Technical Services Senior Operative / Pharmacy Technician

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated individual to work within our busy Pharmacy Technical Services sector at Ipswich Hospital. This service covers the preparation of medicines used within the treatment of cancer.

You will be involved in providing specialist support to the Technical Services team by undertaking pre and in-process checking of chemotherapy and other agents, supervising the team of Technicians and Assistants within the cleanrooms, assisting in managing stock control within the Chemotherapy Preparation Unit and preparation of Cytotoxic and Monoclonal Antibody preparations.

You should ideally have experience of supervising / co-ordinating staff and workflow. You must be flexible and react positively to change with the ability to work within Pharmacy Technical Service. You must be able to follow written procedures, work under supervision and complete tasks accurately to set deadlines. You will be working in our cleanrooms.

If you are interested in contributing to the care of patients using practical skills with an ability to work under your own initiative, good communication skills, a high level of accuracy and are keen to develop your skills then you may be suited to this type of role.

We would consider a developmental role at a lower banding with set competency targets. If you are about to qualify and will meet the essential criteria once qualified, you are welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

• Work in partnership with the CPU management team in the provision of a high quality, cost effective and efficient patient centred pharmacy service to the trust.
• To supervise the team of technicians and assistants within the cleanrooms, involved in the delivery of the service and to support the co-ordination of the day-to-day running of the unit and its staff, including liaising with the admin team and heads of departments for staff shortages.
• To deputise for the Chief Pharmacy Technician in their absence, as required by the CPU manager, in the running of the CPU.
• Support the professional development of technicians and assistants within the Chemotherapy Preparation Unit (CPU), ensuring that staff have read, understood and received appropriate training for all relevant SOP’s. Contributing to the writing and delivering of the CPU staff training pack for bands 2/3 and 5.
• Contribute to the induction and mentoring of new staff within the CPU and provide support as necessary to Technicians, student Technicians, Assistants and other relevant members of the pharmacy team in education and training.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.