Specialist Aseptic Pharmacist

2 weeks ago


Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery and development of a high quality, patient-centred aseptic service, including participation in, and preparation, for internal and external audits and the delivery of service improvement plans. With the Senior Aseptic Team you will assist in the supervision and ensuring adherence to the quality management system, supporting the further development of your management and leadership skills.

Qualities and skills required include:

Organisation and prioritisation excellent team player effective communicator ability to effectively manage change a commitment to the continuous improvement of the service ability to maximise the contributions of the whole team.

The post holder will be a registrant of the General Pharmaceutical Council, and have a post graduate Diploma/MSC in a relevant field or demonstrate evidence of professional practice knowledge, training and experience equivalent to that level . Applications are welcomed from band 6 pharmacists working towards the completion of a diploma/MSC, in this case applicants would remain on a band 6 scale until diploma/MSC completion. Once diploma is obtained the successful candidate will move to Band 7.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the job include professional duties as required for an Specialist Aseptic pharmacist including providing check and final release of aseptic products ensuring compliance with "Quality Assurance of Aseptic Preparation Services: Standards", "Rules and Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Distributors", "Aseptic Dispensing for NHS Patients", "Maintaining Asepsis During the Preparation of Pharmaceutical Products", and any other current legal, national, regional or local guidelines pertaining to unlicensed activities, thus ensuring the highest levels of professional and technical standards are achieved

Management and administration duties by contributing to the effective management of all available resources relating to aseptic dispensing staff, equipment and facilities.

Contributes to the supervision and training of staff and students from all disciplines in the speciality, acting as a role model.

Ensure that the organisation of services supports the delivery of the highest standards of patient care in the pursuance of the Trust's objectives. The Aseptic team is responsible for ensuring that effective systems of work are in place to ensure the safe delivery of aseptically prepared medication.

The centralised section 10 aseptic unit is responsible for preparing and dispensing 20,000 items per year with a range of products for inpatients and outpatients within the Trust. This includes chemotherapy products and monoclonal antibodies

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

Being a clinically led organisation Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust A positive patient experience every time A great place to work Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

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Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information. If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

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