Science Manufacturing Technician Apprentice

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Science Manufacturing Technician Apprentice NHS AfC: Band 3 Main area Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent: 1 weekend day per 6 week period Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (1 weekend day per 6 week period) Job ref 321-CORP B3

Site Churchill Hospital / John Radcliffe Hospital Town Oxford Salary £24,937 - £26,598 per annum pro rata, with progression to band 4 Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/:59 Interview date 06/11/2025

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

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Job overview Science Manufacturing Technician Apprentice: full time band 3, with progression to band 4 once completed the apprenticeship, professional registration with the Institute of Science and Technology and internal competencies .

Hello! My name is Emma and I am the Accountable Pharmacist for the Clinical Trials Aseptic Services Unit in Oxford.

We have an exciting role available to train an individual with the knowledge and skills required to work in aseptic dispensing within Oxford University Hospitals. This role would be suitable for staff working in a pharmacy team that have an BTEC 2 or equivalent and are interesting in working in an aseptic team preparing doses for patients, or school/collage leavers looking to start their working career. Applications will be considered from candidates that do not have the pharmacy BTEC 2 but are willing to undertake this prior to enrolling on the SMT apprenticeship course.

I am privileged to manage and support our fantastic technical team of Pharmacy Technicians, Science Manufacturing Technicians , Clinical Trial Practitioners , Assistants and Apprentices as we provide support services to clinical trial research teams on all our Trust sites throughout Oxfordshire.

If you are interested in an informal discussion about the apprentice role offered within our team then I would be very pleased to chat with you.

Previous applicants need not apply

Main duties of the job The main role of this post is to participate in a programme of work based training and development to gain knowledge and experience across the range of aseptic dispensing and manufacture in Oxford University Hospitals. The role will predominantly be based in the Clinical Trials Aseptic Services Unit undertaking a variety of technical roles, but will involve rotating into the Radiopharmacy and Quality Assurance Team.

The Clinical Trials Aseptic Services Unit (CTASU) is responsible for aseptically preparing clinical trial doses for patients to several departments across the Trust and maintaining up to date documentation according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP).

Under the direction of the Accountable Pharmacist and Aseptic Services Manager or Deputy the post holder will be responsible for the provision of day to day activities associated with all aspects of aseptic services in order to support the needs of patients and which meet standards of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

This role will involve regular weekend working to support the requirement for Clinical Trial doses at the weekend.

Working for our organisation Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities Main Tasks and Responsibilities Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

1.Undertake a work based programme that meets the standards set in the Science and Manufacturing Apprenticeship. This will include 20% off the job training, which includes attendance at the virtual college.

2.Undertake assessment and build a portfolio of evidence of achievements against the standards set in the Science and Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship

3.As part of the Apprenticeship complete the Level 3 Diploma in the Principles of Aseptic Pharmaceuticals Processing

4.Have the ability to work at an isolator fully gloved and gowned

5.Have the skills to enable effective delivery of patient services whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy

6. Communicate effectively and accurately both verbally and in writing with a range of people at different levels both internal and external to the Trust, including Doctors, pharmacists, nursing staff and Clinical Research Associates (CRAs).

7.Be competent in the use of Microsoft office based computer programmes.

Core Role

1.To participate in the day to day running of the CTASU in line with the rota

2.To participate in safe systems of work and documentation of these

3.To ensure all expected prescriptions are received in CTASU, and to communicate with the clinical teams if there are any missing prescriptions

4.To receive prescriptions into CTASU and file for the appropriate date

5.To ensure the CTASU calendar is updated with the workload required for each day

6.To answer telephone and answer queries regarding when doses are expected to be ready and when these will be delivered

7.To elevate queries when appropriate

8.To be responsible for the accurate completion of product worksheets and labels, assigning batch number to aseptically prepared products

9.To accurately and safely label aseptically prepared products

10.Assemble drugs and consumables required for the preparation of aseptic products, accurately recording batch numbers and expiry dates

11.To undertake safe and accurate preparation of a wide range of aseptic products on a daily basis, including cytotoxics, epidurals, antibiotics, injectables, novel agents and monoclonal antibodies

12.To maintain expertise, skills and necessary knowledge of the technical aspects of aseptic and non aseptic dispensing

13.To facilitate the quality assurance of products and to notify the Senior Aseptic Services Technician of any incidents, and procedural deficiencies

14.To be responsible for ensuring finished products ae packed prior to distribution to ensure prompt and safe delivery

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