# Specialist Services Pharmacy Technician (Aseptic) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-services-pharmacy-technician-aseptic/595cd429-ea5c-4a75-92bc-c9a4fbd02258 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-services-pharmacy-technician-aseptic/595cd429-ea5c-4a75-92bc-c9a4fbd02258.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Lancaster Infirmary - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacy technician - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 Per Annum Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** 37.5 hours per week (fulltime) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-16T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-02T07:41:42.376Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cumbria/Lancaster/University_Hospitals_Morecambe_Bay_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy_Technician/Pharmacy_Technician-v8266896 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8266896?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you passionate about delivering high quality chemotherapy services and being part of a team to deliver this? If so, we want to hear from you! You will not only have the opportunity to explore and enhance your technical expertise, but you will also be a key member of the team. We understand just how important it is to invest in you and will be able to offer a range of training and support programmes to develop your skills. You will participate in the provision of a safe, efficient and cost-effective Aseptic Preparation Service for Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust as part of a multidisciplinary team. Training and revalidation of staff in all aseptic practices as well as assisting the managers on daily duties. You will be working together with our Senior Technician, Assistants, and other junior staff to help develop their skills in this area, as well as making sure we continue to improve our aseptic services. ### Main duties of the job - To assist in the provision of a high quality, patient focused, aseptic service, to patients of the trust particularly regarding provision of a chemotherapy compounding service. - To assist the senior technicians in the day to day running of the pharmacy aseptic service, including the training of technicians, apprentices and assistants in the technical aspects of the service. - To help facilitate and support the efficient and cost-effective use of medicines within the aseptic unit. To provide safe, timely, cost effective appropriate and high quality pharmaceutical services for patients and staff. To apply for this post, you will be a Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC, be a qualified Accredited checking Technician with the required aseptic training ### 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 University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/ ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Relevant experience in hospital Pharmacy or other Pharmacy setting - Experience in dispensing medications, drugs receipt, record keeping and cold chain maintenance **Desirable** - Experience of hospital pharmacy and aseptics - Experience with clinical Audit and data analysis - Experience in specialist ### Education and qualifications **Essential** - Recognised pharmacy technician qualification - NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Service Skills or equivalent - Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) - Accredited checking qualification and registration with Northwest framework (equiv to NVQ level 4) **Desirable** - ACT Mentor - GCP accreditation - Assessor Award - Medicines reconciliation training ### Skills, ability and knowledge **Essential** - Working knowledge of pharmacy procedures, practices and legislation including Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) - Good manual, accuracy and analytical dispensing skills - Working knowledge of training requirements for technical / support posts - Ability to motivate self and others and lead a team - Ability to talk to / communicate with patients, carers and healthcare professionals clearly - Good influencing and teaching skills - Computer skills including working knowledge of Microsoft word and skills for dispensing and record keeping **Desirable** - Further computing skills e.g. presentations and spreadsheets ## Documents - [people strategy (pdf, 109.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2942) - [lgbt network leaflet (pdf, 226.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1741) - [access to work information sheet (pdf, 172.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2427) - [jd higher level pharmacy technician (pdf, 376.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10581472) - [p spec higher level pharmacy technician (pdf, 124.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10581473) - [royal lancaster infirmary accessibility plan 2017 (pdf, 170.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1025) ## 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.