Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

    Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
    Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts Nottingham, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    Job summary

    An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Senior Assistant Technical Officer to join the Pharmacy Production team in the Cytotoxic Chemotherapy production Department (Cytolab) at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH). You will be joining a team of hardworking and dedicated pharmacy professionals who compound cancer treatments for NUH patients.

    As part of the role you will be required to complete the Pharmacy Support Staff qualification, unless you already have this qualification. Until the qualification is gained the applicant will be a Band 2 and will move to Band 3 upon qualification.

    The Pharmacy Production department at NUH has four manufacturing areas. The Sterile Production Unit (SPU), Non-Sterile Manufacturing Unit (NSM) and Pharmacy Packing Unit (PPU) are based at the MHRA licensed facility at the Queens Medical Centre (QMC) campus. The Cytotoxic Chemotherapy Production Unit (Cytolab) is located at the City Hospital Campus. The post holder will be primarily based at the Cytotoxic Chemotherapy Production Unit (Cytolab) at the City Hospital campus.

    Main duties of the job

    You will receive full training from our dedicated and experienced pharmacy production team. Once trained, you will be required to prepare, assemble and manufacture chemotherapy treatments for cancer patients at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. You will also be required to deliver cancer treatments to NUH wards and departments and the City Campus and support the department in ordering and managing stock.

    About us

    You'll need to be able to work hours over 7 days of the week as required and as the service develops, you may be required to work a shift system. The department offers a weekend and bank holiday on-call service which you will be expected to participate in once fully trained.

    Due to COVID-19 and the Governments guidance on social distancing your interview may be carried out via Microsoft Teams. If this is the case you will be notified in advance so that if you don't have the app you can download it either on to your phone or computer/laptop.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    You should familiarise yourself with the job description attached to this advert for the full list of duties and responsibilities. The post holder will undertake all technical duties in the Chemotherapy Production Unit, participating in the provision of all aseptic services, in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs) and MHRA guidance, to ensure a high-quality, safe, timely and consistent service and contributing to the overall operation of the department.

    Person Specification

    Training and qualifications

    Essential

  • GCSE grade C or above in English language, Maths

    • Desirable

  • Possession of or working towards NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services in the relevant units for pharmacy production

    • Experience

    Essential

  • Able to work in team

    • Desirable

  • Hospital experience
  • Experience in a production environment
  • Experience in aseptic production

    • Communication skills

    Essential

  • Good verbal interpersonal skills
  • Empathy with pharmacy customers
  • Confident
  • Self-motivated
  • Mature attitude with resilience and determination

    • Desirable

  • Ability to motivate others

    • Analytical and Judgement

    Essential

  • Positive thinker, problem solver, good initiative and ability to work on your own or in a team

    • Desirable

  • Ability to assess and minimise risk in production process

    • Planning and organisation

    Essential

  • Manage own time effectively
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Good decision making and prioritisation skills

    • Physical skills

    Essential

  • Manual dexterity to perform detailed technical tasks accurately
  • Must be able to work for long periods with high levels of concentration
  • Good IT skills

    • Other requirements

    Essential

  • Conscientious and creative
  • Willingness to take on new tasks after appropriate training
  • Flexibility - will be required to participate in rostered, flexible shift working, including evenings and weekends