Pharmacy Aseptic Services Unit Senior Assistant in Reading inReading PUBLISHED TUE 3 JUN 2025 Jump to job information section
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust r2u5cUUX
Job description
Pharmacy Aseptic Services Unit Senior Assistant
Previous candidates no need to apply.
We are looking for someone new to join our Pharmacy Cancer Services Team which includes Pharmacists, Technicians and Assistants. We are committed to providing a safe and efficient service for our patients. This is an exciting time to join our team, as we have recently been issued a LOW risk rating during our last external audit.
No previous Pharmacy experience is required for this Pharmacy Assistant role as training will be given. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent attention to detail, good written and verbal communication, the ability to work alone and as part of a team and a desire to learn new skills. A high level of manual dexterity is required for some aspects of this role.
The postholder will be involved in all aspects of the supply of chemotherapy to the wards at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust and our satellite units. The postholder will be responsible of:
- Transcription of details from prescriptions onto a computer system which will generate worksheets and labels.
- Assembling raw materials and consumables used for the preparation of chemotherapy.
- Sanitising (disinfecting) products to be passed into the cleanroom suite.
- Working in an isolator to prepare chemotherapy.
- Cleaning the cleanroom suite and equipment.
- Physical and microbiological monitoring of the clean environment.
- Ordering, receiving, quality checking and dispensing outsourced chemotherapy products.
- Dispensing oral medications for our patients.
The successful candidate will undertake a Level 2 qualification that is relevant to the role. When applying please include all of your qualifications and grades from GCSE onwards.
About us
For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job description and person specification attached.
If you're interested in this role but you have questions or you're not yet ready to apply, then please book a quick call with us and we'd be happy to answer any questions you have and tell you more about the role.
Requirements
See the job description for full role requirements.
Benefits
Benefits are provided by the employer and will be confirmed during your application.
A quick tap lets us tune future job matches for you
Scan with your phone to return to this page later.