We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician in West Hertfordshire Hospital NHS Trust to join the Pharmacy Department at Watford General Hospital. You will be responsible for providing technical pharmacy support to the Pharmacy Production and Aseptic Services, ensuring that all products are prepared efficiently, safely, and cost-effectively in line with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and departmental procedures. You will support patients, carers, and ward staff by providing pharmaceutical advice, as well as supervise the activities of Pharmacy Assistants, Student Production Technicians, and Production Technicians. Additionally, you will be responsible for maintaining the pharmacy manufacturing unit facilities, including monitoring, calibration, validation, and general upkeep.
Main duties of the job
As a Pharmacy Technician, you will be responsible for manipulating a variety of pharmaceutical compounds into patient-specific, usable products, including aseptic dispensing of cytotoxic and biological medicinal products, following approved guidelines, monographs, and protocols. You will be managing your competency in aseptic dispensing, ensuring that all products are prepared according to standard operating procedures. You will support the team by participating in the isolator cleaning rota and maintaining the controlled environment. Additionally, you will be responsible for stock management and control within Technical Services Pharmacy, including monitoring inventory, tracking stock usage, ordering and procurement of goods, and conducting expiry date checks.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
NHS Professionals Limited
Address
Watford General Hospital
60 Vicarage Road
Watford
WD18 0HB
