We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic and self-motivated Pharmacy Technician to work in our brand new, state of the art licensed aseptic unit at Northwick Park Hospital
You will be working with an innovative friendly team which continuously strives for excellence.
The post holder will join the senior team to facilitate a high quality and responsive chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition service to internal and external patients.
This post is open to GPHC registered Pharmacy Technicians as well as Science and Manufacturing Technicians with extensive aseptic experience, You will have excellent communication and organisational skills along with a strong team spirit.
* Provides specialist technical support to Lead Pharmacist Technical Services and the Lead Technician of Technical Services.
* Assist in the initial and ongoing training within the aseptic department for new and existing staff members.
* Train and develop the skills of staff within the department including presentation of teaching materials and sharing practical knowledge.
* To manage and supervise the provision of pharmacy aseptic services especially in the provision of chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition (PN) reconstitution to all areas of the hospital as well as for external customers.
* Work as part of a large manufacturing team
* Assisting the Lead Technician in monitoring that all staff adhere to standard operating procedures
* To act as a role model for junior members of the team and supervise as necessary.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
* Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
* St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
* Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
* Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.