Exciting Opportunity at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health Trust
Join one of the UK's largest and most prestigious hospitals--Barts Health Trust--renowned for clinical excellence and cutting-edge healthcare.
This exciting role is based at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, located in the heart of London's financial district near St Paul's Cathedral. Recognized nationally and internationally for excellence in diagnosis, treatment, and research, we take pride in our reputation for high-quality teaching and innovative clinical practices.
What We Offer:
Aseptic preparation of radiopharmaceuticals and blood cell radioisotope labelling for diagnostic imaging.
Opportunities to engage in batch manufacturing, clinical trials, and quality control activities.
Career development in one of the world's leading centres for radiopharmaceutical innovation.
About You:
We are seeking a highly motivated specialist senior technician to:
Provide high-quality, efficient radiopharmaceutical production.
Ensure compliance with GMP and other relevant regulations.
Thrive in a collaborative, patient-focused team.
If you're passionate about pushing the boundaries of Radiopharmacy, enjoy working in a supportive and forward-thinking environment, and want to advance your career, we'd love to hear from you!
This post will have the opportunity as a band 5-6 progression post
Main duties of the job
To work as a member of the Radiopharmacy Technical services team providing an efficient, effective and safe aseptic radiopharmaceutical production service to Bart's Health Nuclear Medicine Department and other specified service users. To be a senior team member in supporting the departmental operational duties.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Services or Diploma in Nuclear Medicine Or Scientific Degree
* Ideally registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) when operative, or Registration as a Clinical Technologist in the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine, or Registered as Clinical Scientist with the Health Professions Council
* Pre and in process checking (PIPC/ACPT)
* ILM L3 in Leadership and management or equivalent qualification in management.
Experience
* Experience in a GMP / aseptic supervisory or training role
* Significant experience within a GMP / aseptic facility or work as a pharmacy technician
* Significant experience working in a Radiopharmacy (involving the handling of radioactive materials).
* Working with clinical trials
* Previous managerial experience/experience of management of junior staff or a small team.
* Experience in Quality Management Systems / Pharmacy Quality Systems.
* Experience of using radiopharmacy management software.
* Experience of using Q Pulse
* Experience of using procurement portals
* Experience in checking within aspetic unit, pharmacy or radiopharmaceutical release
Skills
* Demonstrated ability to work independently and take initiative
* Proven aptitude for prioritising tasks and managing workload effectively
* Excellent organisational and time management capabilities.
* Quick to learn and adapt to new processes or systems
* Strong interest and proficiency in technical processes
* Skilled in practical, hands-on tasks with attention to detail
* Capable of meeting all general and role-specific competencies
* Confident in performing basic mathematical calculations accurately
* Effective team player with the ability to collaborate across small teams and wider stakeholders
* Advanced ICT skills, including managing emails, word processing, power point, spreadsheets (excel), databases, and maintaining accurate data entry
* Experience using Radiopharacy/production specific systems
* Experienced in training and mentoring others
* Use excel to manipulate complex data.
* Demonstrate leadership skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£44,806 to £53,134 a yearper annum inc *Pay award pending*
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