Main area Pharmacy - Aseptic Services Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Job share
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (8:30am - 5pm Daily) Job ref 153-SP05240
Employer University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS Site Poole Hospital Town Poole
Salary £24,937 - £26,598 pa/pro rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 23/11/2025 23:59
Interview date 03/12/2025
Senior Pharmacy Assistant - Aseptic Services
Band 3
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
We are looking for enthusiastic, reliable, motivated individuals who would like to work in the aseptic unit of the hospital pharmacy, we prepare the cancer patient chemotherapy.
Applicant would need least 4 GCSEs including Maths, English and Science at Grade C/4 or above or equivalent.
The successful candidate must have good organisational and interpersonal skills, be a team player, able to work individually whilst knowing their own limitations, who is comfortable working for a small team within a large department and able to demonstrate that they are committed to a career in Pharmacy.
This post requires participation in the late/earlies, weekend and bank holiday rota.
We would consider part-time hours or job shares.
If you wish to view the department or book a visit. Please call Denise on 0300 019 3575
Base Location: Poole Hospital
Interview Date: 3rd December 2025
Main duties of the job
To support professional and technical staff in the aseptic manufacture of cytotoxic agents and to ensure provision of an efficient Pharmacy service, including good housekeeping and general administration duties. All duties are supervised by qualified staff.
* To aseptically prepare dispensed medicines.
* To select and assemble drugs and consumables.
* To monitor temperatures within the aseptic unit clean rooms.
* To undertake stock management.
* To ensure high standards of cleanliness are met.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the post holder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Personal Attributes
* Self-motived and reliable
* Ability to respond positively to change
Technical Skills
* Basic keyboard skills
* Ability to prioritise work
* Able to work using own initiative and as part of a team
* Accurate, numerate
* Demonstrable ability to work in a busy environment
Qualifications
* Minimum 3 GCSE’s including Maths, English & Science. Grade 4 (C) or above
* NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent)
Experience
* Previous Pharmacy experience
* Experience of working within Health and Safety and COSHH regulations
* Previous Aseptic experience
Please note:
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.
This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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