Lead Production Technician | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,419 - £55,046 per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 February 2026 |
| Location: | London, NW1 2BU |
| Company: | University College London Hospital |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7715734/309-UCLH-7293 |
Summary
Do you enjoy aseptic work? Are you a well organised and practical person? Do you set yourself high standards? Do you like taking on responsibility?
We are looking for an experienced Senior Production Technician with these qualities, and a friendly outgoing personality, to join the production team at UCH Hospitals. In return you will gain extensive experience and training in a unit which produces doses prepared under Section 10 exemption and under a Specials Manufacturing Licence.
You will need to be a Registered Pharmacy Technician or Science Manufacturing Technician with post qualification experience in aseptic manufacture in hospital pharmacy.
Our busy aseptic service compounds TPN for adults (8,000 pa), and neonates, dispenses chemo drugs (50,000 pa ) and IV additives ( 12,000 pa ), as well as being involved in our brand new advance therapy medicinal product(ATMPs) preparation pathways.
To assist and deputise for the Chief Technicians in the day-to-day delivery of Production Services from UCL Hospitals in accordance with the principles of Good Manufacturing Practice and Nationally agreed standards. To assist in the aseptic training and assessment of new Technicians and Assistants and provide a high quality, safe service to our patients.
The role will include leading teams across our units at UCLH, training a variety of staff and being a guardian of GMP.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological,gastrointestinaland oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclearmedicineandpathology.
Weare committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
This advert closes on Sunday 25 Jan 2026
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