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The closing date is 09 October 2025

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 (8000 pa), and neonates, dispenses chemo drugs (50,000 pa) and IV additives (12,000 pa).

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 a variety of staff and being a guardian of GMP.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

• NVQ Pharmacy services Level 3 plus an accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science, Science manufacturing technician (SMT) qualification or equivalent
• Registered Technician with the GPhC or registered SMT
• Leeds University Aseptic preparation of Medicines - short course

• Demonstrate pharmacy Practice experience, including relevant experience in pharmacy production aseptic dispensing.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of and lead a team.

• Demonstrated ability to clearly and accurately complete complex routine and non-routine documentation.
• Demonstrated computer skills: Email, Word processing, Spreadsheet
• Able to demonstrate a good understanding of the context of hospital pharmacy within the NHS
• Experience of managing a small project

• Effectively using clear written and spoken English and overcome barriers to understanding.

• Portfolio demonstrating competence of previous and current pharmacy practice skills and knowledge, and CPD (Applicant to bring Portfolio to Interview)

• Flexibility with regards to changes in work schedules

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is anEqual Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.