Senior Aseptic Services Technician

There has never been a more exciting and innovative time to work for our Aseptic services team. An excellent opportunity has become available for a Pharmacy or Science Manufacturing Technician with experience and interest in Aseptic Services to become a member of our team.

The Aseptic Services Unit at the Christie NHS Trust is a world leader in the production of phase one clinical trial materials. We prepare an extensive portfolio of hundreds of Clinical Trials alongside Early Access Medicines, Free of Charge products and Compassionate use schemes.

The suitable applicant should be highly motivated and show accurate attention to detail. They should be organised and able to prioritise work effectively showing excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

The successful candidate will become part of our dynamic and fast paced team who are truly dedicated to creating products that help treat patients with cancer. They will participate in and supervise the Aseptic production of Clinical trials, SACT, EAMS, FOC and Gene therapy injectable medicines in one of our dedicated clean rooms housing a total five negative pressure isolators. They will be responsible for the day to day running of the unlicensed production unit, managing staff, training, stock, HR duties and Quality Assurance.

The successful applicant will be part of dynamic and fast paced team. Their key role will be to assist the Highly Specialised Aseptic Technician in managing the aseptic preparation services of the pharmacy department under the professional direction of the Aseptic Services Manager.

This will be achieved by:

Supervision and management of technical staff, including HR duties (e.g. PDRs)

Organising the safe and efficient production of aseptically prepared products

Delivering full training to production staff taking part in GMP activities, ensuring proficient and safe working within an Aseptic Services Unit

Supporting co-ordination of operator validations and competency checks

Co-ordinating workflow and workforce, ensuring a safe, efficient and effective service to the trust and patients

Revision of Standard Operating Procedures and implementation of new or revised procedures

Managing cost effective use of consumables and sanitisation products used within the aseptic facility

Taking part in internal and external audits

Supporting investigations related to events in production, carrying out Quality Assurance tasks

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world;

chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Communications and Relationships

Promotes team working within the Aseptic Services team.

Keeps team informed of changes throughout preparation sessions.

Is self-motivated and committed as a team leader, promoting staff development and supporting all levels of staff working in accordance with local SOPs and guidelines.

Ensures that essential information is communicated effectively to all aseptic staff, customers, MDTs and to other pharmacy staff in a timely manner.

Acts as a professional role model, develops positive relationships with key personnel both internally and externally to the department.

Keeps ASM, Deputy ASM, Chief Technician and Highly Specialised Technician up to date with changes which may affect capacity or cause delays in workload.

Liaises with wards and departments regularly to ensure patients treatments are provided in a timely manner when treatment is taken off hold. Gives achievable ETA to ward staff as when treatment will be ready to collect.

Analytical and Judgmental Skills

Is aware of alert and action limits for environmental monitoring and subsequent measures needed to rectify issues in line with SOPs and policies.

Performs accuracy checks on documentation, including worksheets and labels which may contain complex calculations.

Ensures the completion of all logs and records and informs Authorised Pharmacist, ASM, Deputy ASM, Chief Technician or Highly Specialised Technician of any results which either show significant changes or are outside the specified limits.

Performs in-process accuracy checks during cleanroom supervision sessions as required.

Reviews SOPs and worksheets and assist in…