Senior Radiopharmacy Assistant | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust; Cottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is looking for a Senior Radiopharmacy Assistant to provide efficient aseptic services within cancer services. This role entails verifying and maintaining stock levels of pharmaceuticals, cleaning the aseptic unit, and undertaking quality control monitoring. Candidates should possess experience in stock management and aseptic processing. This position does not meet UKVI requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa. The application deadline is 15 Dec 2025.

Qualifications

• Experience in aseptic processing and stock management required.
• Knowledge of quality control monitoring and documentation necessary.

Responsibilities

• Assist in checking and storing compounded pharmaceuticals.
• Participate in cleaning of the aseptic unit.
• Contribute to stock level maintenance and participate in stock checks.
• Verify equipment functionality and document any discrepancies.
• Undertake routine quality control monitoring and complete documentation.

Job description

The role of the Senior Radiopharmacy Assistant is to work within the cancer services team under the direction of the Molecular Imaging Research Centre manager to assist in the provision of an efficient and patient focused aseptic service to our patients and key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• You will assist in the receipt, checking and storage of pharmaceutical bought in compounded and raw materials, consumables including cleaning products for aseptic processing against approved purchase orders meeting set standards for condition and documentation.
• Regularly, participate in the cleaning of the aseptic unit as specified in the quality diary including the quarterly full cleans.
• You will effectively contribute to the maintenance of appropriate stock levels of drugs and consumables used within the aseptic unit, minimising waste while ensuring sufficient stock is available to prepare treatments. You will participate in stock checks, noting stock requirements against stock levels, expiry dates, stock rotation escalating any failings to the senior technician team.
• You will verify that the equipment you are using is fit for purpose and working within normal parameters, documenting and escalating any discrepancies to the responsible person.
• Undertakes regular routine QC monitoring against a schedule in the form of settle and contact plate monitoring, simulation test kits, swabs, particle counting and air sampling, completing all required documentation.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

This advert closes on Monday 15 Dec 2025