Senior Technician Technical Services

The Methodist Church in Britain; Isleworth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High Cost Area Supplement included in/

Active training encouraged

Flexible working requests accommodated

Job summary

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a full-time senior technician for the Pharmacy Technical Services unit. The post holder will manage operations, deputise for senior staff, and support cytotoxic reconstitution and CIVAS workflows.

The role requires GPhC or Science Council registration, NHS experience, and strong people management skills. Training and development opportunities are offered within a growing cancer services context.

Qualifications

• GPhC or Science Council registration is required.
• Recent NHS experience in technical services is preferred.
• Experience supervising junior staff and conducting inductions.
• Knowledge of GMP and dispensing/compounding procedures is essential.

Responsibilities

• Help manage and develop all operational aspects of technical services.
• Ensure services are safe, efficient and compliant with QA standards and GMP.
• Monitor and improve unit performance and quality for cancer services.
• Coordinate workload for sterile cytotoxic reconstitution and CIVAS.
• Liaise with chemotherapy day unit staff across grades.
• Produce reports on unit performance, dispensing errors and incidents.

Skills

Written and verbal communication

Time management

EU GMP knowledge

Aseptic and cytotoxic dispensing

Organisational skills

Education

BTEC or NVQ 3 in Pharmacy Services

BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Science Manufacturing Technician qualification

Job description

This full-time senior technician post sits in the pharmacy Technical Services unit at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, where the post-holder helps manage the unit and deputises for principal technicians. Core work covers co-ordinating sterile cytotoxic reconstitution and CIVAS workflow, supporting chemotherapy day unit staff, reporting on unit quality and safety, and supervising and training junior staff. The role suits someone with aseptic experience who wants to build management skills, and it supports planned growth in cancer and chemotherapy services. GPhC or Science Council registration is required.

What the job involves

• Help manage and develop all operational aspects of technical services, working with lead and principal technicians
• Ensure services are safe, efficient and effective to local, national and regional QA requirements and good manufacturing practice
• Monitor and manage the performance and quality of the technical services unit and services to cancer specialities
• Co-ordinate workload and workflow for sterile cytotoxic reconstitution and CIVAS
• Liaise with chemotherapy day unit staff of all grades
• Produce reports on unit performance, including dispensing errors and incidents
• Assist with the departmental drug expenditure system for cancer services
• Supervise, mentor and assess junior staff, including pharmacy assistants, pre-registration pharmacists and pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians, including induction and appraisal
• Assist with staff deployment, weekly rotas and approval of annual leave and lieu time in the principal technician's absence
• Assist with performance and HR issues for technicians and assistants
• Ensure staff receive induction, ongoing training and validation, including GMP and dispensing and compounding procedures
• Train, supervise and assess pre-registration technicians and pharmacists rotating through technical services

Qualifications

• BTEC or NVQ 3 in Pharmacy Services, BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences, or Science Manufacturing Technician qualification

Registration & licences

• Current registration with GPhC or Science Council

Experience

• Recent relevant experience in NHS technical services

Skills & knowledge

• Good written and oral communication
• Time management
• Knowledge of EU GMP and principles of aseptic and cytotoxic dispensing with demonstrable accuracy
• Organisational skills

Other

• Flexible working to reflect service development
• Team player
• CPD self-development
• Self-motivation and motivation of others

Nice to have

• Completion of any HEE or LPET courses

What’s offered

• High Cost Area Supplement included in salary
• Training actively encouraged within the department
• Flexible working requests accommodated where possible