Senior Production Technician

University College London Hospitals; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in London is seeking a Senior Production Technician to join their production team. The role involves leading a team, training new technicians, and ensuring high standards in aseptic manufacture. The ideal candidate will be a qualified Registered Pharmacy Technician or Science Manufacturing Technician with relevant experience. This position offers extensive training and a chance to work in a busy, dynamic environment with a strong focus on quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Post-qualification experience in aseptic manufacture in hospital pharmacy.
• Experience in training staff in aseptic techniques.

Responsibilities

• Assist and deputise for the Lead Production Technicians.
• Lead a small team in both chemo and PN/CIVAs units.
• Ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice.

Skills

Aseptic techniques

Leadership skills

Attention to detail

Education

Registered Pharmacy Technician

Science Manufacturing Technician

Job description

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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.

Our busy aseptic service compounds TPN for adults (8,000 pa), neonates, dispenses chemo drugs (50,000 pa), and IV additives (12,000 pa).

Main duties of the job

To assist and deputise for the Lead 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 staff, and being a guardian of GMP.

Working for our organisation

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, throughout the UK, and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We operate across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (including 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

We are dedicated to diagnosing and treating complex illnesses, specialising in women’s health, cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal, and oral diseases. Our world-class support services include critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine, and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability, aiming to become a carbon net zero health service by 2031 for direct emissions and by 2040 for indirect emissions.