Lead Pharmacist Technical Services

We have a fabulous opportunity for a Lead Technical Services Pharmacist (Band 8a) to join our aseptic team at Royal Blackburn Hospital.

This role will focus on ensuring the effective and efficient quality assurance of unlicensed aseptic products and to provide support for the specialised chemotherapy clinical service.

The Technical service operates under the section 10 exemption of the Medicine Act 1968 (as referenced in The Human Medicines Regulations 2012) and comply with the standards of the Quality Assurance of Aseptic Preparation services QAAPs.

We are seeking a motivated individual who demonstrates commitment, accountability and is a positive role model for our Aseptic Technical Team and Chemotherapy Clinical Team.

We want your enthusiasm and ideas in to providing a first-class pharmacy aseptic service to our busy Cancer Unit, tertiary Neonatal and Hepatobiliary (HPB) service.

You will be expected to take part in project/research in areas relevant to the service and be a part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Network group.

The service is undergoing developments and you will help with the project and look at expanding the service towards a Specials Manufacturing Licence.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, contact Alessandro Latella (Principal Pharmacist- Technical Service) or Michelle Randall (Deputy Director of Pharmacy).

Main duties of the job

The aseptic unit delivers a central intravenous additive service (CIVAS) providing an adult and neonatal intravenous nutrition service (TPN), complex non cancer monoclonal antibodies (MABs), chemotherapy, immunotherapy, complex clinical trials, antibiotics, and continuous infusions for clinical areas across Blackburn and Burnley site.

You will have excellent capabilities to work as a team member, essential for creating, improving, and sustaining the safety, quality and efficiency of our services and the Quality Management System to ensure we maintain compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice, regulatory and legislative requirements.

Integral to the role will be:

• Acting as 'Accountable Pharmacist' under section 10 exemption


• Acting as 'Authorising Pharmacist' under section 10 exemption


• Adherence with the overarching Pharmaceutical Quality Management system (PQS) for Technical Services.


• Provision of leadership with regards to all operational quality aspects


• Provision of a Specialist Clinical Oncology service., We value the personal skills, experiences, and qualities that individuals bring to our department and the Trust; creating an inclusive working environment to attract talented people who feel motivated, involved, and able to influence the future direction of our services. The wellbeing of staff is important to us; we have a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team who provide support on a range of topics, run fitness classes, and organise mindfulness sessions. As an employer we have earned a reputation for focusing on the development of our staff and for being an organisation people are proud to work for.
  
  This is an exciting time for Aseptic Services with NHSE's future plans for transformation and investment. This post holder will be instrumental in helping to inform and shape aseptic services for the Trust and across the ICS in the advent of future hub and spoke models, ensuring that quality assurance and patient safety will be at the heart of everything to we do.