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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
287-DSS-547-24
Employer
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Aintree University Hospital
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£24,071 - £25,674 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

Employer heading

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Aseptic Services

Band 3

Job overview

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join the team of assistants within Aseptic Services. We have a highly regarded Aseptic Production Unit (APU) at the Trust and we have recently moved into our brand new unit at the Royal Liverpool. The post holders must have the ability to supervise as well as being responsible for the delivery of support activities to the aseptic service.
The successful applicants will carry out senior duties in a number of areas including:

• Chemotherapy Service assisting with providing a cytotoxic reconstitution service.

• Parenteral Nutrition Service assisting with the production of adult and neonatal products.

• Intravenous Additive Service to offer an extensive range of products for both internal patients and external customers.

• Supply & dispatch of products to external customers.

Main duties of the job

To supervise, develop support services and implement change along with being responsible for the delivery of support activities to the aseptic service.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click hereÌý

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful applicants will carry out senior duties in a number of areas including:

• Chemotherapy Service assisting with providing a cytotoxic reconstitution service.

• Parenteral Nutrition Service assisting with the production of adult and neonatal products.

• Intravenous Additive Service to offer an extensive range of products for both internal patientsÌý and external customers.

• Supply & dispatch of products to external customers.

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Person specification

Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Experience in pharmacy aseptic services
  • Evidence of relevant and on-going personal CPD
  • Aseptic manufacturing and dispensing experience

Other

Essential criteria
  • Enthusiastic with ability to motivate self and others.
  • Able to use initiative.
  • Methodical with attention to detail
  • Ability to work as per departmental weekend, evening and bank holiday rotas.

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Services
  • Willingness to attend the four day aseptic course APDM in Leeds

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work accurately
  • Good communication including verbal, written and electronic.
  • Good interpersonal skills, able to work with all grades of staff.
  • Good organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise own workload.
  • Computer literacy.
  • Training and mentoring skills
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to work to deadlines and meet set targets
  • Participation in developmental projects.
  • Ability and willingness to manage change.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Fair Employment Charter Status - Aspiring LevelNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran Aware

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ken Rushton
Job title
Aseptic Production Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 529 5042