Pharmacy Senior Aseptic Service Operator – Cancer & Technical Services
| Posting date: | 30 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £30,546.00 to £32,207.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £30546.00 - £32207.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 February 2026 |
| Location: | London, SW10 9NH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9289-CS-312 |
Summary
Roles and responsibilities Effectively participate in the delivery of all services from the Technical Services unit. Duties to include: Aseptic dispensing, including the preparation of cytotoxic, intrathecal injections, intravenous additives, clinical trial drugs, and any other drugs which require aseptic preparation after the required training, accreditation and validation. Ordering of drugs, consumables and equipment used within Technical Services. Ensure medication is prepared to meet agreed delivery times and to minimise waiting times for patients. Maintains effective communication links with Lead Pharmacist and Lead Technician and all members of the Technical Services team. To follow relevant procedures, including adherence to GMP, The Orange guide, QAAPs, Section 10 requirements, Waste Management, Health & Safety legislation, COSSH regulations and the Trust Medicines Policy in order to deliver the service in a safe and effective manner. Ensure stock levels of all products and materials are accurate and support the appropriate ordering of stock through liaison with the Pharmacy Buying Office. Inaccuracies in all medicines should be investigated before being referred to line manager without delay. Be responsible for the maintenance of stock rotation in order to make sure that medicines are stored appropriately and in date using the expiry date database. Ensure documentation is filed accurately and in a timely manner. Liaise with the Senior Technicians and Lead Technician on management issues Dispenses injections and infusions for (e.g. chemotherapy, CIVAS , Clinical trial materials) under aseptic conditions to all required standards. Issues systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) medicines to the designated nursing staff. Helps to maintain good stock control by ensuring stock checks are completed on a weekly basis and investigates and corrects discrepancies according to local procedure. Ensure excellent labelling standards for chemotherapy medicines using the Cancer Services Chemocare system. Assists with accurate booking out of medicines on the pharmacy JAC/Wellsky system. Assists with generating patient-specific aseptic preparation worksheets using our Pharmacy Chemotherapy Chemocare system. Assists with the generation of patient-specific manual worksheets and labelling using Epysis labelling occasionally as required for non-Chemocare items. Daily, weekly and monthly cleaning of isolators and preparation areas including. To carry out cleaning of the aseptic unit which involves daily cleaning, weekly cleaning, and quarterly cleaning using multiple cleaning agents. The cleaning work is repeated at least twice day, multiple times each week. The daily cleaning involves the use of one type of agent, while the weekly and quarterly involves the use of 3 types of agents sequentially. The quarterly clean includes cleaning the unit ceilings and walls. The daily clean includes daily floor cleaning. To carry out Isolator cleaning, at least twice daily before and after each aseptic medicines preparation session. Participates in physical and environmental monitoring including unit pressures, and laying media plates around the unit. Undertake specific projects in accordance with objectives set within Personal Development Plan, to be reviewed at appraisals Help to ensure that all equipment (e.g. isolators and air handling unit) is operating to the required standard. Attend and participate in departmental meetings and participate in departmental quality initiatives. Ensure that all necessary accreditations are up to date for working in the dispensary for weekend and late duty rotas and ensure familiarity with systems and procedures. Undertake any other duties as reasonably required by the Chief Pharmacist. Other Duties Covers dispensary in line with the dispensary rota Participates in weekend and bank holiday duties (dispensary based) and late duty. Undertakes any other duties agreed with the Lead Pharmacist/Technician Cancer and Technical Services or Chief Pharmacist. This job description may be subject to change according to the varying needs of the service. Such changes will be made after discussion between the post holder and his/her manager. All duties must be carried out under supervision or within Trust policy and procedure. You must never undertake any duties that are outside your area of skill or knowledge or training level. If you are unsure you must seek clarification from a more senior member of staff.