Band 4 Rotational Technician - Pharmacy Production Services

The post holder is to assist the Operations Chief Technician and Senior Technicians in the day to day running of the Sterile Production Unit, the Non-Sterile Manufacturing Department, the Aseptic units and the training of less-experienced staff working in the units. The department is split into four teams:
Sterile Batches, Chemotherapy, Non-Sterile and CIVAS. The post holder will be a member of one of these and will rotate between teams as required. It is the post-holder's responsibility to ensure that all products made are manufactured in accordance with the principles of Good Manufacturing Practice, COSHH and Health and Safety Directives. The post-holder will be expected to deputise for the Senior Technician in each area in his / her absence.

The post-holder is expected to develop and maintain personal expertise in all technical aspects of manufacture and extemporaneous preparation undertaken within the production unit at The Royal Free Hospital, in particular aseptic preparation. To this end, they will be responsible for ensuring their own accreditations are completed and re-validated within the agreed time frames.

• To responsibly manufacture products in accordance to Standard Operating Procedures and the principles of Good Manufacturing Practice.
• To liaise with ward staff and pharmacists, on a daily basis, to ascertain their CIVAS and cytotoxic requirements and to prepare doses, as necessary.
• To be responsible for making sure that the differential pressures in the rooms and on the safety equipment to be used are within the correct limits and facilities and equipment are thoroughly cleaned before and after compounding of preparation. To report to the Chief or Senior Technician if facilities are out of specification and to prevent other staff from using the room or equipment until it is back in specification.
• To ensure all equipment is cleaned and fit for purpose, and appropriate records made.
• To accurately calculate the total quantity of each ingredient required to manufacture products.
• To allot suitable batch numbers and assemble the required drugs and equipment accurately and to check that all ingredients and equipment are fit for use.
• To carry out a sanitisation process on all drugs and equipment being passed into the "clean" rooms and Grade A facilities, using appropriate agents as specified in Standard Operating Procedures.
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