Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 6 (would consider band 5 to 6 progression)
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 153-SP05335
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Poole Hospital
- Town
- Poole
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/12/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 23/12/2025
Employer heading
Deputy Lead Pharmacy Technician: Aseptic Services
Band 6 (would consider band 5 to 6 progression)
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
Here at the university hospitals Dorset we are looking for a highly diligent conscientious professional to be one of our Deputy Lead Pharmacy Technician in Aseptic Services.
This is an exciting opportunity for a pharmacy technician to play a key role in supporting the unit with the preparation, quality control, and safe dispensing of cytotoxic and immunotherapy agents prepared in the Aseptic Unit in Poole.
Within our team we value all our team members and their development. The post holder will support the management of the unit and staff within our UHD Aseptic Service team.
- Full-time (37.5 hours per week) job share considered.
- Weekend shifts 1 in 5 (either Saturday or Sunday) and one or two Bank Holiday shifts per year.
- Would consider band 5 to 6 progression. Training and clear objective would be set.
This role requires General Pharmaceutical Council Registration
Base Location: Poole Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
To support the Lead Technician to ensure a comprehensive service complying with the relevant legislation, good practices and following standard operating procedures.
This role requires extensive technical knowledge in aseptic preparation of injectable cytotoxic and immunotherapy agents. Adherence to regulatory standards, and a commitment to ensuring the safety and efficacy of aseptic products. The technician will support the leading of daily operations in the Aseptic Preparation Unit, as well as the support the ongoing QMS for the unit, and provide mentorship to junior staff.
To work alongside the aseptic team and cancer pharmacists in providing the preparation, quality control, and safe dispensing of cytotoxic and Immunotherapy agents that is required for the delivery of chemotherapy, and CIVAs products for both adult and paediatric patients.
To assist in training members of pharmacy staff.
To assist and manage the daily technical service in cancer and its future development in accordance with national, local and departmental legislation, guidelines and policies.
To assist in managing technical staff, resources, activity and information for the service and ensuring it meets the needs of the Trust’s strategy.
To assist in the quality management systems to ensure standards are met.
To assist in staff management such as rotas and appraisals.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Pharmaceutical Science and BTEC in Pharmacy Services
- Registration to The General Pharmaceutical Council
- Accredited Pre and In-Process checking within Aseptic Services (PIPC)
Desirable criteria
- APTUK member
- Leadership qualification
- Accredited Product Approval Accreditation Programme (PAAP)
- Accreditation for Cleanroom Supervision in Pharmacy Technical Services (CSPTS)
- PTQA
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive post qualified hospital aseptic pharmacy experience
- Experience of education & training or mentoring of pharmacy staff
- Experience of developing and implementing Standard Operating Procedures
- Experience of multidisciplinary and/or collaborative working
- Experience of active use of electronic Quality Management System
- Experience of undertaking audits, data collection
Desirable criteria
- Supervisory and appraisal experience
- Experience of data analysis and writing reports
- Experience of producing memos/alerts/newsletters
- Experience of delivering training presentations
Technical Skills
Essential criteria
- Neat, accurate, numerate
- Good IT skills (MS word, MS Excel, internet and email)
- Able to prioritise work /time management
- Good organisational skills (self and others)
- Logical approach to problem solving & Demonstrates initiative
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills – able to liaise confidently with patients, consultants, prescribers, nurses, colleagues and other healthcare staff
- Good analytical and evaluative skills
Desirable criteria
- Familiarity with JAC/WellSky pharmacy computer system
- Extracting and applying information
- Familiarity with Mosaiq or any electronic prescribing program
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Extensive knowledge of standards required within NHS section 10 aseptic service
- Good understanding of pharmacy law and ethics, roles and responsibilities
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Denise Gibbons
- Job title
- Lead Technician - Aseptic Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 3575
- Additional information
If you are interested in this post please contact Denise on 03000193575 to arrange a visit to the unit and meet the team.
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