# Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer - Aseptic Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacy-assistant-technical-officer-aseptic-services/d422a134-31ac-478b-a7c6-070723bc93cd - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacy-assistant-technical-officer-aseptic-services/d422a134-31ac-478b-a7c6-070723bc93cd.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Salford Royal Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Aseptic services technician - **Grade:** Band 2, Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,272 - £27,476 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, Compressed hours, 37.5 hours per week (Full Time) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-03T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-20T08:00:32.927Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Salford/Northern_Care_Alliance_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy_Aseptic_Services_Technical_Services/Pharmacy_Aseptic_Services_Technical_Services-v8379034 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8379034?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you methodical? Do you pride yourself on your attention to detail and accuracy? Are you Patient focused. Then this may be the new career for you! Working in Aseptic Services is a vocation. It is technical, detailed, sometimes repetitive but the learning never ends. We provide a range of injectable medicines e.g Chemotherapy and Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) for patients and clinical trials, using isolator cabinets in a cleanroom environment. Working as part of a team, once trained you would be responsible for making a range of medicines using a range of aseptic manipulations and using needles and syringes. Working under supervision you also will rotate through other areas of the department so you need to be able to follow procedures precisely and be able to document things clearly and concisely. No experience is necessary for the band 2 position as comprehensive training will be given. This position offers progression from Band 2 to Band 3 after completion of training and qualification. Only candidates with suitable experience and NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services/SMPO or accepted equivalent may apply for the Band 3 position. IMPORTANT: Candidates who fail to supply a detailed supporting statement specifying how their skills and experience match the person specification contained in the job description will not be invited for interview. ### Main duties of the job To aseptically prepare products for patient administration. You will wear clean room clothing and be trained to work following strict clean room behaviours. You will assemble trays containing consumables and pharmaceutical ingredients for 1st stage checks, therefore must be able to document information clearly and accurately. You will perform transfer sanitisation using sterile agents e.g. isopropyl alcohol and other disinfectant agents and be responsible for cleaning equipment and areas of work to the highest standards on a regular basis. Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - 2 GCSEs at Grade C or above, including maths and English **Desirable** - NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Good communication (written and verbal skills) - Basic IT skills - Numerical accuracy - Willingness to follow instructions - Able to work unsupervised in closed sterile environment ### Knowledge, Training & Experience **Essential** - Awareness of the range of duties involved in the post. Appreciation of job description and promotion prospects - Evidence of team working capabilities - Flexible, motivated, and organised **Desirable** - Previous experience in hospital or community pharmacy or Aseptic unit - Knowledge of importance of maintaining stock control accurately ## Documents - [functional requirements (pdf, 136.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10707635) - [job description - band 2 (pdf, 616.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10707634) - [job description - band 3 (pdf, 648.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10707636) ## 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.