Senior Production Technician – Aseptic Services
Join our Pharmacy Team working on Clinical Trials in the Aseptics .
The team provide pharmacy support for the expanding Research and Development work of the trust, with a large portfolio of studies across many clinical specialities including working with the NIHR Royal Liverpool Clinical Research Facility in the conduct of first in human studies.
We work with external trial sponsors such as pharmaceutical companies, universities and local research units to ensure the correct and safe management of clinical trial medication.
You will be mainly based in the aseptic unit at the Aintree site and will contribute to production and distribution of sterile parental products for named patients for use in both standard of care and research settings.
You will be involved in the set up and management of upcoming studies that involve aseptically dispensed investigational medicinal products. You will design and produce worksheets, labels and other trial specific documents for use in aseptic dispensing.
You will assist in the maintenance of trial drugs, recording drug accountability and temperature monitoring of any areas storing clinical trial medication.
You will meet with external trial representatives during their monitoring visits to discuss the conduct of the trials at site.
Full training will be given.
You must be a qualified Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC with experience in aseptics.
- Annex 21 training positions will also be considered *
You will be based at the Aintree University Hospitals site with the Aseptics Team. You will work one day a week with the Clinical Trials team, supporting trial set up and management.
Trials responsibilities will include
- Dispensing aseptic clinical trial prescriptions
- Writing of individual trial procedures
- Producing aseptic worksheets and labels for trial products
- Receipt and management of storage of investigational medicinal products
- Support cross site if required
- Weekend and late rota support if required
Full Details Of Aseptic Duties In Job Description
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rebecca Tangney Job title: Lead Clinical Trial Pharmacist Email address: Rebecca.Tangney@liverpoolft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0151 706 2883
Claire Williams
Aseptics Service Manager - Aintree
Claire.Williams2@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
0151 529 5039
