Senior Assistant Technical Officer | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

To assist in the provision of the aseptic preparation service under the supervision of Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists including:

• Aseptic preparation of Parenteral Nutrition (PN) for paediatric and chemotherapy drugs using pharmaceutical isolators.
• Receipt and storage of pharmaceutical raw materials used in the preparation of the PN and chemotherapy treatments, according to Good Manufacturing Practice and Good Distribution Practice.
• Assisting with the cleaning of the cleanrooms at the start of the day, where required.

Core duties

• Aseptic preparation of Parenteral Nutrition (PN) for paediatric & neonatal patients (including Bone Marrow Transplant patients) in the Trust.
• Aseptic preparation of intravenous chemotherapy drugs & related treatments, upon successful completion of the in-house training & assessment.
• Assembling work trays with items & equipment required for the aseptic preparation of all products in the unit.
• Cleaning & maintaining pharmaceutical isolator/s on a sessional basis.
• Performing regular checks on allocated isolator/s & recording checks prior to commencing work in that isolator.
• Undertaking operator & process validations, as determined by Quality Assurance.
• Assist with cleaning of all cleanrooms & support areas to defined standards, where required.

Full training will be provided. (Note: some earlier starts may be required to complete relevant training)

UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.

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