Pharmacy Technician - Radiopharmacy

Transformationunitgm; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Wolverhampton is seeking a motivated Pharmacy Technician to join their Radiopharmacy team. In this role, you will prepare and perform quality control on radiopharmaceuticals while ensuring compliance with various regulations. This position comes with full training opportunities, making it an excellent chance for recent graduates or those with aseptic experience to develop their careers. The Trust values diversity and encourages flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Evidence of registration with GHPC is mandatory.
• Previous experience in a Radiopharmacy setting is advantageous.
• Full training and support will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Perform cleaning and process verification tests for the new Radiopharmacy.
• Prepare, label, and perform quality control on radiopharmaceuticals.
• Assist with maintaining SOPs, records, and other documents.

Skills

Experience in aseptic environment

Quality control procedures

Team collaboration

Education

GPhC registration

Job description

Main area Radiopharmacy Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (06:30 - 14:30 Monday to Friday) Job ref 225-EST-7307531

Employer The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Town Wolverhampton Salary £27,485 - £30,162 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/12/2025 23:59

Band 4

Job overview

The post holder will work in the Radiopharmacy section of the Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering and will prepare Radiopharmaceutical's for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

This is a very exciting time for the Radiopharmacy team as we are about to get hand over of a brand new state of the art Radiopharmacy aseptic facility.

The successful candidate main duties initially will be involved in performing the various quality control procedures required to enable the new facility to gain a Manufacturing Specials License granted by the MHRA.

Main Hours of Work are currently 06:30 to 14:30 Monday to Friday

Main duties of the job

Initially the main duties of the job will include

• Performing cleaning and process verification tests for the new Radiopharmacy along side the assistant technical officers.
• Aseptically preparing, labelling and performing quality control on and supplying radiopharmaceuticals and radio-labelled bloods
• Assisting with preparing and maintaining worksheets, SOPs, records and other documents

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are looking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician who would welcome the challenge to join our friendly team in the Radiopharmacy.

This an exciting opportunity to be involved in the commissioning a brand new Radiopharmacy and to develop your career.

Previous experience of working in an aseptic environment would be advantageous although full training and support relevant to your level of experience will be given to the successful applicant.

Please see full job description

Person specification

• Evidence of registration with GHPC

Flexible Working

As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Qualifications

Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.

Visa/Sponsorship Information

The Trust welcomes suitably qualified applicants including those who may require a Trust issued Certificate of Sponsorship. However, not all our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. If you require sponsorship, we recommend applicants check whether the role is eligibility prior to applying. More information can be found on the UKVI website:Health and Care Worker Visa orSkilled Worker Visa .

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.

The Main Hours of work are currently 06:30 until 14:30 Monday to Friday.

For any candidate interested in the post we are happy for you to visit and email any questions you may have.