Senior Pharmacy Technician - Production Pharmacy

Whittington Health; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Whittington Health NHS Trust is seeking a motivated Pharmacy Technician to join the Aseptic Services team. You will assist in the provision of chemotherapy aseptics, support supervision, and help maintain GMP standards while working closely with pharmacists and ward staff.

You should have recent hospital aseptic experience, strong communication skills, and be eligible for GPhC registration. The role offers a full‑time schedule in London with training provided.

Qualifications

• NVQ3 qualification is required.
• Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC by start date.
• ACPT and/or PAAP accreditation are required.

Responsibilities

• To assist and supervise the provision of a chemotherapy aseptic service and ensure the safe, accurate provision of supportive medication.
• To support the roles of and work under the supervision of the Chief Technician & Accountable Pharmacist.
• Maintain GMP and ensure adherence to SOPs and QA documentation.
• Liaise with pharmacists, production staff and ward staff daily to regulate and manage workflow.
• Participate in Pharmacy Team meetings and problem-solve stock, staffing and equipment issues.
• Contribute to capacity planning while maintaining day-to-day service.

Skills

Team working

Training others

Clear communication

Education

NVQ3

GPhC registration

ACPT/PAAP accreditation

Job description

Band 5

Main area Technical Services Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 220-WHT-8285612

Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Whittington Health NHS Trust Town London Salary £38,488 - £46,852 Per Annum including HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 30/09/2026 23:59

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NEWLY QUALIFIED TECHNICIANS ARE WELCOME TO APPLY - FULL TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic person to support the Pharmacy Aseptic Services in the provision of chemotherapy to patients within the Trust.

We are looking for a qualified technician with experience to join our small friendly team. You will have recent hospital or aseptic experience, good communication skills, and a good knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice. You will also have experience of teamwork, staff supervision, training others and work planning.

The Department is hugely supportive and actively encourages creative thinking to improve services, patient experience and to develop new roles, drawing on strengths and experiences of the team.

Main duties of the job

Please see the Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role. If you are unable to access the PDF, the details of the job description can also be found in the 'Detailed Job Description and Main responsibilities' section.

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

NEWLY QUALIFIED TECHNICIANS ARE WELCOME APPLY - FULL TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED

Key tasks will include the following:

To assist and supervise, to a high quality, the provision of a chemotherapy compounding service and ensure the safe accurate provision of supportive medication. To support the roles of and work under the supervision of the Chief Technician & Accountable Pharmacist.

Main duties

• To assist in the provision of a safe, efficient and high-quality aseptic pharmacy service to the Trust’s patients.
• To assist in the provision of a safe, efficient and high-quality dispensing service of supportive medication.
• To actively encourage the adherence to all procedures relating to aseptic services and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
• To have an excellent working knowledge of all procedures, guidelines, and legislation.
• To participate in the writing, review and update of Standard Operating Procedures and other Quality Assurance (QA) documentation.
• To liaise with pharmacists, production staff and ward staff on a daily basis, to help regulate and manage workflow efficiently.
• Participate in Pharmacy Team meetings as required.
• To problem solve at short notice such as stock supply, staff issues, equipment failures, capacity planning whilst maintaining the day-to-day service efficiently and safely.

See Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NVQ3
• Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC (by start date)
• ACPT and/or PAAP accreditation

Skills

• Able to work well in a team
• Able to train others
• Clear and literate writing skills

Experience

• Recent hospital or aseptic unit experience
• Knowledge of cytotoxic handling
• Knowledge of efficient stock control e.g. stock rotation, ordering
• Experience of manufacturing aseptically prepared products in an isolator, including validations
• Experience of working in a large multidisciplinary team

Knowledge

• Good knowledge of GMP
• Good knowledge of QA
• Awareness of the dangers associated with handling hazardous products
• Understands the importance of quality issues

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

• Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
• Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
• Participate in required training and supervision.
• Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Our processes –

• Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
• If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunately this means you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
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• Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.

Other important information –

• You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points‑based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed. For more information about the criteria, please click here
• Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
• In submitting an application form, you authorise WhittingtonHealth NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

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We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.