Senior Production Technician (Chemotherapy Services)
- South East London
- £35,964-43,780 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- To ensure the safe, efficient and compliant manufacture of a range of pharmaceuticals under section 10 exemption of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012
- Ensure excellent GMP practices are maintained at all times
- To train junior staff members in aseptic production practices
- To supervise a cohort of pharmacy assistants and production technicians in both preparation and dispensing activities.
- To participate in the aseptic technical verification of screened prescriptions in EPIC
- To manage the workload in both cleanrooms and support areas
- To ensure that effective usage of the raw materials is undertaken and minimise wastage
- To ensure that daily physical monitoring is maintained and QMH courier is organised in a timely manner for daily delivery
- To act as team lead on weekend working
- To act as a role model to staff working throughout the department.
- To undertake any other reasonable duties as specified by the Principal technician and senior team.
- To assist in recruitment and selection of staff to the Trusts Pharmacy Manufacturing unit and assist in recruitment to the pharmacy as a whole.
- To be the responsible supervisor critical checker within production areas and to undertake when required preparation and dispensing of raw materials and other products.
- To act as a role model to staff working throughout the department.
- To undertake any other reasonable duties as specified by the Principal technician and senior team.
- To assist in recruitment and selection of staff to the Trusts Pharmacy Manufacturing unit and assist in recruitment to the pharmacy as a whole.
- To be the responsible supervisor critical checker within production areas and to undertake when required preparation and dispensing of raw materials and other products.
- Ability to accurately undertake in-process critical checks
- Good interpersonal, communication, written and oral skills
- Ability to work at an isolator preparing aseptically produced CIVAs, PN and cytotoxic drugs for long periods of time (e.g. 3 hour sessions, usually 2 sessions per day)
- Be familiar with handling and preparing cytotoxic drugs following approved procedures: GMP, COSHH
- Demonstrated ability to work in a busy demand-led service and be able to work under pressure
- Significant post-qualification experience in a GMP-compliant facility, preparing/manufacturing medicines for human use
- Good team member and team leadership
- Ability to prioritise workload effectively
- Demonstrated experience of ability to appraise staff and set performance objectives.
- Demonstrable understanding of the risks associated with aseptic preparation, particularly of hazardous drugs and how to identify/manage the risks
- Specialist working knowledge of cleanroom, pharmaceutical isolator and laminar air flow technologies
- Supervisory and Training delivery experience
- Knowledge of regulations and legislation relevant to Clinical Trial
- Previous evaluated experience of delivering induction and competency based training e.g. Trainer the Trainers or equivalent / NVQ Pharmacy Services Level 3 - optional unit: 12 or equivalent.
- Previous experience of recruitment and selection of staff
- NVQ Pharmacy services Level 3 plus accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent) or equivalent plus Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council OR Completion of Science Manufacturing Technician Level 3 apprenticeship OR Academic qualification (at least BSc) related to medicines for Human Use plus substantial experience working in a GMP-compliant facility preparing/manufacturing medicines for Human Use.
- Pre and In Process Checking Accreditation (PIPC)
- Product Approval Accreditation Programme (PAAP)
- Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician
- Leeds University Aseptic Preparation of Medicines (APDM) short course or equivalent
- Ability to accurately undertake in-process critical checks
- Good interpersonal, communication, written and oral skills
- Ability to work at an isolator preparing aseptically produced CIVAs, PN and cytotoxic drugs for long periods of time (e.g. 3 hour sessions, usually 2 sessions per day)
- Be familiar with handling and preparing cytotoxic drugs following approved procedures: GMP, COSHH
- Demonstrated ability to work in a busy demand-led service and be able to work under pressure
- Significant post-qualification experience in a GMP-compliant facility, preparing/manufacturing medicines for human use
- Good team member and team leadership
- Ability to prioritise workload effectively
- Demonstrated experience of ability to appraise staff and set performance objectives.
- Demonstrable understanding of the risks associated with aseptic preparation, particularly of hazardous drugs and how to identify/manage the risks
- Specialist working knowledge of cleanroom, pharmaceutical isolator and laminar air flow technologies
- Supervisory and Training delivery experience
- Knowledge of regulations and legislation relevant to Clinical Trial
- Previous evaluated experience of delivering induction and competency based training e.g. Trainer the Trainers or equivalent / NVQ Pharmacy Services Level 3 - optional unit: 12 or equivalent.
- Previous experience of recruitment and selection of staff
- NVQ Pharmacy services Level 3 plus accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent) or equivalent plus Professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council OR Completion of Science Manufacturing Technician Level 3 apprenticeship OR Academic qualification (at least BSc) related to medicines for Human Use plus substantial experience working in a GMP-compliant facility preparing/manufacturing medicines for Human Use.
- Pre and In Process Checking Accreditation (PIPC)
- Product Approval Accreditation Programme (PAAP)
- Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician
- Leeds University Aseptic Preparation of Medicines (APDM) short course or equivalent