Pharmacy Cleanroom Supervisor

To supervise the day-to-day operation of preparation and dispensing activities in cleanrooms ensuring a safe, efficient, and timely delivery of aseptically prepared medicines to wards and departments within the Trust.

To support the specialist pharmacy technicians in providing a safe and efficient service, this will include the checking of ingredients, taking responsibility of all activity during a preparation session, enforcing adherence to Standard Operating Policies, monitoring the prescription workflow, and directing staff duties accordingly.

Duties will predominantly include the organization and direct supervision of clean room staff and activities, including assembly, preparation and dispensing of pharmaceuticals. Stock control and clerical duties will also be assigned to this post.

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You will play an integral role in preparation of aseptic products, supervision of junior staff and ensuring procedural adherence in the clean areas as well as organizing workload inside the cleanrooms.

Recent accreditation of Pre and In process checking is preferred, but training can be offered. Applicants must be willing to undertake further training when requested.

Participates in rotational schemes to cover weekends, late duties and Bank Holidays

Physical Effort - light/ moderate physical effort required

Working conditions - unpredictable workload; possible exposure to verbal aggression; handles contained drugs and cytotoxics.

**Mental Effort - constant concentration required**: variable sustained workload with some very busy periods; works to deadlines; some stressful work demands; frequent interruptions.

Emotional effort - occasional exposure to distressing circumstances.

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 futur