About this role
Job summary
We are seeking an exceptional and highly motivated Chief Aseptic Services Technician to lead our CIVAS and Parenteral Nutrition (PN) services. The Chief technician reports to the accountable pharmacist and is responsible for providing operational leadership to a the aseptic services team, ensuring the safe, efficient and compliant preparation and supply of high-risk injectable medicines and outsourced nutrition. The post holder will play a key role in maintaining and developing the Pharmaceutical Quality System, driving continuous improvement, managing staff performance and development, and ensuring delivery of service objectives aligned with Trust priorities. Working closely with pharmacy, nursing and clinical colleagues, you will help shape the future of aseptic services while maintaining the highest standards of patient safety, quality assurance and operational excellence.
Why join us? This is an exciting opportunity to lead a specialist service that directly supports critical patient care across a range of clinical areas, while contributing to service transformation, workforce development and innovation within one of the UK's leading NHS Trusts.
Main duties of the job
To act as the technical lead for the St Thomas' CIVAS & PN technical team ensuring a high quality, effective and efficient aseptic services that meets the needs of patients and staff. To support the development and implementation of strategy for STH MCU on existing and new projects as they arise. To manage the day-to-day operation of STH CIVAS & PN working collaboratively with staff in the unit and wider pharmacy and clinical teams. To ensure the requirements of the quality management system are complied with and implemented as required by the Quality Assurance of Aseptic Preparation Services (QAAPS), national and NHS guidance. To work with the Clinical Trials team in delivering CIVAS based clinical trials for GSTT and commercial sponsored trials to ensure full preparation and clinical regulatory compliance.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country.Our Trust includes St Thomas' Hospital, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy's Hospital, Guy's Cancer Centre and Community Services in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have:
around 22,000 staff an annual turnover of £2.1 billion 2.9 million patient contactsper year The Trust comprises two of London's oldest and best known teaching hospitals. The hospitals have a long history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. Both hospitals have built on these traditions and continue to have a reputation for excellence and innovation.
Royal Brompton and Harefield are a new Clinical Group within Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust since February 2021, bringing together world-leading expertise and research in heart and lung disease.
We are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts.
Job description Job responsibilities
Provide operational leadership for the CIVAS & PN service, ensuring safe, effective and efficient service delivery. Lead, manage and develop the aseptic technical workforce, including recruitment, training, competency assessment and performance management. Ensure compliance with the Pharmaceutical Quality Management System, QAAPS standards, GMP requirements and national guidance. Oversee quality assurance activities, audits, investigations, incident management, CAPAs and continuous improvement programmes. Develop and maintain policies, procedures and SOPs to support regulatory compliance and best practice. Support strategic projects, service expansion and the delivery of aseptic clinical trials. Manage staffing resources, operational planning, stock control and supplier contracts to maintain service continuity. Build collaborative relationships across pharmacy, clinical services and external partners to drive innovation and service improvement.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Pharmacy Technician Post graduate technical services qualification or equivalent demonstrated portfolio of experience and short courses
Experience Essential
Demonstrated experience of operationally managing and planning aseptic supply services with extensive experience of aseptic services Managing a pharmaceutical quality management system and the identification and reduction of risk Multidisciplinary working within professions involved in the supply of aseptic doses with extensive experience of working within a multidisciplinary CIVAS, PN or Chemotherapy service
Skills Essential
Demonstrated knowledge of the validation requirements for pharmaceutical facilities, equipment and products Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of professionals and patients within a hospital setting Demonstrated ability to adjust plans and organise a number of different operations to ensure all targets are met. Demonstrated ability to train and assess others in a GMP compliant manner Demonstrated ability to apply specialist knowledge GMP, GCP, Quality Assurance to ensure a safe and effective service provision
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Employer details Employer name Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address St Thomas' Hospital
Westminster Bridge Road
London
SE1 7EH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)