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About
The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in the UK, with a national and international reputation for the excellence of its services and its role in teaching and research.
Find out more about the Trust on their web-site at www.ouh.nhs.uk
Watch how OUH goes about delivering compassionate excellence on the ouhnhs YouTube channel
Radiopharmacy Technician
Accepting applications until: 14-Jul-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 14-Jul-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Churchill Hospital
- Address
- Old Road
- Town
- Oxford
- Postcode
- OX37LE
- Major / Minor Region
- Oxfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent: Progressive Band 4 to Band 5
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 am start)
Salary
- Salary
- £25,147 - £34,581 Progressive role: Band 4-Band 5 post initial training completion
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Progressive Band 4 to Band 5)
Specialty
- Main area
- Radiopharmacy Technician
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
Job overview
Hello, I am Dina, and I work in the Radiopharmacy team at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed individual to join our small, dedicated team as a Radiopharmacy Technician.
Join us and you'll be working for a world renowned centre of clinical excellence and one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the UK.
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You will be responsible for carrying out technical duties required for provision of radiopharmaceuticals to the Trust.
You will provide core technical support to radiopharmacy team. Radiopharmacy holds a Specials manufacturing license to supply diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals to several clinical areas within the Trust. The post holder will undertake manufacturing of radiopharmaceuticals, QC of radiopharmaceuticals, packing for transport, aseptic cleaning of premises and equipment, waste management, environmental monitoring, and accurate record keeping as per GMP.
This work has a direct impact on patient imaging and therapeutic procedures and requires the post holder to liaise with a wide range of staff in Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology, Medical Physics and with external equipment/product manufacturers and other organisations.
This is a progressive linked post moving from Band 4 to Band 5 on completion of initial training and fulfilment of competencies. Previous experience within a Nuclear Medicine or Pharmacy environment would be advantageous but not essential as full in-house training will be provided.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The key duties include:
- aseptic manufacture and dispense of radiopharmaceuticals
- radiopharmaceutical quality control
- packing and dispatch of radiopharmaceuticals
- aseptic cleaning and disinfection of premises and equipment
- radiopharmacy environmental monitoring (microbial and radiation)
- ordering, receipt of goods and stock control
- preparation for production session and aseptic transfer decontamination
- maintaining the pharmaceutical clean room environment
- handle and dispose of radioactive waste
- writing and reviewing Standard Operating Procedures
- Undertake accurate record keeping as described in the Pharmaceutical Quality System
All tasks will be performed within strict radiation protection regulations and EU GMP.
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment , we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.
Nursing and Midwifery: For candidates applying from outside the UK: Please be advised that we work in partnership with Envertiz who will be managing your recruitment therefore by applying you are consenting to us passing your contact details and application to Envertiz so they can manage your recruitment and on-boarding. If you do not consent to this, please do not apply.
Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.
Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.
Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.
No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in relevant area, such as Radioharmacy, Chemistry, Biology, Physics.
- or NVQ level 3
- or BTEC in pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Radiopharmacy course
- Radiation Protection Safety Course
- Leeds University course :Aseptic preparation and dispensing of medicines
- Supervision / management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a GMP environment.
- Experience of working in a Pharmaceutical Clean Room
- Practical experience of operations in hot laboratory, or GMP facility, or aseptic pharmaceutical manufacturing or pharmaceutical QC laboratory or PET or equivalent.
- Customer services experience in acute or 'just in time' services.
- Safe and competent handling of complex pharmaceutical equipment, consumables and medicines used in the dispensing process
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a MHRA Licenced Manufacturing Unit.
- One year operational experience of working in radiopharmacy and Knowledge of associated regulations and restrictions
- Training or supervising experience.
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of EU good manufacturing practice.
- Ability to perform complex preparation protocols/tasks accurately and timely to defined local procedures.
- Ability to visually examine and discriminate radiopharmaceutical products during inspection.
- Ability to handle and manipulate high activity radiopharmaceuticals using personal protective equipment
- Able to stand or sit in a confined space whilst preparing radiopharmaceuticals
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of radiopharmaceuticals and radionuclide production and safety issues
- Understanding of the legislation involved with the manufacture of radiopharmaceuticals
- Able to take responsibility for self-development and CPD.
Behavioural Skills
Essential criteria
- Aligned to the Trust values
- Conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times
- Positive attitude to all tasks and stakeholders
- Good communication skills (written and oral)
- Ability to work in a team as well as autonomously and can delegate authority appropriately
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated
- Capable of working under pressure
- Must show commitment
- Good time management skills
Desirable criteria
- Well-developed interpersonal skills to work as member of multi-disciplinary team.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Viktorie Madhusudhan Stisova
- Job title
- Radiopharmacy Production Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 235342
- Additional information
Dina Levoskina
01865 235343
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