Specialist Aseptic Services Technician
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 26 Tachwedd 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £38,682.00 i £46,580.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 10 Rhagfyr 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Swindon, SN3 6BB |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9249-25-0627 |
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1. To support the management of the day-to-day operational running of the PASU. 2. To co-ordinate the daily workload with the PASU ensuring products are supplied to service users in a timely manner. 3. To manage and undertake the completion of staff rotas, planning of work duties and staff training objectives ensuring set levels of staffing are maintained. 4. Have good knowledge and understanding of the computer systems used to generate documentation such as worksheets, procedures and labels used in aseptic preparation and ensure validation and change control procedures are followed. 5. To be able to perform calculations accurately when checking computer generated worksheets 6. To complete the daily capacity planner ensuring safe capacity levels for workload and escalating if required. 7. To take part in the accuracy checking and final release of products purchased from external Specials suppliers. 8. To take part in pre, in-process and final checking of products prepared aseptically by PASU and maintain competence in this area. 9. To be able to risk assess and recommend whether a product is fit for purpose, knowing when to refer to the Authorised Pharmacist. 10. To be able to ascertain and have knowledge of the stability and formulation requirements of aseptically prepared products including suitability of diluents, volume of diluents, administration routes. 11. To manage the ordering of patient specific and batch pre-prepared aseptic products (cytotoxic, high risk injectables and parenteral nutrition) from external Specials suppliers in a timely, efficient and safe manner and ensure all necessary quality assurance checks are completed. 12. To liaise and communicate effectively with external Specials suppliers to ensure the Trust is receiving a high quality and efficient service. Where necessary to proactively manage complaints and service improvements. 13. To assist in the management of contracts for outsourced patient specific and batch pre-prepared aseptic products (cytotoxic, high risk injectables and parenteral nutrition), and aid in the reporting of key performance indicators. 14. To maintain the necessary competencies. These include but are not limited to valid hand washing, gowning, transfer, cleaning, dispensing, operator broth tests, pre & in-process and checking validations. 15. To be competent to accurately and consistently participate in the aseptic preparation, ordering and dispensing of high-risk injectables including parenteral nutrition, Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatments (SACT), monoclonal antibodies, Clinical trial IMPs and CIVAs. 16. To ensure all PASU staff safely handle, store and dispose of hazardous materials such as cytotoxic drugs, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines and sharps, according to Trust policies, Health and Safety at Work Act and COSHH regulations without further increasing the risk to themselves or their colleagues. 17. To undertake regular environmental monitoring and quality control tasks to ensure the PASU environment and product quality remains within specified limits. To act on findings and report any out of specifications to the Accountable Pharmacist. 18. To ensure the proper use, maintenance and cleaning of all equipment including pharmaceutical isolators and cleanrooms according to departmental procedures. 19. To be responsible for delivering stock control, ordering levels, storage, invoicing and quarantine of medicines. This includes starting materials, consumables and aseptically prepared batch products purchased from external Specials suppliers where delegated by procurement leads. 20. To assist in providing financial costing and reports in relation to stock usage, wastage, contracts and workload information. 21. Assist with the investigation of deviations, non-conformances, out of specification results and errors, including completion of the relevant paperwork and root cause analysis. 22. Assist the Lead and Deputy Lead for Aseptic Services and Accountable Pharmacist with the development, review and implementation of new products, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), formal documentation and policies 23. To facilitate the induction and on-going training of all PASU staff in outsourced activities, GMP, aseptic preparation and safe working practices. 24. To be responsible for the supervision of staff and to undertake assessment and re-validation of staff to ensure a high quality and safe environment is maintained. 25. To be involved in the quality management system and attend and present information in regular quality meetings. 26. To support the identification and management of risk within the PASU and to escalate identified risks to the senior PASU team. 27. To assist the Accountable Pharmacist in the self-inspection audits and yearly Assurance of Aseptic Preparation of Medicines inspection and take an active role in addressing any deficiencies identified. 28. To identify, suggest and implement changes in a controlled manner to ensure continuous improvement within PASU. 29. To participate in early and late rotas as required by the service 30. To participate in all other duties deemed appropriate by the senior team and relevant to the role