Aseptic Dispenser

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is an acute hospital with an enthusiastic, progressive caring Pharmacy department: we strive to support each other and enjoy work. As a Trust we pledge to provide the best possible care with patient safety and quality at the heart of all we do.
A new opportunity has arisen for a Senior ATO. This position will be based in the Aseptic Services Unit in pharmacy.
You will participate in the preparation, decontamination and manufacture of aseptically prepared products, primarily Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapies (SACT).
This role will give you the opportunity to further develop in depth aseptic dispensing skills, as well as the opportunity to gain new skills and knowledge, including clinical trials.
All candidates should be positive and enthusiastic to develop themselves and the work of the team., To follow good manufacturing practice (GMP) at all times.
To generate worksheets and labels, ensuring medicines are charged correctly using the pharmacy computer system.
To assemble drugs, diluents and consumables prior to aseptic dispensing.
To participate in 'in-process' checks of drugs, diluents and consumables prior to aseptic dispensing.
To assist with decontamination of products from the support room & cleanroom prior to preparation (spraying and wiping).
To check/prepare the isolators are ready for use before each session.
To aseptically dispense injections and infusions within the appropriate work zone.
To in-process volume check injections and infusions.
To final pack and label prepared items and pass them to the final checking stage.
To dispense batched products, including product selection, labelling and packaging.
To order and dispense outsourced patient specific items., Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
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We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
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The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.
We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals., To assist in the provision of aseptically prepared pharmaceuticals (batches and patient specific). This will include the following tasks, all performed accurately and following SOPs:
To follow good manufacturing practice (GMP) at all times.
To generate worksheets and labels, ensuring medicines are charged correctly using the pharmacy computer system.
To assemble drugs, diluents and consumables prior to aseptic dispensing.
To participate in 'in-process' checks of drugs, diluents and consumables prior to aseptic dispensing. To assist with decontamination of products from the support room & cleanroom prior to preparation (spraying and wiping). · To check/prepare the isolators are ready for use before each session.
To aseptically dispense injections and infusions within the appropriate work zone.
To in-process volume check injections and infusions.
To final pack and label prepared items and pass them to the final checking stage.
To dispense batched products, including product selection, labelling and packaging.
To order and dispense outsourced patient specific items.
To be registered as a named person on the Intrathecal Chemotherapy register, in order to complete the above tasks for Intrathecal drugs.
To only complete the above tasks if validations and competencies have been completed and authorised, and to keep all validations and competencies for the above tasks in date.

At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.
We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence® designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).
We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That's why we talk about Team NGH. It's all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.