Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Pharmacy Production

Job overview

Pharmacy Production Department

There has never been a better time to join our Pharmacy Production Team! We are a friendly and progressive department who work together to meet the needs of our patients and customers.

Are you an excellent team player? Are you flexible and self-motivated and want to learn about or enhance your Pharmacy aseptic and non- sterile services experience? We want you to join our team.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Pharmacy Production Aseptic Services .

Full training will be given for the post.

All staff are supported to develop their potential through a structured personal development programme and to develop the required skills and knowledge

Apprenticeship in science manufacturing is available once established in post.

In addition there are alternative development pathways to further your career in technical services.

Due to the Christmas break we will be shortlisting early January 2026 and interviewing on the 21st of January 2026

Unfortunately this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship or continuing a healthcare workers visa .

Main duties of the job

Core duties:

• To assist with the smooth day to day running of the aseptic service.
• To support in training ATO’s and other staff in the aseptic unit.
• Preparation of injectable medicines using aseptic technique in pharmaceutical isolators and laminar flow cabinets, following validated methods and standard operating procedures.
• To assist with collating workload data, environmental monitoring data, entering the data into designated computer programs and generation of reports.
• To assist with audits to be conducted in improving the quality of the aseptic service and the facility.
• To generate aseptic worksheets and adult parenteral nutrition prescriptions using designated pharmacy computer systems.
• To label and dispense pre-filled/ outsourced ready to use items.
• Setting up trays with doses for individual patient’s according to standard operating procedure(s) for manufacturing
• Start and end of the day cleaning of unit and equipment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.