Job Overview
The role of the Senior Radiopharmacy Assistant is to work within the cancer services team under the direction of the Molecular Imaging Research Centre manager to assist in the provision of an efficient and patient focused aseptic service to our patients and key stakeholders.
Responsibilities
* Undertakes regular routine QC monitoring against a schedule in the form of settle and contact plate monitoring, simulation test kits, swabs, particle counting and air sampling, completing all required documentation.
* Assists in the receipt, checking and storage of pharmaceutical bought in compounded and raw materials, consumables including cleaning products for aseptic processing against approved purchase orders meeting set standards for condition and documentation.
* Regularly participates in the cleaning of the aseptic unit as specified in the quality diary including the quarterly full cleans.
* Contributes to the maintenance of appropriate stock levels of drugs and consumables used within the aseptic unit, minimising waste while ensuring sufficient stock is available to prepare treatments; participates in stock checks, noting stock requirements against stock levels, expiry dates, stock rotation and escalates any failings to the senior technician team.
* Verifies that the equipment is fit for purpose and working within normal parameters, documenting and escalating any discrepancies to the responsible person.
About the Humber Health Partnership
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
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