Senior Technician, Pharmacy Aseptic Quality Assurance

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire; Coventry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire is seeking a role in the Pharmacy department. The successful candidate will be involved in managing pharmacy operations, providing support for technical systems, and ensuring quality in the preparation of pharmaceuticals. This position is ideal for those dedicated to optimizing patient care through effective medication management.

Qualifications

• You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
• Experience in aseptic production and pharmacy procedures preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage deviations and change controls within the pharmacy.
• Support chemotherapy prescribing system under supervision.

Job description

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are a large and friendly team at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW) operating from University Hospital, Coventry and Hospital of St Cross in Rugby. Our large Acute Teaching Hospital has almost 1400 beds and is located in a PFI hospital which opened in 2006, situated just off the junction of the M6 and M69. We are a major trauma centre and tertiary and specialist referral centre for many specialities including Neurosciences and Stroke, Oncology, Haematology, Paediatrics, Cardiothoracic, Renal Medicine and Renal Transplant. We are also a large clinical trials centre with over 140 active trials currently recruited to.

Our large Pharmacy department has an innovative approach to pharmaceutical care with floor-based medicines optimisation and management teams that utilise modern software applications to drive efficiency and clinical excellence. The Trust has recently introduced an all-encompassing EPR/EPMA system. We have strong links with the Medical School at Warwick University, the Department of Medicines Management at Keele University and the School of Pharmacy at Aston University.

• Work with the pharmacy AQA team to manage deviations, change controls and SOPs - reviewing and updating relevant documents in advance of expiry dates.
• Support the optimal use of PTS (pharmacy tracker system) in aseptics for monitoring medicines workflow, and also intervention monitoring.
• Provide technical support for the chemotherapy prescribing system (MOSAIQ) under the supervision of senior pharmacists.
• Support the pharmacy AQA team with Datix investigations and provide assurance of relevant preventative or corrective actions.
• Support the provision of aseptically prepared patient specific cytotoxic products and CIVAS in line with aseptic 'Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) ensuring standards of quality, accuracy and timeliness are met.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

For an informal discussion about the department, Trust or this role, please contact:

Cerys Simmons, Accountable Pharmacist, email [e-mail], or Stephen Almond - Associate Director of Pharmacy, Cancer, Technical Services and Clinical Trials on 02476 964292, email [e-mail]

Person specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Knowledge

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Skills

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

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To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.

UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.

If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we'll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.

We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.

Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.

All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Personal Specification (PDF, 560.3KB)
• Advert (PDF, 248.6KB)
• Candidate Information (PDF, 291.8KB)
• Welcoming Candidates with Disability (PDF, 98.9KB)