Senior Assistant Technical Officer - Pharmacy Aseptic Services

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust EKHUFT has an exciting opportunity for a challenging role to join the Aseptic Team as a Senior Assistant Technical Officer. You will be part of a brilliant team working inside cleanrooms, making, dispensing and supporting the Aseptic Unit to provide chemotherapy to all of our Three Hospital Sites plus the mobile chemotherapy unit.

Main duties of the job

Dispense stock products using the CMM system.

Work the Patient Tracker List (PTL) organising workloads, communicating with pharmacists regarding prescriptions not received by deadlines.

Assemble and prepare aseptic products under the supervision of technical staff.

Directly supervise Assistant Technical Officers preparing medicines.

Take part in training future colleagues.

Clean and monitor the isolators and cleanrooms according to procedures and to document any work undertaken.

Undertake all required validations.

To contribute to the quality development and service improvement of the unit by continuous review of processes.

To unpack deliveries and participate in stock control and stock counting.

Help manage workload according to patient priority.

Maintain a wide range documentation.

Pack up and distribute finished treatments to correct destinations following local SOP's.

Answer the hatch and phone to visitors and other Health Care Staff.

Attend required training courses.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

PLEASE NOTE WE ARE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE

Details

Date posted

15 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year

per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,

Flexible working

Reference number

344-7242DBH

Job locations

Kent and Canterbury Hospital

Ethelbert Road

Canterbury

CT1 3NG

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.

If you have any further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Job responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.

If you have any further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Good Standard of education to GCSE level 4 or above including Mathematics and English, or equivalent

Desirable

• NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services Level 2 Award/Unit accreditation in area of work or evidence in meeting the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of GB minimum competence requirement for Pharmacy/Dispensing Assistants

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Good Customer Service.
• Good Communication Skills both written and verbal.
• Good Interpersonal Skills, diplomacy, tact and awareness of others.
• Ability to prioritise work systematically and manage time effectively.
• Ability to work alone but with excellent team working skills.
• Ability to work with constant interruptions
• Ability to concentrate, with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent Organisational Skills.

Desirable

• Previous Aseptic Experience

Personal/Professional Attributes

Essential

• Able to work effectively under pressure
• IT literate.
• Team Player
• Good communication skills

Desirable

• CMM/JAC Computer System

Other Requirements

Essential

• Upholds and models the Trust Values
• Willing to be flexible according to service needs

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Good Standard of education to GCSE level 4 or above including Mathematics and English, or equivalent

Desirable

• NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services Level 2 Award/Unit accreditation in area of work or evidence in meeting the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of GB minimum competence requirement for Pharmacy/Dispensing Assistants

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Good Customer Service.
• Good Communication Skills both written and verbal.
• Good Interpersonal Skills, diplomacy, tact and awareness of others.
• Ability to prioritise work systematically and manage time effectively.
• Ability to work alone but with excellent team working skills.
• Ability to work with constant interruptions
• Ability to concentrate, with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent Organisational Skills.

Desirable

• Previous Aseptic Experience

Personal/Professional Attributes

Essential

• Able to work effectively under pressure
• IT literate.
• Team Player
• Good communication skills

Desirable

• CMM/JAC Computer System

Other Requirements

Essential

• Upholds and models the Trust Values
• Willing to be flexible according to service needs

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kent and Canterbury Hospital

Ethelbert Road

Canterbury

CT1 3NG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kent and Canterbury Hospital

Ethelbert Road

Canterbury

CT1 3NG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.

If you have any further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Good Standard of education to GCSE level 4 or above including Mathematics and English, or equivalent

Desirable

• NVQ2 in Pharmacy Services Level 2 Award/Unit accreditation in area of work or evidence in meeting the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of GB minimum competence requirement for Pharmacy/Dispensing Assistants

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Good Customer Service.
• Good Communication Skills both written and verbal.
• Good Interpersonal Skills, diplomacy, tact and awareness of others.
• Ability to prioritise work systematically and manage time effectively.
• Ability to work alone but with excellent team working skills.
• Ability to work with constant interruptions
• Ability to concentrate, with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent Organisational Skills.

Desirable

• Previous Aseptic Experience

Personal/Professional Attributes

Essential

• Able to work effectively under pressure
• IT literate.
• Team Player
• Good communication skills

Desirable

• CMM/JAC Computer System

Other Requirements

Essential

• Upholds and models the Trust Values
• Willing to be flexible according to service needs