# Pharmaceutical Production Operator > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Swansea Bay University Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmaceutical-production-operator/30e2887b-c01a-4e45-9d90-53b889473989 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmaceutical-production-operator/30e2887b-c01a-4e45-9d90-53b889473989.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Swansea Bay University Health Board - **Location:** Singleton Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £26813.00 to £27890.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent: This post may be included in a forthcoming organisational change process, to create the Transforming Access to Medicines (TrAMs) Service. The nature and timescales of the proposed change will be subject to consultation in conjunction with the All-Wales Organisational Change Policy. There is no anticipated risk to employment due to this change. Please contact the recruiting manager if you wish to discuss this further. More information on the TrAMs programme can be found here: Transforming Access to Medicines - NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Full-time and Part-time hours available. Participate in early rota cycle, i.e. 07:30 start 15:45 finish; Participate in bank holiday rota;) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-14T10:06:58.316Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8292247 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8292247?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://sbuhb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### Job overview Full-time and Part-time hours available. An excellent opportunity has become available for an enthusiastic, committed, adaptable individual with an interest in working in Pharmacy Aseptics. The successful applicant will become part of a busy team working within our licensed aseptic unit at Singleton Hospital offering a high quality service to our Health Board patients. The aseptic unit provides a wide range of injectable medicines in a ready to use form including cytotoxic chemotherapy, monoclonal antibody therapies, parenteral nutrition and clinical trials medicines. Singleton Hospital looks out over the sweep of Swansea Bay, 5 minutes’ walk from the beach and within 15 minutes’ drive to the award winning coast of the Gower peninsula, the UK’s first area of outstanding natural beauty. ### Main duties of the job The work will include cleaning, monitoring & maintenance of equipment & facilities, stock management of medicines & consumables, assembly of batches & orders and the aseptic preparation & dispensing of medicines. Previous pharmacy experience is recommended. Applicants will be expected to undergo training and successfully achieve NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services following appointment. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply. You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac. ### Applicant requirements 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. Welsh language skills are desirable ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Be computer literate, being able to use Microsoft Office and have basic keyboard skills. - Good numeracy and literacy skills including: calculations, percentages, decimals, fractions. **Desirable** - Previous experience of working in a Pharmacy, healthcare manufacturing or laboratory or scientific environment. ### Qualifications **Essential** - 5 GCSE A to C grade or equivalent. - NVQ Level 3 or able to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge, skills and experience in pharmacy technical services or equivalent level qualification in a relevant subject e.g. healthcare, laboratory, scientific or manufacturing qualification (committed to obtaining this). ### Aptitude and Abilities **Essential** - Able to carry out verbal and written instructions accurately. - Able to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and written able to concentrate when frequently under pressure and subject to interruptions. - Ability to work to a full range of local pharmacy codes and procedures. ## Documents - [oh form (pdf, 232.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10610481) - [jd/ps - sd/mp (pdf, 247.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10610447) - [privacy notice (pdf, 704.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2372) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 278.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2849) ## 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.