Pharmacy/ Science Manufacturing Technician - Aseptics (B4-B5 role)

Job overview

MFT is one of the biggest, most ambitious, and progressive NHS Trusts in the country. We are responsible for running a family of nine hospitals across six separate sites, providing a wide range of services from comprehensive local general hospital care through to highly specialised regional and national services.

You must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacy Technician or The Science Council as a Science Manufacturing Technician. 

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual, who is an excellent team player, flexible, self-motivated, and able to demonstrate professionalism, excellent organisational and communication skills. You must be able to work accurately, quickly and under pressure, have a good eye for detail, be able to prioritise your workload to meet deadlines and be committed to deliver a high standard patient focused service.

This role will include 1 in 5 Saturday working as part of a rota. Bank Holiday and On call working as part of a rota. Posts will be based  the Oxford Road Campus, with the requirement of working across our other site at Wythenshawe.

Applications welcome from  Pharmacy Technicians/ Science Manufacturing Technicians qualifying this summer or from registered pharmacy technicians in community settings who wish to develop their career at MFT.

This is a progressive role and will  begin as a  Band 4 but will progress to Band 5 on completion of agreed criteria. 

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Working closely with Aseptic Services Specialist Senior Technicians, you will lead a team of technical staff and coordinate the preparation and supply of aseptically prepared products.  Committed to high standards, you will ensure an efficient, safe and effective service is provided to patients.  You will contribute to our ethos of providing a positive, forward thinking, and professional working environment in which staff work with each other and for each other.  As a valued member of the team, you will be supported to develop your knowledge of aseptic services and managerial skills to progress in your career

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

 At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.