary sacrifice scheme

Unsocial Hours Payment

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacy technician with experience in aseptic services.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills essential for this role.

Responsibilities

• Support the Lead Technician in running the aseptic suite.
• Supervise junior staff and ensure compliance with GMP standards.

Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Pharmacy Knowledge

Team Collaboration

Education

General Pharmaceutical Council Registration

Job description

Are you searching for the next step in your pharmacy career? Are you highly motivated and passionate about cancer services?

We’re looking for an experienced registered pharmacy technician with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to join our Pharmacy Aseptic Team.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic and self-motivated professional to join our aseptic team at University Hospitals Dorset.

You will be part of a team consisting of Pharmacists, Technicians and Assistants, who are always striving for excellence in all aspects of our work. We are working collaboratively as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team to ensure we always deliver outstanding care to our patients.

This is an exciting time to join the Hospital Aseptic Department. Our service is built around providing a high-quality service to our patients and staff of the Trust.

You will be required to work on the earlies/lates, weekends and bank holiday on a rotational format. You will also be required to work flexibly.

The Job Description outlines the roles of the Senior Aseptic Services Technician. You will work closely with and support the Lead and Deputy Lead Technician in the day-to-day running of the Technical Services aseptic suite, providing a quality, GMP compliant service, supplying aseptically prepared medicines including clinical trials, in a timely manner to all service users. You will act as a supervisor under the direction of the Deputy Lead Technician in the aseptic suite or its support areas and to line manage and act as a role model for junior members of staff.

As a Trust we can offer you a wide range of benefits including:

• Excellent Education and Training
• Development opportunities
• Physiotherapy and Occupational Health Support
• Salary sacrifice scheme
• Unsocial Hours Payment

This role requires General Pharmaceutical Council Registration.

Base Location: Poole Hospital

The UHD pharmacy team recruitment promise:

• The pharmacy team embraces and champions equality, diversity and inclusivity.
• We actively engage in all staff support networks, have health and wellbeing champions and mental health trained first aiders.
• We commit to consider all potential work-life balance options for posts (e.g., part-time, job share, flexible hours, condensed hours, and remote working).
• We can offer fully paid training opportunities such as MSc, clinical diplomas, postgraduate accreditations, BTECs student training programmes, advanced leadership courses and a variety of apprenticeships.
• We celebrate and welcome applicants from other pharmacy sectors, those returning to practice or from people outside the UK. We actively consider visa applications for registered posts.
• Financial assistance with relocation expenses may be available to registered staff (conditions apply).

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Denise Gibbons Job title: Lead Pharmacy Technician Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0300 019 3575.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Internship

Job function

• Health Care Provider
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care