Production Technician - Aseptic Services

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., To deliver on a day to day basis the dispensing and manufacturing services, in line with resources and service demands.
To support the set up and management of Clinical Trials with the requirement for Aseptic preparation. To support the Operational Managers in providing quality medicinal products in a safe and efficient manor. Train staff as per departmental SOPs., The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £25.70 (standard disclosure) or £46.70 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence., 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.


• NVQ Level 3 Pharmacy Services or Science Manufacturing Technician or equivalent
• A member of the GPhC council, Science Council or equivalent
• Attendance of APDM
Desirable criteria
• NVQ Level 2 Pharmacy Services, Science Manufacturing Technician or equivalent, Demonstrable knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) or QC laboratory practical work experience and/or substantial experience in an industrial/pharmaceutical setting
• Experience of working in a team
• Experience of the preparation of aseptic products
• Evidence of relevant and on-going CPD
Desirable criteria
• Experience of using automated equipment
• Experience in physical, environmental and microbiological monitoring, Numerate - able to carry out simple calculations
• Knowledge and application of SOPs and Quality Assurance systems, GMP and GDP
• Knowledge of COSHH
• Knowledge of clinical trials and hospital aseptic services
• Able to relate to all grades of staff within a multidisciplinary team, Clear and accurate written communication skills
• Clear and accurate verbal communication skills
• Ability to use different IT applications
• Ability to work in a busy environment to meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail
• Ability to work alone or part of a team
• Methodical with attention to detail
• A range of aseptic preparation and manipulation skills
• Ability to adapt to change
• Ability to show initiative and work efficiently
• Able to supervise and prioritise tasks and team workflow
• Ability to set routines and implement new working procedures
• Ability to train and mentor others
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to respond to non-routine queries and escalate when outside limitations
• Ability to work to deadlines, prioritise appropriately and meet set targets
• Ability to make decisions, Enthusiasm for the position
• Can use own initiative and shows attention to detail
• Proactive
• Friendly, empathetic and reliable team worker able to relate to all grades of staff
• Willingness to learn
• Conscientious and reliable
• Able to deal with and resolve conflict and disagreement
• Ability to work as per departmental weekend, evening and bank holiday rotas, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  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.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.