Pharmacy Cleanroom Supervisor

Works under guidance of SOPs, GMP and COSHH and works independently: Together with specialist technician, responsible for the day-to-day supervision and co-ordination of aseptic staff and preparation and dispensing activities within clean rooms to ensure the provision of a safe, effective and efficient aseptic service is maintained. Is guided by defined protocols and procedures and ensures work activities are in accordance with these. Evaluates circumstances and situations and makes well-judged and well-recorded decisions on the information at hand but is aware when to refer to senior management. Organises and prioritises work within assembly and preparation areas as required.

Is responsible for ensuring the process checking of medicinal materials and measured doses, including the preparation of clinical trials, is carried out according to departmental SOP. Participate in the initial tray checking of requisitions and orders. Responsible for the safe use of equipment within clean rooms, ensuring clean room staff use equipment in accordance with instructions and SOPs. Ensures that all required functional tests, inspections and verifications are carried out on clean room equipment before and after work sessions.

Reports equipment faults and deviations to senior management and ensures that deviations are authorised, and records are diligently completed. Ensures all statutory legislation and quality systems relating to departmental policies and procedures are complied with on a day to day basis Liaises with other supervisory staff, speciality pharmacy team leaders and management on a regular basis to ensure optimum efficiency and quality of service. Contributes to the development of new ways of working and to the implementation of new and revised policies and procedures. Documents, labels, assemble, prepare, and dispense aseptic medicines to patients, wards, and clinics, including controlled drugs and clinical trials.

Maintains correct documentation and audit trails. Participates in stock control, assist in ordering processes for medicines and consumables, including requisitioning, unpacking, checking, and booking in. To ensure all drug transactions are entered accurately and timely to the Pharmacy computer system so stock discrepancies are minimised. Carries out reception duties to include, but not limited to, handling incoming calls and routine enquiries, booking work in and out of the pharmacy system.

Performs associated clerical tasks e.g., filing, expiry date checks and data collection for statistics. Participates in general housekeeping e.g., cleaning and tidying of work areas. Undertakes other duties associated with providing an efficient Pharmacy Service to patients and wards as allocated by specialist pharmacy technicians. Supervise and monitor the standards of work being carried out by staff working in the cleanroom, ensuring that all staff are working to approved processes and procedures and in line with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Trust policies and guidelines.

Informing an Authorised Pharmacist of any concerns. Advise the Technician Team Manager on operational issues relating to service development and assist in the future planning and implementation of changes to the service. Ensure the recording and reporting of central aseptic related errors (internal and external) is carried out in line with departmental, Trust and national requirements. Assist in regularly reviewing errors occurring within the department, with the aim of identifying actions to reduce risk.

Assist the professional team in the department by monitoring the training, validation, assessment requirements of production staff and act a role model for other Pharmacy Assistants Ensure staff under your supervision have received or are receiving appropriate training and induction to meet their NVQ, GMP and Trust Mandatory requirements, within the agreed timescales. Be conversant with and capable of producing labels and worksheets from the pharmacy computer system for all product types. To dispense prescriptions in accordance with professional and ethical standards laid down by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and in accordance with departmental time and error standards. To dispense clinical trial medication, aseptic products in accordance with professional standards and good dispensing practices set out by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain including cytotoxic agents meeting all Health & safety, COSHH and departmental standards.

To issue and ensure other authorised Pharmacy staff issue Controlled Drugs to meet all the legal requirements in the Misuse of Drugs Act (1971) and to departmental procedures. To have specific responsibility for the management of a particular area of the production e.g., the clean room, production store. To maintain the cleanroom(s) so that space is effectively utilised and bench space is kept clear and clean ensuring that good manufacturing practice is maintained. T