Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Clinical Trials and Production

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Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a Senior Assistant Technical Officer in Pharmacy for the Sterile Production Unit and Clinical Trials. You will be responsible for formulating and dispensing medications while working under tight deadlines. Ideal candidates will have relevant education and skills, including communication and problem-solving abilities. This full-time position offers a salary between £24,937 and £26,598 per annum and promises diverse personal development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Possession of NVQ level 2 Pharmacy Services with relevant modules.
• GCSE grade 4 or above in Maths and English Language.
• GCSE grade 4 in Science, Biology, or Chemistry.

Responsibilities

• Formulate, prepare, and dispense medicines.
• Work under pressure to achieve targets.
• Participate in sterile batch production and clinical trial processes.

Skills

IT experience

Communication skills

Problem solving

Decision making skills

Education

GCSE in Maths and English

GCSE in Science subjects

NVQ level 2 Pharmacy Services (or equivalent)

Job description

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Post holder will work in both the Sterile Production Unit and Clinical Trials.) Job ref 164-7676414

Employer Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust - Queens Medical Centre Campus Town Nottingham Salary £24,937 - £26,598 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 19/02/2026 23:59

Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Clinical Trials and Production

Band 3

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious candidate to join the Pharmacy team in the Sterile Production Unit and Clinical trials department at Queens Medical Centre at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH). You will be joining a team of hardworking and dedicated professionals who formulate, prepare and dispense medicines for our most vulnerable patients and external customers, whilst also helping to facilitate, deliver and conduct clinical trials at NUH.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the summary below you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification. This interesting and varied role will require you to work in both the sterile production unit and clinical trials department. The work will be varied and challenging, working to tight deadlines to achieve targets and respond to patient and customer needs. You should be able work under pressure, prioritise and organise workloads and be able to work alone or as part of a bigger team. We are looking for confident self-motivated individuals with excellent IT, communication, problem solving and decision making skills. You will need to be able to work unsupervised in all aspects of sterile batch production, specialist aseptic dispensing activities, clinical trial material preparation, CIVAS activities, cytotoxic reconstitution services and Neonatal, Paediatric and Adult PN, working in a cleanroom environment to manufacture complex medicines in isolators and laminar air flow cabinets. Working in the trial dispensary, you will be trained to accurately label, dispense and manage clinical trial drugs whilst effectively communicating to service users and the multidisciplinary team.

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please carefully read the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

• Possession of, or willing to undertake, or complete NVQ level 2 Pharmacy Services (or equivalent) including relevant modules for this post.
• GCSE (or equivalent) grade 4 (grade C) or above in Maths and English Language
• To be able to learn new skills and knowledge and to implement these into standard practice to maintain competencies through validation
• GCSE (or equivalent) grade 4 (grade C) in Science subjects, Biology or Chemistry

Experience

• To be able to work as part of a team
• Following strict procedures and guidelines
• Evidence of IT experience
• Hospital Pharmacy ATO or Community Pharmacy Assistant experience
• Experience in a pharmacy production environment. Experience in aseptic production
• Experience in stock control procedures

Communication and Relationship Skills

• Able to communicate clearly, both verbally and electronically within a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrate that they are approachable and be able to relay information in a manner that others including service users, understand
• Respond in a mature and positive manner to both positive and negative feedback, to reflect on practice and make any necessary corrective changes

Planning and Organisation Skills

• Methodical and well organised
• Able to prioritise tasks in accordance with department and service users’ needs.
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to multitask
• Able to work on own initiative and manage own time to meet deadlines

Physical Skills

• Manual dexterity to accurately perform detailed technical tasks
• Able to work effectively whilst attired in restrictive clothing in a confined environment
• Able to exert light to moderate physical effort, stand, for long periods and sit for short to long periods using IT equipment

Other requirements specific to the role (e.g. be able to drive or work shifts)

• Flexibility to participate in rostered, flexible shift working, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation into the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post may be subject to a DBS check which incurs a cost depending on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.