The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Advanced Specialist Aseptic Services Pharmacist
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Join Our Innovative Team at Aseptic Services
This is an exciting and innovative time to join Aseptic Services at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. We offer an excellent opportunity for an experienced pharmacist with a keen interest in aseptic services to join our dynamic team.
About the Role
You will work within a high-performing aseptic unit during a key phase of service development, supporting a diverse portfolio including Phase I clinical trials, gene therapies, Early Access Medicines, and compassionate use programmes. The unit operates across two cleanrooms, including a dedicated gene therapy facility, with five negative pressure isolators.
Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you will help ensure patients have timely access to the latest oncology and haematology treatments. You will contribute to both clinical care and research, becoming an integral part of our aseptic and wider pharmacy services.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and contribute to all aspects of aseptic preparation under the Section 10 exemption of the Medicines Act 1968, including clinical trial products, ensuring safe, effective, and compliant practice.
- Support the strategic development of aseptic services through service evaluation, data analysis, horizon scanning, and implementation of local and national initiatives.
- Act as the Accountable Pharmacist when required, taking responsibility for the preparation and release of medicines in line with Section 10 of the Medicines Act 1968.
- Contribute to the planning, design, commissioning, and operation of new aseptic facilities and upgrades to existing services.
- Provide line management to designated staff, promoting a positive, high-performing team environment.
- Ensure all aseptic staff are appropriately trained and competency assessed in line with local, regional, and national standards.
- Maintain safe, efficient, and responsive services, prioritizing workload during capacity constraints and liaising effectively with clinical and operational teams.
- Support the ongoing development and maintenance of the Quality Management System, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Facilitate research and innovation within Aseptic Services, including support for clinical trials and collaborative projects.
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About Us
We are an ever-expanding multi-disciplinary team of Assistants, Practitioners, Technicians, and Pharmacists who strive to produce exceptionally high-quality injectable medicines for each patient that uses our service.
The Aseptic team is a diverse and dynamic team who work in a specialised cleanroom environment where teamwork is the key to efficiency and managing the patient experience. Each day is both challenging and rewarding in equal measures, with cancer treatments constantly evolving and new types of drugs being trialled each year.
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We are at the forefront of developments in terms of drug innovation and team development. We were one of the first hospitals to introduce the progression roles for technical assistants and Science Manufacturing Technicians to our ever-expanding portfolio of training and staff qualifications here at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.
The Pharmacy department has a developed career pathway for aseptic staff wishing to progress as far as achievable. Helping support all qualifications and in-house training that allow for this progression should you wish to further your career within the pharmacy aseptic team.
Why Join Us
So, if you want to work as part of an ever-progressing team and you enjoy a challenge, then we could be the team for you.
Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, contact:
- Name: Lee Pennington
- Job title: Acting Aseptic Services Manager
- Email address: lee.pennington@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 0161 9187644
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