Senior Pharmacy Technician - Production Pharmacy
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves supporting the Pharmacy Aseptic Services in providing chemotherapy to patients. You will assist in compounding chemotherapy and dispensing supportive medication, ensuring high quality and adherence to Good Manufacturing Practice. The position requires supervising and training staff, managing workflow, and problem-solving within the aseptic pharmacy service. Newly qualified technicians are welcome to apply, with full training provided.
Essential criteria
- NVQ3
- Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC (by start date)
Desirable criteria
- ACPT and/or PAAP accreditation
- Able to work well in a team
- Able to train others
- Problem solving skills
- Computer/IT skills
- Clear and literate writing skills
- Attention to detail
- Recent hospital or aseptic unit experience
- Knowledge of cytotoxic handling
- Knowledge of efficient stock control e.g. stock rotation, ordering
- Experience of manufacturing aseptically prepared products in an isolator, including validations
- Experience of working in a large multidisciplinary team
- Good knowledge of GMP
- Good knowledge of QA
- Awareness of the dangers associated with handling hazardous products
- Understands the importance of quality issues
- NVQ3
- Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC (by start date)
- ACPT and/or PAAP accreditation
- Able to work well in a team
- Able to train others
- Problem solving skills
- Computer/IT skills
- Clear and literate writing skills
- Attention to detail
- Recent hospital or aseptic unit experience
- Knowledge of cytotoxic handling
- Knowledge of efficient stock control e.g. stock rotation, ordering
- Experience of manufacturing aseptically prepared products in an isolator, including validations
- Experience of working in a large multidisciplinary team
- Good knowledge of GMP
- Good knowledge of QA
- Awareness of the dangers associated with handling hazardous products
- Understands the importance of quality issues
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £38,488 – £46,852 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Senior Pharmacy Technician - Production Pharmacy
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
NEWLY QUALIFIED TECHNICIANS ARE WELCOME TO APPLY - FULL TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic person to support the Pharmacy Aseptic Services in the provision of chemotherapy to patients within the Trust.
We are looking for a qualified technician with experience to join our small friendly team. You will have recent hospital or aseptic experience, good communication skills, and a good knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice. You will also have experience of teamwork, staff supervision, training others and work planning.
The Department is hugely supportive and actively encourages creative thinking to improve services, patient experience and to develop new roles, drawing on strengths and experiences of the team.
Main duties of the job
Please see the Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role. If you are unable to access the PDF, the details of the job description can also be found in the 'Detailed Job Description and Main responsibilities' section.
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