Pharmacy Assistant Aseptic Services

Job overview

We are looking for a committed and hardworking Pharmacy aseptic compounding assistant to work in our aseptic unit. Do you want to be part of a fantastic team making a real difference to people’s lives? Do you have a good working knowledge of aseptic services or are you willing to learn.

Our busy units make chemotherapy and other aseptic products to support patients across North West London and beyond. Through our support for numerous clinical trials, we also are at the cutting edge of developing treatments for the future.

In conjunction with our other team members you will ensure that the aseptic service provided to chemotherapy and Clinical Trial patients across the trust is to a high standard.  This will include compounding of chemotherapy and Clinical Trials in isolators and/or Laminar Air Flow cabinets.

The post is cross site and will be based at Hammersmith or Charing Cross site and will require the post holder to organise and participate in the preparation of chemotherapy, clinical trials and parenteral nutrition for adults.

If you share our high standards and positive attitude, we’d love to hear from you. We offer a fantastic NHS pay and benefits package, including inner London weighting and 27 days annual leave on start. We offer the chance to be part of a close team working in a friendly department in a prestigious hospital. On joining you will be offered a comprehensive induction programme and further opportunities to develop your career in the aseptics team.

Main duties of the job

• To assist in the provision of a high quality aseptic pharmaceutical dispensing service to all users of the service
• The unsupervised compounding of aseptic products such as cytotoxic chemotherapySpecial delivery systems and clinical trials
• To work closely with the Quality Assurance Unit to ensure compliance with GMP and maintain standards
• To undertake day to day housekeeping tasks and other basic duties.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.