Specialist Technical Officer - Plymouth, United Kingdom - University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

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Plymouth, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.

You will assist the senior pharmacy technician for education and training in the organisation and planning of training for new staff and ongoing training for already established staff members.

You will act as a mentor and supervisor to staff and carry out appraisals, performance reviews and 1:1 meetings.

To work within the aseptic unit preparing and supervising the manufacture of aseptically prepared injectable chemotherapy and monoclonal antibody infusions.

You will work as a co-ordinator for managing and scheduling different work flows and process the correct documentation for prescriptions, dealing with any queries that may arise.

You will carry out the pre-process checks for assembled items prior to manufacture and if not already held will complete the PWDS PIPC qualification.

We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.

Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care.

The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.
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Aseptic Preparation

To prepare and prioritise cancer chemotherapy and other medicines for injection, using aseptic technique in laminar airflow cabinets or isolator technology, providing all necessary inprocess checks, within the clean room environment, isolated from direct supervision.
To work unsupervised if necessary in the preparation of cancer chemotherapy.
To supervise the preparation of aseptically prepared injectable medicines and to complete the cleanroom supervision in pharmacy technical services accreditation provided by pharmacy workforce development southwest.
To prepare cancer chemotherapy for intrathecal use according to Department of Health guidelines, local Trust policy and departmental procedures.
To complete the initial check of cytotoxic and noncytotoxic injectables and parenteral nutrition, completing the inhouse competency assessment and the pharmacy workforce development southwest accredited pre and in process checking accuracy accreditation.
To follow carefully all standard operating procedures to ensure all products are made safely and efficiently in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice Guidelines.
To complete any environmental monitoring or operator validation tests and to assist in the planning of new and ongoing validations of colleagues.

Documentation

To organise and schedule the daily workload, considering capacity within the unit and patient requirements, under the direction of the senior pharmacy technicians.
To prepare the first draft of master product documentation for new products and the first draft of new standard operating procedures under the direction of the senior pharmacy technicians.
To complete, maintain and file all relevant documents, records, and reports.
To participate in the preparation of clinical trials, completing all necessary documentation as described in the study protocol.
To prepare product documentation and labels, with calculations using appropriate software programmes.

Quality Assurance

To organise and schedule the daily workload, considering capacity and the requirements of aseptic unit colleagues, under the direction of the senior pharmacy technicians.
To organise the environmental monitoring schedule to ensure the aseptic unit is working within GMP parameters.
To support the senior pharmacy technician, training with the organisation of routine validation procedures including aseptic material transfer, aseptic changing and aseptic handwashing techniques.
To accurately read and interpret all microbial plates and samples. To record results and to draw attention to any which fall outside of action levels and other spurious or unusual data. To record results on to various computer programmes.
To manipulate and present environmental data in an orderly and understandable manner. To check that it conforms to predetermined limits and to notify the Production Services Manager/Deputy and Accountable Pharmacist/Deputy if it does not.
To report any problems or potential problems with the cleanliness or maintenance of clean rooms to the Production Services Manager/Deputy and Accountable Pharmacis