Clean Room Supervisor​/Pharmacy Technician

Overview

Job Summary

The Aseptic Services department employs roughly 35 staff and is responsible for providing 10,000+ cytos doses a year. It also supports many clinical trial studies particularly in haemato-oncology and liver. The Aseptic Services Pharmacy team screen and supply 9,000+ bags of parenteral nutrition per year for inpatient and home patients under the care of King's College Hospital.

The post holder will support the Aseptic Services department under the management of the Chief Pharmacy Technician and under the overall leadership of the Associate Chief Pharmacist to ensure the safe, effective and timely provision of aseptic products to all patients in King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

The Trust aims to deliver world-class patient care and the successful post holder will understand the Trust strategy and vision.

The post holder will support supervision of the day-to-day dispensing of aseptic products in line with current Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) within the unlicensed Aseptic Services department at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. They will work to GMP principles, undertake and supervise the day-to-day preparation of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, CIVAS, Parenteral Nutrition and clinical trial doses within the Aseptic Services department.

The post holder will contribute to delivering a high-quality, patient-focused service within the pharmacy aseptic unit, including training junior staff, dispensing, checking and contributing to the smooth running of all Aseptic services activities. This may also include stock management, documentation management and QC/QA activities.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 15,000 staff across 5 sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) at Denmark Hill and the PRUH site in Bromley.

The Trust is committed to Sustainable Healthcare via its Green Plan with net zero carbon targets of 2040 for the NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for the NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. The strategy Strong Roots, Global Reach aims to be bold with outstanding care, leadership in research, innovation and education, and an inclusive culture.

Date posted: 22 January 2026

Pay scheme:
Agenda for Change

Band:
Band 4

Salary: £33,094 to £36,195 per year including HCA

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:
Full-time

Reference number: 213-Division-A-7748232

Job locations:
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS

• To actively encourage adherence to all procedures relating to the aseptic services department and suggest changes in practice and procedures as appropriate.
• To be a role model and actively encourage adherence to Good Manufacturing Practice.
• To produce worksheets and labels using the pharmacy computer system in the aseptic department and as necessary at weekends.
• To liaise with the Senior Pharmacy Technicians to ensure the safe, efficient and timely delivery of aseptic products.
• To ensure that all documentation is processed and filed correctly.
• To ensure that all records and logs are completed daily and report any out of specification results to the Chief Pharmacy Technician or Associate Chief Pharmacist.
• To maintain equipment according to procedures, including leak testing of isolators and accurate record keeping.
• To support supervising other staff in the clean rooms and deputise for the Senior Technicians in their absence.
• To coordinate planned environmental monitoring.
• To participate in the weekend and Bank holiday duty rota.
• To participate in an on-call rota for out-of-hours product preparation.
• To check volumes for other Aseptic Services and rotational staff after accredited competency.
• To support training of other staff members within Aseptic Services.

Essential – Education and Qualifications

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through: NVQ Pharmacy Services Level 3 with accredited underpinning knowledge…