Senior Radiopharmacy Assistant | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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

Job summary

A large NHS partnership in the UK is seeking a dedicated individual to support the receipt, checking, and management of pharmaceuticals within the aseptic unit. The successful candidate will ensure stock levels are maintained, participate in cleaning operations, conduct quality control monitoring, and verify that equipment is functioning appropriately. This role aids in delivering high-quality services to a diverse patient population, contributing to the overall success of our healthcare mission.

Qualifications

• Experience with pharmaceutical materials and stock management.
• Attention to detail for quality control monitoring.
• Ability to maintain equipment and stock levels efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Assist in receipt and storage of pharmaceutical materials.
• Participate in cleaning of the aseptic unit as per specifications.
• Contribute to maintenance of stock levels and participate in checks.
• Verify equipment fitness and document discrepancies.
• Conduct routine QC monitoring and complete documentation.

Job description

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, participates 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.

About the Humber Health Partnership

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.

Application Information

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.