Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Aseptic Services
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join the team of assistants within Aseptic Services. We have a highly regarded Aseptic Production Unit (APU) at the Trust and we have recently moved into our brand new unit at the Royal Liverpool. The post holders must have the ability to supervise as well as being responsible for the delivery of support activities to the aseptic service. The successful applicants will carry out senior duties in a number of areas including:
1. Chemotherapy Service assisting with providing a cytotoxic reconstitution service.
2. Parenteral Nutrition Service assisting with the production of adult and neonatal products.
3. Intravenous Additive Service to offer an extensive range of products for both internal patients and external customers.
4. Supply & dispatch of products to external customers.
Main duties of the job
To supervise, develop support services and implement change along with being responsible for the delivery of support activities to the aseptic service.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience. The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
Job responsibilities
The successful applicants will carry out senior duties in a number of areas including:
1. Chemotherapy Service assisting with providing a cytotoxic reconstitution service.
2. Parenteral Nutrition Service assisting with the production of adult and neonatal products.
3. Intravenous Additive Service to offer an extensive range of products for both internal patients and external customers.
4. Supply & dispatch of products to external customers.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience in pharmacy aseptic services
* Evidence of relevant and ongoing personal CPD
* Aseptic manufacturing and dispensing experience
Other
* Enthusiastic with ability to motivate self and others.
* Able to use initiative.
* Methodical with attention to detail
* Ability to work as per departmental weekend, evening and bank holiday rotas.
Qualifications
* Willingness to attend the four-day aseptic course APDM in Leeds
Skills
* Ability to work accurately
* Good interpersonal skills, able to work with all grades of staff.
* Good organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise own workload.
* Training and mentoring skills
* Ability to work to deadlines and meet set targets
* Ability and willingness to manage change.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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