Specialist Services Pharmacy Technician (Aseptic)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves delivering high-quality chemotherapy services as part of a multidisciplinary team. The technician will participate in providing a safe, efficient, and cost-effective Aseptic Preparation Service. Key responsibilities include training and revalidation of staff in aseptic practices and assisting managers with daily duties. The successful candidate will work with senior technicians and junior staff to develop skills and improve aseptic services.
Key responsibilities
- Assist in the provision of a high quality, patient focused, aseptic service, particularly regarding chemotherapy compounding.
- Assist senior technicians in the day-to-day running of the pharmacy aseptic service.
- Train technicians, apprentices, and assistants in the technical aspects of the aseptic service.
- Help facilitate and support the efficient and cost-effective use of medicines within the aseptic unit.
- Provide safe, timely, cost effective appropriate and high quality pharmaceutical services for patients and staff.
Essential criteria
- Recognised pharmacy technician qualification
- NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivalent
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Accredited checking qualification and registration with Northwest framework (equiv to NVQ level 4)
- Relevant experience in hospital Pharmacy or other Pharmacy setting
- Experience in dispensing medications, drugs receipt, record keeping and cold chain maintenance
- Working knowledge of pharmacy procedures, practices and legislation including Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
- Good manual, accuracy and analytical dispensing skills
- Working knowledge of training requirements for technical / support posts
- Ability to motivate self and others and lead a team
- Ability to talk to / communicate with patients, carers and healthcare professionals clearly
- Good influencing and teaching skills
- Computer skills including working knowledge of Microsoft word and skills for dispensing and record keeping
Desirable criteria
- ACT Mentor
- GCP accreditation
- Assessor Award
- Medicines reconciliation training
- Experience of hospital pharmacy and aseptics
- Experience with clinical Audit and data analysis
- Experience in specialist
- Further computing skills e.g. presentations and spreadsheets
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 3d ago · Closes in 12d
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Job summary
Are you passionate about delivering high quality chemotherapy services and being part of a team to deliver this?
If so, we want to hear from you!
You will not only have the opportunity to explore and enhance your technical expertise, but you will also be a key member of the team. We understand just how important it is to invest in you and will be able to offer a range of training and support programmes to develop your skills.
You will participate in the provision of a safe, efficient and cost-effective Aseptic Preparation Service for Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Training and revalidation of staff in all aseptic practices as well as assisting the managers on daily duties. You will be working together with our Senior Technician, Assistants, and other junior staff to help develop their skills in this area, as well as making sure we continue to improve our aseptic services.
Main duties of the job
To assist in the provision of a high quality, patient focused, aseptic service, to patients of the trust particularly regarding provision of a chemotherapy compounding service.
To assist the senior technicians in the day to day running of the pharmacy aseptic service, including the training of technicians, apprentices and assistants in the technical aspects of the service.
To help facilitate and support the efficient and c
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