Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Cytolab
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Assistant Technical Officer to join the Pharmacy Production team in the Cytotoxic Chemotherapy production Department (Cytolab) at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The role involves compounding cancer treatments for patients. You will receive full training to prepare, assemble, and manufacture chemotherapy treatments, as well as deliver them to wards and manage stock. The post is primarily based at the City Hospital campus.
Key responsibilities
- Prepare, assemble and manufacture chemotherapy treatments for cancer patients.
- Deliver cancer treatments to NUH wards and departments and the City Campus.
- Support the department in ordering and managing stock.
- Undertake all technical duties in the Chemotherapy Production Unit.
- Participate in the provision of all aseptic services in accordance with SOPs and MHRA guidance.
Essential criteria
- GCSE grade C or above in English language, Maths
- Able to work in team
- Good verbal interpersonal skills
- Empathy with pharmacy customers
- Confident
- Self-motivated
- Good team player
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work accurately
- Ability to troubleshoot and problem solve
- Manage own time effectively
- Ability to work under pressure
- Manual dexterity to repeatedly perform detailed technical tasks accurately
- Sustained periods of concentration
- Basic level of IT Skills
- Conscientious
- Willingness to take on new tasks after appropriate training
- Flexibility - will be required to participate in rostered, flexible shift working, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
Desirable criteria
- Possession of or working towards NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services in the relevant units for pharmacy production
- Hospital experience
- Experience in a manufacturing environment
- Experience in aseptic production
- Ability to motivate others
- Ability to assess and minimise risk in production process
- Decision making and prioritisation skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Cytolab
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Senior Assistant Technical Officer to join the Pharmacy Production team in the Cytotoxic Chemotherapy production Department (Cytolab) at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH). You will be joining a team of hardworking and dedicated pharmacy professionals who compound cancer treatments for NUH patients.
As part of the role you will be required to complete the Pharmacy Support Staff qualification, unless you already have this qualification. Until the qualification is gained the applicant will be a Band 2 and will move to Band 3 upon qualification.
The Pharmacy Production department at NUH has four manufacturing areas. The Sterile Production Unit (SPU), Non-Sterile Manufacturing Unit (NSM) and Pharmacy Packing Unit (PPU) are based at the MHRA licensed facility at the Queens Medical Centre (QMC) campus. The Cytotoxic Chemotherapy Production Unit (Cytolab) is located at the City Hospital Campus. The post holder will be primarily based at the Cytotoxic Chemotherapy Production Unit (Cytolab) at the City Hospital campus.
Main duties of the job
You will receive full training from our dedicated and experienced pharmacy production team. Once trained, you will be required
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