Pharmacy Technician - Preparative Services
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- 5 days over 7
- Hours / week
- 36
- Posted
- 24/08/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a 12-month fixed-term opportunity for a Band 5 Pharmacy Technician to join the West of Scotland Cancer Centre Pharmacy Team. The role involves preparing, dispensing, and accuracy checking Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) and intravenous (IV) treatments, ensuring high standards of quality and patient safety. You will work within a specialist cancer centre, developing skills in accuracy checking, prioritisation, and workload management in a high-demand setting. The position supports service resilience and the timely delivery of patient care.
Key responsibilities
- Prepare high-risk aseptic medicines, including chemotherapy, CIVAS and clinical trial products, within GMP-compliant cleanroom and isolator environments.
- Perform final accuracy and in-process checks, ensuring aseptically prepared products meet all quality, safety and regulatory standards prior to release.
- Maintain and monitor cleanroom quality systems, including environmental monitoring, equipment checks, cleaning activities and GMP documentation.
- Investigate, document and report deviations, incidents and quality concerns and support continuous improvement and patient safety initiatives.
- Contribute to the dispensing, supply and stock management of medicines used within specialist cancer services and support the training, mentoring and competency assessment of pharmacy staff.
- Work collaboratively with pharmacy and multidisciplinary colleagues to support efficient service delivery and high-quality patient care.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £34,544 – £43,039 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
256512
Salary:
Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)
Job closing date:
13/09/2026
Job Type:
Other Therapeutic
Location:
Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre
Employment type:
Fixed-term
Hours Per Week:
36
Job posted date:
24/08/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Department:
Pharmacy
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.
The role:
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Pharmacy Technician to join the West of Scotland Cancer Centre Pharmacy Team on a 12-month secondment. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills and experience within a specialist cancer centre environment, working as part of a supportive and forward-thinking multidisciplinary team.
You will contribute to the preparation, dispensing and accuracy checking of Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) and intravenous (IV) treatments, ensuring the highest stand
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