# Band 5 Senior Pharmacy Technician - Production Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-5-senior-pharmacy-technician-production-services/f9988262-b59b-4ca7-9438-5a5fad693e1a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-5-senior-pharmacy-technician-production-services/f9988262-b59b-4ca7-9438-5a5fad693e1a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Pharmacy technician - **Salary:** £36,943 - £44,900 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (1 in 6 Saturdays to be worked and bank holidays according to rota) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-31T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-24T15:51:46.687Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Barnet/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8103786 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8103786?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced aseptic services pharmacy technician to become involved with the preparation and delivery of safe and high quality Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy from Barnet Hospital Production Unit. The role will also involve assisting with implementation of new regulatory guidance as well as national agenda items that concern pharmacy aseptic services. You must have aseptic manufacturing experience, be well-motivated, have good communication skills and work well in a team.  The post covers a wide range of duties as outlined in the Job summary section of the job description and you must participate in continuing professional development. The post may involve cross-site working at the Royal Free Hampstead site and any other hospitals that joins our Group model. Full support is available and we fully encourage the training and development of all our staff. ### Main duties of the job To manufacture, assemble, label, complete documentation, dispense and check pharmaceutical products in accordance with local policies and procedures and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice), GCP (Good Clinical Practice), COSHH, Health & Safety and any other Legislative directives in the Pharmacy Production Unit(s). To ensure that the Production Unit is working safely within the agreed acceptable Physical and Microbiological monitoring parameters and document and report any deviations to the Team Leader, Production Manager or Operational Lead Pharmacist in timely manner before starting any work. To undertake the regular Daily Clean of the Pharmaceutical Isolators and LFC and the Aseptic working areas as per relevant SOPs and document as such. Issue out the starting materials used to manufacture products using the JAC Dispensing System Be personally responsible for re-accreditation & re-validation programmes within the Unit and complete all the Trust Statutory and Mandatory training modules. Also undertake personal CPD regularly to comply with relevant scientific body registration requirements. The post-holder may be expected to work cross-site between Barnet and Hampstead sites and in future any other NHS hospitals that joins the Group Model. If in future the services are rationalised to one site then the post holder will be expected to work from that base. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached job description and person specification for responsibilities of the role and candidate requirements respectively. ## Person Specification ### Others **Essential** - To be able to work late, weekend and bank holiday rota. - Cross-site working and provide 7-day services. ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrable experience in pharmacy production services with aseptic production for chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition (with or without Specials License) or equivalent gained from either hospital pharmacy or industrial pharmaceutical manufacturing units, where GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) is enforced - Experience of working in an aseptic environment with clean room gowning for lengthy periods - Experience of multi -disciplinary team working **Desirable** - Experience of training, supervising, and developing of junior and rotational staff ### Skills and aptitudes **Essential** - Principles and practice of Good Manufacturing Practice - Principles and practice of auditing - Infection Control knowledge - Numeracy skills, able to calculate without using calculator. - Demonstrated good manual dexterity to undertake fine and accurate aseptic manipulation work - Demonstrated ability to accurately follow written SOP under pressure **Desirable** - Up to date with current pharmacy knowledge ### Royal Free World Class Values **Essential** - Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values ### Personal Qualities & attributes **Essential** - Good, clear, accurate verbal and written communication skills - Good problem solving and analytical skill s - Demonstrated knowledge aspects of GMP, GCP and QA system. - Well -developed concentration skills - Good time management skills & ability to prioritize - Good planning & organization skills - Good team working skill - Good computing skills - Knowledge of manual handling principles ### Education & professional Qualifications **Essential** - Pharmacy Technician or Science Manufacturing Technician Registered with an approved scientific body - NVQ3/BTEC in pharmaceutical science or equivalent academic study - Evidence of CPD ## Documents - [functional requirements (pdf, 120.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10479779) - [band 5 senior technician production services jd (pdf, 488.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10467701) - [band 5 senior technician production services ps (pdf, 240.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10467702) - [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 627.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2752) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.