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Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 18.75 hours per week (Monday-Friday)
Job ref
320-CDCS-4148
Employer
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Derby Hospital
Town
Derby
Salary
£32,073 - £39,043 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/07/2026 23:59
Interview date
20/07/2026

Employer heading

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Pharmacy Technician Aseptic Trainer

Band 5

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 14,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services.  The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds.  All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities.  This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification.  Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

if you are blind or visually impaired and require application material in an alternative format- such as Braille, large print, audio or accessible electronic formats or  you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on  01332 788466

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for; 

Job overview

If you have been looking for a new challenge and would like to develop your technician career in hospital pharmacy, we are looking forward to hearing from you. 

We are looking for an ambitious, motivated person with excellent people skills and aseptic experience to join our aseptic training team within the pharmacy department at the Royal Derby Hospital. 

At the RDH, injectable medicines and chemotherapy are aseptically prepared by highly skilled pharmacy staff working in quality controlled, environmentally monitored aseptic units. 

You will be part of a team that supports the training of pharmacy staff preparing injectable medicines in our units and helping to ensure compliance with regulatory standards. 

You will have excellent communication and organisational skills and the desire to provide a high quality, safe, effective and efficient service to our patients. 

At the UHDB we provide opportunities for flexible working, a supportive environment focused on staff wellbeing and good career development. 

You will be supported in your new post by an experienced senior team and skilled and friendly colleagues. 

Main duties of the job

Support the management, development and delivery of the aseptic training programme and support staff ensuring standardisation of practice and learning.  

Support the Deputy Production Manager - Aseptic Training Lead and Accountable Pharmacist with the development and implementation of aseptic related materials. 

Support the management team in delivering relevant technical aspects of training to all staff groups, within aseptic areas. This will involve organising training programs to ensure that all staff involved in service delivery are trained and competency assessed on a regular basis.

Responsible for reviewing and updating aseptic related training and validation material.

Creating a culture in which learning and personal development is valued and can identify development needs in others and support and coach new staff and staff undertaking training to meet their training needs.

Assist the management team with the recruitment of Pharmacy technical services operators.

Responsible for carrying out and documenting risk assessments within managed section in relation to the development of new training packages.

Responsible for the collection and presentation of quality indicators for technician and support staff training.

To cover, where appropriate, in the absence of the other Training Leads.

Participating in the departmental out of hours service delivery, which requires weekend, late night and B/ H  rostered working.

 

Closing date : 2 July 2026

Interview date: 20 July 2026

Working for our organisation

 

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together 

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. 

 In return we will offer: 

*  Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development 
* On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond. 
* A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes 

 Key Facts about our Trust: 

 * We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day. 
* We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week. 
* An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country. 
* Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily. 
* Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres. 
* We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres. 
* We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

 

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words. 

 

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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below). 

Person specification

Education, Training and Qualification requirements

Essential criteria
  • Registered Pharmacy Technician (GPhC)
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Desirable criteria
  • Management Qualification
  • Training Qualification e.g. City and Guilds stage 1 teaching certificate or equivalent

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Current knowledge of hospital pharmacy practice including dispensing and aseptic services
  • Working knowledge of NHS Trust and departmental section procedures
  • Experienced of working in a hospital pharmacy, in aseptic services
  • Experience of training pharmacy staff
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge and understanding of NVQ Pharmacy Services standards
  • Experience supervising staff and carrying out appraisals
  • Computer literate in the use of PowerPoint

Skills and Ability

Essential criteria
  • Able to communicate verbally and electronically clearly and concisely
  • Able to produce accurate written work to a high standard
  • Able to work under pressure, organise own work and meet deadlines
Desirable criteria
  • Can plan, organise and deliver training sessions, one to one and small / large groups

Communication and interpersonal skills

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate they can give feedback in an appropriate way
  • Demonstrate they are a team player
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate they can adapt verbal communication to learners individual needs

Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria
  • Positive approach and able to motivate others
Desirable criteria
  • Innovative and forward thinking

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare Leaver CovenantStep into healthArmed Forces CovenantCareLeaver CovenantAge Friendly EmployerNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Wendy Smith
Job title
Deputy Production Manager-Aseptic Training Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01332 785366
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