Pharmacy Assistant - Aseptic Unit
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Preston, PR2 9HTView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,272
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
21 October 2026
2 days leftJob description
Are you good at practical tasks? Would you like a role in the NHS that prepares medicines for patients? Here we will fully train you to become Aseptic...
The role will involve the preparation of a wide range of injectable products such as; chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition, antibiotics. To do this requires the use of specialist equipment and working within clean rooms. Adhering to strict clothing and personal hygiene procedures is essential and you will have to meet the highest standards of discipline, attention to detail and clean room behaviours.
Medicines are manufactured under the Trust's 'Specials' Licence granted by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The Manufacturing units operate under the name of Preston Pharmaceuticals (PP), and include Non Sterile Medicines Manufacture, Radiopharmacy and Aseptic Services, and an Extemporaneous Dispensing Service.
Duties will include but not be limited to:
- To communicate routine Information effectively; verbally, in writing and where appropriate using electronic formats, with colleagues and internal staff on the manufacture of sterile products.
- Use technical and analytical skills to support several quality assurance aspects of the service.
- You will be required to follow a work plan but also to work flexibly to support the changing priorities within the department on a day to day basis.
- To operate Aseptic production and office equipment. Move and handle equipment and materials using agreed procedures
- Contribute to error monitoring
- Following Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and documented Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS) at all times the post holder will undertake a range of duties involved in the Aseptic manufacture of pharmaceutical products, including: Cleanroom gowning and cleaning (cleanrooms and equipment), labelling, measuring, calculating and compounding
What this Opportunity means
- Full and extensive training
- A friendly and safe working environment (See our Trust Values)
- Staff support, Health and Wellbeing, occupational Health
We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Qualifications
Essential: - GCSE minimum grade c in English and Maths or equivalent
Desirable: - NVQ 2 in pharmaceutical science or equivalent
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of Good Manufacturing and Laboratory Practice and the regulations surrounding Pharmaceutical Manufacture.
- COSHH Regulations and Health & Safety at Work Act.
- Experience of following written instructions
Desirable
- Experience of Pharmaceutical Manufacture in either a hospital or industrial environment or aseptic dispensing services.
- Knowledge of clean room design and functioning
- Use of Computer systems for data management and storage
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
8 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
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