A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.This is an exciting opportunity for a position as an Advanced As.....
A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity for a position as an Advanced Assistant Technical Officer in Aseptic Manufacturing at the Royal Liverpool, in a brand-new clean room facility. The post holder will take part in a 12- or 24-month in-house learning and development programme where they will build knowledge in several subject areas and develop skills in aseptic production, including manual manipulations and production using automated equipment. The length of the programme is dependent on previous experience.
The in-house programme covers a range of key subject areas such as legislation & regulations that governs pharmaceutical aseptic manufacturing, clean room design & comportment, microbiology & environmental monitoring systems. The programme also focusses on the actions and uses of aseptically prepared products including parenteral nutrition, cytotoxic agents, chemotherapeutics, gene therapies, clinical trial medicines & products that fall into the centralised intravenous additive services (CIVAS)category. The CIVAS category includes a range of pharmaceuticals for intraocular delivery, intrathecal medicines & intravenous medicines.
This opportunity provides the post holder with an opportunity to learn new skills, take on challenges and work with brand new manufacturing equipment. The postholder will be welcomed into a team who share a passion to developing high quality, safe & efficacious medicines that are vital for patient care.
Annex 21 Terms and Conditions will be considered.
To work as part of the pharmacy Aseptic Services team facilitating the comprehensive and efficient preparation, supply and delivery of aseptically manufactured products.
To assist with the maintenance and delivery of the Quality Assurance system within the manufacturing unit.
To organise and supervise clean room activities including staff and workflow.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Plan, organise and prioritise work activities within clean rooms alongside the Pharmacy Technicians. To assist with the co-ordination of daily workload, managing breaks and highlighting issues to a Senior Pharmacy Technician.
Responsible for the safe use of equipment within clean rooms, ensuring clean room staff use equipment in accordance with instructions and SOPs.
To carry out aseptic preparation including parenteral nutrition, CIVA, cytotoxic drugs, gene therapy and monoclonal antibodies from point of prescription receipt.
To be aware and follow all departmental operating procedures and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidance at all times. Carry out environmental monitoring with appropriate media.
To communicate effectively with healthcare professionals both within and outside the Trust. To ensure good team working with other pharmacy staff, ward staff and other service providers as necessary.
To train junior members of staff in core areas as deemed appropriate by the Senior Technical Team.
To be aware of and participate, where required, in departmental audits.
To be a professional role model for Assistant Technical Officers/Senior Assistant Technical Officer.
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This advert closes on Tuesday 5 Dec 2023