Senior Assistant Technical Officer

3 months ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

This is a great role to start your career as a Pharmacy Assistant within Aseptics, as you'll receive all the training and support you need to be your best. You'll support Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians by providing supervised pharmacy services, including Preparation, and dispensing of high quality Cytotoxic, Parenteral Nutrition, CIVA products.

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual, who is an excellent team player, flexible, self-motivated, and able to demonstrate professionalism, excellent organisational and communication skills. You must be able to work accurately, quickly and under pressure, have a good eye for detail, be able to prioritise your workload to meet deadlines and be committed to deliver a high standard patient focused service.

This role will include 1 in 4 Saturday working as part of a rota. Bank Holiday working as part of a Rota. Post will be based at Wythenshawe Site however there will be expectation that Bank Holidays and Saturdays will be at the Oxford Road Campus .

Main duties of the job

To work within the Trust and Departmental Health and Safety guidelines. To keep abreast and adhere to all national, regional and departmental standards.

To aseptically prepare high quality Cytotoxic, Parenteral Nutrition, and CIVA products in accordance with departmental procedures, Good Manufacturing Practice and COSHH regulations ensuring that all work complies with all regulatory frameworks and standards.

Undertake daily cleaning and disinfection of the aseptic clean rooms including Isolators and Laminar Flow Cabinets, according to Standard Operating Procedures.

To carry out pre and in-process checks of aseptically prepared products upon completion of appropriate training.

Answer the telephone promptly and politely and refer queries to the appropriate person.

To be responsible for the maintenance of all stock in the Aseptic Unit including stock levels within the Aseptic Unit.

Ensure all Environmental monitoring plates are received and stored in the correct manner to ensure they are protected from contamination. To prepare specific products under licensing regulations without direct supervision.

To accurately label and package aseptically prepared products into final distribution containers, including protective bags.

About us

MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £ & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at .

Were looking forward to hearing from you

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent nationally recognised qualification 2 GCSE Mathematics and English Grade C or above

Desirable

2 Science GCSE's

Communication and Relationship

Essential

Good communication skills (verbal and written) Evidence of proven customer care skills

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Pharmacy/ Aseptic experience Evidence of following procedures Evidence of working as part of a team

Desirable

Knowledge of Good Manufactoring Practice

Analytical and Judgement

Essential

Evidence of prioritising workload and situations Evidence of methodical working with attention to detail (both written and numerical) Ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure Evidence of computer skills

Desirable

Ability to solve problems

Planning and Organisational

Essential

Evidence of ability to plan and organise own and support other staff Evidence of Good time management Evidence of ability to be adaptable and flexible

Physical Skills/ Effort

Essential

Demonstrate skills for manipulation of pharmaceutical products Evidence of ability to stand or sit for long periods Ability to lift and handle bulky items upto 10k Ability to work in a clean room environment

Policy/Service Development

Essential

Abilty to follow written instructions Evidence of professional awareness

Desirable

Basic knowledge of COSHH and Health and Safety regulations

Emotional/ Mental Effort

Essential

Evidence of concentration when carrying out various tasks Demonstrate confidence when working Evidence of ability to motivate others

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