Senior Pharmacy Assistant - Technical Services

Do you want be involved in the manufacturing of pharmaceutical products? Do you want the opportunity for continued professional development? Then this could be the role for you. We have an exciting part time, 26 hours per week, opportunity for a Senior Pharmacy Assistant to join our Pharmacy Technical Services Department at Ipswich Hospital manufacturing pharmaceutical products for the Trust and external customers. This post is based within our Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit (PMU) where you will assist the team in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products in sterile, non-sterile and aseptic and packaging in a clean room environment. The Technical Services department manufactures and supplies a range of pharmaceutical products and provides quality and technical support to the Pharmacy Department and Trust as well as external customers. We are committed to providing you with a supportive environment with opportunities for training and personal development. For this role you will be required to lift and handle potentially heavy boxes, stand for long periods of time, work within a confined space and wear appropriate PPE including a clean room suit., Duties will include:

• Lead and support daily work schedule for duties/tasks required
• To supervise and assist the day-to-day workload of pharmacy assistants
• Product pre-packing and resuscitation kit assembly
• Weighing/measuring of materials/liquids
• Preparation and filling of products
• Inspection and labelling of finished products
• Aseptic support duties.
• Assist with the preparation of Aseptic and Sterile products.
• Self-checking product and production documents for quality and completion prior to Quality Assurance checks.
• Liaising with customers over order discrepancies and concerns in a helpful and professional manner and refer them promptly to a senior member of staff
• Assisting in the sterilisation of products and components / consumables
• Assisting in packaging and dispatch of orders for customers.
• Conducting all activities in line with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Good Distribution Practice (GDP)
• Carrying out all cleaning and maintenance tasks
• Liaising with senior staff on prioritising workload.
  
  We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you. Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A