Senior Pharmacy Technician Aseptic Services

Transformationunitgm; Poole; On-site; GBP 31,000 - GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Dorset is seeking a Senior Aseptic Services Technician to join their team. This role involves ensuring high standards in the aseptic suite, managing junior staff, and supporting cancer services within a dynamic healthcare setting. Applicants should possess NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. This position offers a competitive salary, excellent training opportunities, and a chance to be part of a collaborative multi-disciplinary team.

Benefits

Excellent Education and Training

Physiotherapy and Occupational Health Support

Salary sacrifice scheme

Qualifications

• Motivated individual with passion for cancer services.
• Experience in pharmacy and aseptics essential.
• Ability to deliver education and training.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of patient-focused care.
• Line manage and appraise junior team members.
• Support education and training of staff.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Basic IT skills

Experience using electronic prescribing

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science

BTEC in Pharmacy Services

Registration to The General Pharmaceutical Council

Tools

WellSky software

Quality Management Systems (Qpulse)

Job description

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 5 (would consider band 4 to band 5 progression to learn aseptic pharmacy) Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share

37.5 hours per week Job ref 153-SP05316

Employer University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site University Hospitals Dorset - Poole Site Town Dorset Salary £31,049 - £37,796 pa/pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 17/02/2026 23:59

Band 5 (would consider band 4 to band 5 progression to learn aseptic pharmacy)

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.

Job overview

Are you searching for the next step in your pharmacy career? Are you highly motivated and passionate about cancer services? Are you interested in making a difference to patients cancer journey within UHD, if you would like change band 4 to band 5 progression.

We’re looking for an experienced registered pharmacy technician or are you near the end of your training programme and we would be interested in any trainee even if you have no previous hospital or aseptic experience.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to join our Pharmacy Aseptic Team.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic and self-motivated professional to join our aseptic team at University Hospitals Dorset.

You will be part of a team consisting of Pharmacists, Technicians and Assistants, who are always striving for excellence in all aspects of our work. We are working collaboratively as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team to ensure we always deliver outstanding care to our patients.

This is an exciting time to join the Hospital Aseptic Department. Our service is built around providing a high-quality service to our patients and staff of the Trust.

You will be required to work on the earlies/lates, weekends and bank holiday on a rotational format.

For a more detailed overview of the role and person specification please see the supporting documents.

Main duties of the job

The Job Description outlines the roles of the Senior Aseptic Services Technician. You will work closely with and support the Lead and Deputy Lead Technician in the day to day running of the Technical Services aseptic suite, providing a quality led GMP compliant service, supplying aseptically prepared medicines to cancer patients including clinical trials and immunotherapy, in a timely manner to all service users. You will act as a supervisor under the direction of the Deputy Lead Technician in the aseptic suite or its support areas and to line manage and act as a role model for junior members of staff.

As a Trust we can offer you a wide range of benefits including:

• Excellent Education and Training
• Physiotherapy and Occupational Health Support
• Salary sacrifice scheme

This role requires General Pharmaceutical Council Registration.

Base Location: Poole Hospital

interview date: 26th February 2026

Working for our organisation

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Support the maintenance and development of the highest standards of patient-focused care in the provision of aseptic services to all patients at UHD.
• Participate in the education and training of pharmacists, technicians & assistants in aseptic services
• Line manage and appraise junior members of the team and support the training and development of Pharmacy Technicians, Aseptic Services Technicians and Assistants working within the aseptic unit
• Support the effective use of resources, including medicines, within the aseptic unit to minimise wastage.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Pharmaceutical Science and BTEC in Pharmacy Services
• Registration to The General Pharmaceutical Council
• Pre and In Process Checking
• TSET
• Internal aseptic training

Experience

• Worked in pharmacy & aseptics
• Extensive knowledge of aseptics
• Basic management experience
• Good knowledge of hospital cancer service
• Good experience in delivering education and training to a variety of staff
• Good experience of undertaking change with in a pharmacy team
• Experience of delivering cancer services
• Neat, accurate, numerate
• Basic I.T. skills
• Experience using electronic prescribing
• Knowledge of WellSky/Clinichemo/Mosaiq software
• Familiar with using Quality Management Systems (Qpulse)

Please note:

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Name: Denise Gibbons
Job title: Lead Pharmacy Technician
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 0300 019 3575

Additional information
Call 0300 019 3575 and speak to Denise, Jonathan or Lyn for further information