Senior Aseptic Services Technician
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Senior Aseptic Services Technician within The Christie NHS Trust's Aseptic Services Unit, a world leader in clinical trial material production. The successful candidate will join a dynamic team producing injectable medicines for cancer patients, supervising aseptic production in cleanrooms. Key responsibilities include staff supervision, managing production, delivering training, and supporting quality assurance. This is a progression post for Pharmacy or Science Manufacturing Technicians.
Essential criteria
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) for Pharmacy Technicians or Science Council for Science Manufacturing Technicians
- NVQ3 / BTEC in Pharmacy Services or Aseptic Pharmaceutical Science Manufacturing Technician level 3
Desirable criteria
- BTEC accredited accuracy checking qualification or equivalent aseptic services qualification (or be willing to successfully complete)
- KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Experience as an Aseptically trained technician
- Sound knowledge and understanding of GMP and QA and its application to Aseptic processing
- Good working knowledge of safe dispensing and aseptic practices
- Evidence of supervising staff and workload on a day-to-day basis
- Demonstrable time management and organisational skills in a busy setting
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Able to communicate effectively and in a professional manner with staff and managers in person and at meetings
- Experience in hospital pharmacy
- Leeds University Aseptic Preparation of Medicines (APDM) attendance
- Experience in training individuals and groups
- Evidence of active involvement in service development
- Audit experience
- VALUES
- Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours
- OTHER
- Participate in late night/bank holiday and on call rota as required by the service
- REGISTRATION
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) for Pharmacy Technicians or Science Council for Science Manufacturing Technicians
- NVQ3 / BTEC in Pharmacy Services or Aseptic Pharmaceutical Science Manufacturing Technician level 3
- BTEC accredited accuracy checking qualification or equivalent aseptic services qualification (or be willing to successfully complete)
- KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Experience as an Aseptically trained technician
- Sound knowledge and understanding of GMP and QA and its application to Aseptic processing
- Good working knowledge of safe dispensing and aseptic practices
- Evidence of supervising staff and workload on a day-to-day basis
- Demonstrable time management and organisational skills in a busy setting
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Able to communicate effectively and in a professional manner with staff and managers in person and at meetings
- Experience in hospital pharmacy
- Leeds University Aseptic Preparation of Medicines (APDM) attendance
- Experience in training individuals and groups
- Evidence of active involvement in service development
- Audit experience
- VALUES
- Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours
- OTHER
- Participate in late night/bank holiday and on call rota as required by the service
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.
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The Christie NHS FT
Senior Aseptic Services Technician
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Aseptic Services team as a Pharmacy or Science Manufacturing Technician. The Christie NHS Trust's Aseptic Services Unit is a world leader in phase one clinical trial material production, supporting hundreds of Clinical Trials, Early Access Medicines, Free of Charge products and Compassionate Use schemes.
We seek a motivated individual with strong attention to detail, organisation and communication skills. You will join a dynamic team producing injectable medicines for cancer patients, taking part in and supervising aseptic production in cleanrooms with five negative-pressure isolators. You will also support Highly Specialist Technicians with daily operations, staff management, stock control and Quality Assurance.
For this role you will be required to have either:
NVQ3 / BTEC in Pharmacy Services and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a Pharmacy Technician
Or
Aseptic Pharmaceutical Science Manufacturing Technician level 3 and registration with the Science Council as a Science Technician
**We welcome applications from pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians or Science Manufacturing Technicians approaching qualification, as well as newly registered technicians. This is
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