Overview
We are looking a Radiopharmacy Technician who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. Under the direction of the Production Manager you will support the radiopharmacy service. You must have demonstrated experience and training in aseptic manufacture and ideally this should include radiopharmacy. You will carry out the technical duties required for the provision of radiopharmaceuticals to the Trust and its customers, including the manufacture of radiopharmaceuticals, radiopharmacy environmental monitoring, radiopharmaceutical quality control and assisting with the maintenance of the pharmaceutical quality system. You must be able to work different shift times on a rota basis or as and when required. e.g. earlies (05:00-13:30 or 06:00-14:30), middle (07:00-15:30) and late (08:15-16:30) for an occasional or prolonged period of time if requested to do so and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role. Weekend working may be required.
Responsibilities
* Support the radiopharmacy service under the direction of the Production Manager.
* Carry out the technical duties required for the provision of radiopharmaceuticals to the Trust and its customers, including the manufacture of radiopharmaceuticals, radiopharmacy environmental monitoring, radiopharmaceutical quality control and assisting with the maintenance of the pharmaceutical quality system.
* Participate in the aseptic preparation and dispensing of a range of diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals, following standard operating procedures, the requirements of the Manufacturer's Specials Licence and GMP.
* Assist with the packaging and dispatch of radiopharmaceuticals in accordance with documented procedures ensuring that packages are consigned to couriers for transport to other hospitals.
* Participate in the regular program of quality control checks of equipment used in the Radiopharmacy and assist the Production Manager with maintaining equipment calibration.
* Undertake work within Radiopharmacy to include the daily, weekly, monthly or six-monthly cleaning and disinfection of safety cabinets, laminar flow cabinets, isolators, other equipment, facilities and consumables to ensure quality standards and strict GMP guidelines are maintained.
* Undertake routine microbiological monitoring tasks in all production areas to ensure that the environment remains within specified limits.
About East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
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* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda. We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen. ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future. We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers. In addition, you will receive a High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £ 5,941 per annum pro rata.
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