# Pharmacy Assistant Aseptic Services

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Location:** Charing Cross Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Pharmacy assistant
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £31,554 - £33,270 pa inclusive
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-23T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-16T11:40:53.120Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Imperial_College_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8299348
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8299348?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.imperial.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### 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 participate in the cleaning and preparation of the Aseptic Unit and its equipment and supplies ready for the compounding of sterile products in accordance with the principals of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
- To undertake the compounding of sterile products and their labelling and packaging.
- To help ensure that service provision is flexible and responsive to clients/patient’s needs.
- To ensure that all stock transactions are appropriately recorded on the pharmacy computer system and to help ensure the aseptic unit stock holdings are accurate and appropriate.
- To answer the telephone, assess the significance of the caller/content, then take appropriate actions/ refer to senior staff.
- In-depth and extensive in-house training and accreditation will be provided in all areas to enable fulfilment of the above roles.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Good ability to organise and prioritise work
- Analytical ability for problem solving
- Good ability to use computer systems including excel and word
- Good personal organisation and time management skills

### Education

**Essential**

- Good secondary education GCSEs, Math, English, Science Grades A-C
- Literate and Numerate

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of working within a pharmacy or lab setting

**Desirable**

- Experience of handling IV cytotoxics
- Aseptic Compounding Experience

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 278.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10618519)
- [our strategy 2023-25 (pdf, 230.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=427)
- [functional requirements (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10618520)

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