The Pharmacy Oncology Department is looking to recruit a highly motivated and dedicated Pharmacy Technician to support the delivery of exceptional hospital pharmacy aseptic services.
Job responsibilities
* Work as a member of the oncology pharmacy aseptic production team in delivering a safe, effective and efficient SACT and non‑SACT aseptic dispensing service in accordance with the SOPs of the unit.
* Perform daily, weekly and monthly environmental monitoring in the aseptic unit.
* Undertake general housekeeping duties and aseptic unit sanitisation to maintain a clean, tidy and safe working environment on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
* Assemble ingredients for items to be prepared according to worksheets and SOPs, recording batch numbers and expiry dates, and checking for any particle discolouration or breakages.
* Produce labels and add charges for the medicines to be dispensed for patients.
* Conduct a sanitisation process on all drugs and equipment being passed into the cleanroom and critical work zones following departmental Standard Operating Procedures, using the specified sanitisation agents.
* Routinely compound SACT products including monoclonal antibodies and cytotoxic drugs, requiring accurate manipulation, attention to detail, competence and precision whilst measuring and checking volumes and ingredients.
* Undertake environmental monitoring duties, including monitoring and recording temperatures and aseptic unit pressures to ensure products are manufactured within a suitable environment.
* Perform stock control duties, including unpacking, stock takes and ordering of medicinal products and consumables.
* Generate chemotherapy worksheets and labels according to prescription.
* Dispense and label pharmaceutical products for in‑patient/day case and out‑patient use.
* Complete in‑house training programmes and associated competencies within a reasonable time frame.
* Compound components using negative pressure isolators and wear all appropriate PPE.
Qualifications
* BTEC / NVQ3 in Pharmaceutical Science/ Pharmacy Skills/PTTP (or equivalent)
* Registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPHC
* A minimum of 1‑year hospital experience in an aseptic service pharmacy technician role
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.
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