# Production Technician - Aseptic Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/production-technician-aseptic-services/a2c302a8-4117-4f4e-aa1d-ce21ca2f20f4 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/production-technician-aseptic-services/a2c302a8-4117-4f4e-aa1d-ce21ca2f20f4.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Alder Hey Children's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Aseptic services technician - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - **Closing date:** 2026-10-01T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-17T13:30:57.330Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Alder_Hey_Childrens_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8157097 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8157097?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.alderhey.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to an enthusiastic and self motivated professional to join our Aseptic Services team at Alder Hey Children's Hospital. This is a new role within our team and provides an opportunity to either a registered Pharmacy Technician or Science Manufacturing Technician (SMT Level 3 qualified) looking to take the next step in their career in aseptic services and is willing to develop with the role, to support the preparation of high quality medicines for our children and young people. Working alongside our busy team of pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians and pharmacists, you will perform day to day production activities within the aseptic unit. You will use your professional knowledge and expertise to support the Production Manager and Senior Technicians in supervising activities to ensure that high standards and compliance with standard operating procedures and GMP are maintained at all times. Our service provides a wide range of cytotoxic and CIVAS items to our specialist clinical teams, as well as innovative and novel treatments through a wide range of clinical trials. We also prepare parenteral nutrition (PN) for our neonatal and paediatric patients making this a varied and fulfilling role. ### Main duties of the job To deliver the day to day aseptic services and products and maintenance of the aseptic services facilities and equipment . You will be undertaking and supervising preparation activities within a designated area, carrying out in-process accuracy checks. You will accurately generate documentation for the preparation of products and undertake tasks to maintain operational functions of the aseptic facility such as stock checks and cleaning, according to defined procedures. Full details of the roles and responsibilities of this role can be found in the attached Job Description ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job Description for full details of role and responsibilities. For further information or to discuss this opportunity, please get in touch with Judith King, Production Manager. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Good organisational skills and the ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure - Ability to follow processes through methodically and meet deadlines - Ability to work well within various teams and able to work on own initiative - Good problem-solving abilities - Numerate - for carrying out worksheet calculations - Basic computer skills for production of labels and worksheets ### Knowledge **Essential** - Good working knowledge of safe aseptic practice & Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) - Demonstrable understanding of good stock management principles ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrable knowledge of GMP or QC laboratory practical work experience and/or substantial experience in an industrial /pharmaceutical setting - Demonstrable experience of delivering training - Demonstrable experience of supervision of team members **Desirable** - Working with pharmaceutical isolators and using automated pharmaceutical compounders - Experience in hospital pharmacy aseptic services - Be familiar with handling cytotoxic drugs following approved procedures ### Qualifications **Essential** - NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services or Level 3 Science Manufacturing Technician or equivalent. - Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council or Science Council - Commitment to undertake in-house training **Desirable** - Leeds Aseptic Preparation and Dispensing of Medicines (APDM) ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Ability to communicate effectively and in a professional manner with patients and staff. - Good attention to detail and responsible attitude towards quality and accuracy. - Commitment to Continuous Professional Development **Desirable** - Proactive approach to developing own training - Proactive approach to the training and development of new colleagues ## Documents - [job description and person specification (pdf, 353.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10457969) ## 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.