Lead Aseptic Unit Trainer Technician (Aseptic Unit Lead Education and Training)

Job overview

Are you looking to further develop your expertise in Aseptic Services while enhancing your technical and leadership skills in an acute hospital setting? If so, we would love you to join our friendly and supportive aseptic team at Salisbury. At Salisbury, we are committed to the growth and development of both our people and our services. We are seeking a candidate with experience and knowledge in Aseptic Services who is eager to build on their existing skills. The successful candidate will benefit from a structured programme of in-house and externally recognised training, alongside strong support from our experienced technical pharmacy team. This is an excellent opportunity to expand your professional knowledge, gain valuable experience, and contribute to a high-quality service.

Main duties of the job

To line manage, support, and oversee the work of the Senior Technicians, and assistants.

Responsible for the day-to-day management and co-ordination of the training of technical staff (technicians and production operatives) across all production sections. Organises and delivers relevant training to all staff involved in production activities.

To undertake a full range of technical pharmaceutical activities within the pharmacy Aseptic Unit including the preparation and / or manufacture of medicines, ensuring that the principles of Quality Assurance, GMP and Quality Control are always applied.

To carry out pre-preparation checks and final product approval and release for aseptically dispensed products/prescriptions.

To work within defined standard operating procedures where work is managed rather than supervised by the Technical Services Operational Lead and the Accountable Pharmacist.

To provide or receive complex, sensitive information requiring tact or persuasive skills to ward staff on sterile products prepared by the aseptic service and when handling technical staff issues within the aseptic unit.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.