Senior Pharmacy Assistant

2 days ago

Torquay, United Kingdom Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated person with good manual dexterity and attention to detail to join our Aseptic Services team as a Pharmacy Assistant. Working closely with the rest of the team, you will work on a rota both as a cleanroom operator, preparing a range of treatments for patients, including cytotoxic chemotherapy, and outside of the clean room supporting other clean room operators. You will be required to work to regulatory standards, accurately following Standard Operating Procedures which are compliant with Good Manufacturing Practice.

The successful applicant will undertake in house training to become a competent cleanroom operator who is also able to undertake a wide range of other day to day activities in the aseptic unit. In-house specialist training in Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) principles will be provided. Other duties include cleaning and maintaining the aseptic suite and its associated equipment to the required standards, processing prescriptions when they are received into the department, generating appropriate worksheet documentation, setting up work trays and liaising with other departments /ward staff to co-ordinate timely supply and delivery of treatments. You will participate in weekend and Bank Holiday rotas as required.

**Salary**: Band 2 (£22,383 per annum pro rata)/ Band 3 (£22,816-£24,336 per annum pro rata) depending upon training and experience

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, methodical person who is able to work well as part of a small team, willing to undertake work within a cleanroom environment and able to manage their own workload unsupervised

We are a small, supportive and friendly team with a positive and inclusive work ethic.

Our main hospital site is situated on the outskirts of Torquay in South Devon where there iseasy access to the countryside and coast of Devon and Cornwall. It is an ideal location for anybody who enjoys an active outdoor life outside of work.
- Work with the Senior Technician Aseptic Services and Aseptic Services Pharmacists within the unit to plan the daily workload and ensure provision of a reliable and efficient service
- Accurately and consistently prepare aseptic products according to the general departmental standard operating procedures and batch sheet, this will include a self-check of all ingredient volumes and volumes of additions
- Liaise with other wards and departments to co-ordinate the timely supply of chemotherapy and aseptic products
- Participate in the rota for aseptic dispensing to prepare a range of aseptic and chemotherapy products, according to the approved batch sheet, including chemotherapy drugs, intrathecal chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition (PN) and other aseptic items

Please see the full job description for details of what this job entails and the range of areas of responsibility.

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