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Main area
Radiopharmacy
Grade
Band 4-5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Will include weekend work and late shifts as required)
Job ref
387-DT7608-CCC
Employer
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Town
Bristol
Salary
£28,392 - £39,043 pa pro rata (Band 4/5 depending on experience)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/09/2026 23:59

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Bristol NHS Foundation Trust logo

Radiopharmacy Technician

Band 4-5

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) have merged as of 1st July 2026 to become Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. This will create an exciting future that brings together the best of both organisations. As a single, strong and sustainable organisation, we will not only be able to deliver better outcomes for our patients and fairer care for our population, but it will also provide greater opportunities for our people.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

Our job adverts may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Considering this, if you are interested in this role, please do apply as soon as you can.

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Job overview

Are you a Science Graduate or a qualified Pharmacy Technician looking for a new challenge in a friendly department?

Would you like to finish work in the early afternoon? 

We have an exciting  opportunity for a Radiopharmacy Technician to join our expanding radiopharmacy team consisting of Healthcare Scientists and Pharmacy Technicians. The role involves production of radiopharmaceuticals under an MHRA Specials Licence and assisting in the provision of the service

We welcome applications from candidates who are able to demonstrate the Trust values and satisfy the essential criteria of the person specification and responsibilities of the job description. If you are not sure if you meet all the criteria or would like more information, we welcome informal discussions about the role(s). 

Radiopharmacy production is allocated on a rotational basis and requires a 6.00am start but with a 7am/7.15am start on non-production days. The role will include weekend work and late shifts as required. 

* This is a Band 4/5 role dependent on experience. *

Main duties of the job

  • Main duties of the job:

    • To take part in the preparation of radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. This will require a start time of 6.00AM for some elements of the role on a rotational basis.
    • To communicate effectively with individuals within radiopharmacy, Quality Control (QC), Regional Quality Control Laboratory (RQCL), external customers and contractors.
    • To develop own skills and knowledge and contribute to the development of others.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities of each role, please refer to the job description documents attached to this vacancy. Please note there are two vacancies available. One of which is permanent role and second one is fix term contract. Please note the person specifications for both roles are the same.

 

All work will be undertaken in specialist aseptic clean room facilities which we are required to operate under strict regulatory rules. The guidelines covering the operation of these aseptic facilities mean that staff members with certain long term or recurrent medical or health conditions, such as gastrointestinal or skin conditions, can represent a risk of microbial contamination which therefore precludes access to the clean room. For candidates information, our Occupational Health team will carry out an assessment at the stage when conditional offers are made. The assessment will consider whether any candidate would not be able to work in an aseptic facility and/or whether any candidate would be able to work in an aseptic facility with any restrictions or reasonable adjustments.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • Qualified Pharmacy technician or Science Graduate.
Desirable criteria
  • Training in Good Manufacturing Practice.

Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in a team
  • Aseptic product release
  • Experience of working in a pharmacy environment.
  • 2 years GMP experience.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • IT experience/skills with spreadsheets and databases
  • Good numeracy and literacy skills
  • Good practical skills with the ability to work accurately and neatly
  • Good verbal skills
  • Willingness of working with radioactive materials, including manual handling of shielding and lead pots to adhere to statutory health and safety and radiation safety guidelines pertaining to a radiochemistry laboratory
Desirable criteria
  • Radiopharmacy and/or aseptic dispensing in a GMP setting

Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard.
  • Willingness of working with radioactive materials, including manual handling of shielding and lead pots to adhere to statutory health and safety and radiation safety guidelines pertaining to a radiochemistry laboratory
  • Work independently, self-motivate and use initiative
  • Able to be helpful, work collaboratively and be supportive within a team
  • Respectful to others, treat everyone as an individual
  • Flexible approach
  • Willing to learn, open to change
  • Able to work under pressure
  • Quick learner and proactive approach
  • Ability to prioritise appropriately

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

Application numbers

Our job adverts may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Considering this, if you are interested in this role, please do apply as soon as you can.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Syed Hyder Bukhari
Job title
Radiopharmacy Production Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0117 3424155
Additional information

Lucy Phillips ([email protected])

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