Aseptic Operational Technician

East Kent University NHS Foundation Trust EKHUFT has an exciting opportunity for a challenging role for an appropriately qualified person to join the Aseptic Team as an Aseptic Operational Technician. You will be part of a brilliant team supporting the delivery of chemotherapy to all of our Three Hospital Sites plus the mobile chemotherapy unit.

• Dispense stock products using the CMM system.
• Work the Patient Tracker List (PTL) organising workloads, communicating with pharmacists regarding prescriptions not received by deadlines.
• Assemble and prepare aseptic products under the supervision of technical staff.
• Directly supervise Assistant Technical Officers preparing medicines and have responsibility to ensure compliance with all standards of GMP and procedures are maintained.
• Take part in training future colleagues and Pre-Registration Pharmacists, using close supervision and good communication to ensure that the trainee has understood and carries out their duties according to procedures and GMP.
• Clean and monitor the isolators and cleanrooms according to procedures and to document any work undertaken.
• Undertake transfer disinfection of all items into the aseptic rooms and isolators according to local procedures and to maintain validations for this process.
• Will attend courses and undertake any training identified to develop expertise in aseptic skills, where training needs have been identified.
• To contribute to the quality development and service improvement of the unit by continuous review of processes.
• Manage workload according to patient priority.
• Pack up and distribute finished treatments to correct destinations following local SOP’s.
• Day to day supervision of Aseptic team members.
• Pre-In-process checking (PIPC).

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jenny Clements Job title: Aseptic Production Manager Email address: jenny.clements@nhs.net Telephone number: 01227864340