Pharmacy Assistant Aseptic Services

7 months ago


Chichester, United Kingdom 279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The Pharmacy Aseptic Team at St Richards Hospital have an exciting opportunity to recruit enthusiastic and highly motivated Pharmacy Assistant. You must be able and willing to help us deliver a safe, efficient and effective service to staff and patients in our hospital and in other healthcare organisations that we serve.

No previous experience in Pharmacy is required as full in-house training will be given. Whilst applicants should ideally have an NVQ level 2 in Pharmaceutical Services, those without will be expected to enrol and will be supported to work towards the appropriate qualification.

Applicants must be resident in the UK for the last 3 years and must not already be in any form of formal government funded education.

Applicants must have a minimum of 4 GCSE's grade C or above (or equivalent), to include Maths and English Language,

As part of the Pharmacy team based in Aseptics, you will provide an excellent service to the Trust ensuring prompt and efficient production and supply of medicines. You will need to have a professional outlook and be able to demonstrate excellent organisational and communication skills.

**Main Duties will include**:
Assisting with the production of labels, worksheets and the assembly of required materials.

Disinfection of ingredients and materials for use in isolators.

Preparing a range of aseptic products in a negative isolator.

Working accurately and methodically in a busy unit to deliver treatments on time

Performing effectively under pressure with an excellent eye for detail

Carrying out training with other pharmacy assistants to perform environmental monitoring and cleaning of the isolators & rooms.

Accurately dispensing outsourced IV treatments.

Participating in our late, weekend and bank holiday rotas.

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a
buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make
and feel valued for all that you do.

**Main Duties**:
To assist in the preparation of batch sheets, labels and relevant documentation as required for the production of aseptically prepared drugs in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures.

To assemble worksheets/labels and ingredients for the preparation

To transfer items for production into clean rooms having satisfactorily completed aseptic assessment and validation.

To participate in the preparation of aseptically dispensed products, having satisfactorily completed an aseptic technique assessment and validation.

To assist in maintaining environmental monitoring records, cleaning records and other documentation processes as needed.

To assist in carrying out cleaning as necessary.

To dispense on occasions in-patient and out-patient prescriptions in accordance with departmental procedures.

To assist in the ensuring that all records of production are made and filed appropriately.

To assist with regular stock checks.

To undertake appropriate units of NVQ Level 2 qualification.
- Please see Job Description & Person Specs for full details



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