Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Aseptic Services, Clinical Trials

Job overview

We're looking for a motivated individual to join our busy team. Do you have experience working in a sterile production unit within the NHS or commercial sector & want to expand your skills? We might have the perfect job for you!

We seek someone with proven aseptic skills & experience dispensing clinical trial medications. In return, we offer a rewarding career pathway with the opportunity to undertake a Science Manufacturing Technician (SMT) Apprenticeship (Level 3 Diploma in the Principles of Aseptic Pharmaceuticals Processing).

Our unit prepares a range of sterile medicinal products, including clinical trial medications, chemotherapy & total parenteral nutrition. Our team is friendly, diverse, & devoted to providing safe & timely products for our patients. Our services play an essential role in a patient's journey, & we take pride in knowing that we contribute to their health & recovery while enabling research that brings new treatments to market. Join us in making a difference!

Main duties of the job

To perform a range of organisational, supervisory and dispensing functions in order to provide efficient and quality clinical technical services to wards and clinics within the Trust, with a particular focus on clinical trial activities.

Duties will be predominantly concerned with the organisation and direct supervision of clean room staff and activities; including assembly, preparation and dispensing of sterile and often complex clinical trial products, including cytotoxics.

Stock control, clerical duties and supportive clinical trials activities are also assigned to this post.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 31st  October 2024

Interviews are due to be held on 13th November 2024

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.