Senior Aseptic Services Technician

Overview

There has never been a more exciting and innovative time to work for our Aseptic services team. An excellent opportunity has become available for a Pharmacy or Science Manufacturing Technician with experience and interest in Aseptic Services to become a member of our team.

For this role you will be required to have either:

• NVQ3 / BTEC in Pharmacy Services and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a Pharmacy Technician
• Aseptic Pharmaceutical Science Manufacturing Technician level 3 and registration with the Science Council as a Science Technician

The Aseptic Services Unit at the Christie NHS Trust is a world leader in the production of phase one clinical trial materials. We prepare an extensive portfolio of hundreds of Clinical Trials alongside Early Access Medicines, Free of Charge products and Compassionate use schemes.

The suitable applicant should be highly motivated and show accurate attention to detail. They should be organised and able to prioritise work effectively showing excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

The successful candidate will become part of our dynamic and fast paced team who are truly dedicated to creating products that help treat patients with cancer. They will participate in and supervise the Aseptic production of Clinical trials, SACT, EAMS, FOC and Gene therapy injectable medicines in one of our dedicated clean rooms housing a total five negative pressure isolators. They will be responsible for supporting the Education and Training Lead – Aseptic Services in the initial and re-validation training of the team, as well as the day to day running of the unlicensed production unit, managing staff, stock, HR duties and Quality Assurance.

If you’re a pre‑registration Trainee Pharmacy Technician or Science Manufacturing Technician approaching qualification and registration — or a newly registered technician — we’d be delighted to hear from you. We offer a Band 4 to Band 5 progression post, which continues until all required competencies and qualifications are achieved.

The successful applicant will be part of dynamic and fast paced team. Their key role will be to assist the Highly Specialised Aseptic Technician in managing the aseptic preparation services of the pharmacy department under the professional direction of the Aseptic Services Manager.

• Supervision and management of technical staff, including HR duties (e.g. PDRs)
• Organising the safe and efficient production of aseptically prepared products
• Delivering full training to production staff taking part in GMP activities, ensuring proficient and safe working within an Aseptic Services Unit
• Supporting co-ordination of operator validations and competency checks
• Co-ordinating workflow and workforce, ensuring a safe, efficient and effective service to the trust and patients
• Revision of Standard Operating Procedures and implementation of new or revised procedures
• Managing cost effective use of consumables and sanitisation products used within the aseptic facility
• Taking part in internal and external audits
• Supporting investigations related to events in production, carrying out Quality Assurance tasks

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.

We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Laura Bentley

Job title:

Chief Aseptic Pharmacy Technician Email address:  Telephone number: