Pharmacy Assistant - Aseptic Service
The closing date is 21 April 2026
Provide support to the Pharmacy technicians and Pharmacists by the assembly and manufacture of specific aseptically prepared items including chemotherapy.
Responsible for monitoring aseptic service stock levels and ensuring required products are ordered. Practice to the regulatory principles set out in EU Good Manufacturing Practice, following all Standard Operating Procedures.
Contribute to the overall operation of the Aseptic Unit aiding the Aseptic Service technicians and participate in the training of new staff and students.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short‑listing and selecting candidates. This isn't ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.
Main duties of the job
The Aseptic Service manufactures medicines in specialised clean room environments for patients across Cwm Taf UHB and beyond. The items manufactured include chemotherapy, intravenous feeds for adults and premature babies and other intravenous therapies.
The main responsibilities will include assembling and aseptically preparing medicines, carrying out quality control procedures such as environmental monitoring, cleaning of restricted areas, alarm testing and reviewing these values to highlight out of specification results. There will be a need for stock levels to be reviewed regularly to ensure required products are ordered.
You will need to have an attention for detail and be methodical and accurate. You will also have to have good keyboard skills as the post will involve documentation creation on software systems and entering environmental monitoring data into the Quality Assurance System software. You must possess excellent communication and organisational skills in order to provide an efficient and safe pharmacy service for patients and the running of the service in a busy environment.
The candidate will require (or be in a position to undertake) the NVQ level 2 Units relating to Aseptic Services (or to have recent knowledge and practice of aseptic processes, documentation, computer systems and be able to complete) the NVQ Pharmacy Manufacturing Modules.
Job responsibilities
These tasks are in addition to the main duties listed above.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
* NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Service Skills/Pharmaceutical Sciences, or Equivalent or able to undertake
* Knowledge of stock management.
* Good numeracy and literacy skills including calculations, percentages, decimal, fractions.
* Able to undertake additional NVQ modules in Pharmacy Manufacturing.
* GCSE Maths and English Language to Grade C or above.
* ECDL or equivalent.
* Current knowledge of hospital pharmacy practice.
* Basic knowledge of the functions of the NHS
Experience
* Working experience in Pharmacy, healthcare, manufacturing or laboratory, or scientific environment
* Working experience in a hospital Pharmacy Aseptic Unit.
* Work in an environment in which hygiene is important.
Aptitude, Abilities and Skills
* Practical ability.
* Ability to conduct fine aseptic manipulations in the manufacture of aseptic products.
* Good verbal and written communication skills.
* Basic IT skills (e.g. accurate data input).
* Able to undertake simple arithmetical calculations without a calculator.
* Motivated.
* Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B1) are Desirable for this Role.
Personal Qualities
* Able to work in a team.
* Able to work alone in a clean room environment.
Circumstances
* Able to undertake the duties of the 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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