Job summary
Notes: Kindly be advised that only candidates who have the legal right to work in the UK will be considered for this role.

An excellent opportunity has become available for an Assistant Technical Officer in Aseptic Services. We are currently on a journey of expansion and transformation: We have commissioned and commenced the building of a brand new state of the art Aseptic unit with new technology and equipment.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and conscientious Assistant Technical Officer to join our friendly team in our newly licenced new Aseptic unit. The successful candidate will be involved in preparing chemotherapy drugs and parenteral nutrition products in a 'clean room' environment using state of the art isolators and Laminar flow cabinets. Competency based training will be provided.

The department actively promotes development, education and training. To apply you will need to have good standard of education to GCSE level or equivalent as you will be required to complete either the NVQ level 2 in pharmaceutical services or equivalent.

This is a full time post and the post holder will be required to participate in the weekend & bank holiday rota and the late duty rota.

Main duties of the job

• Assist in providing an aseptic service to Trust.
• Participate in the preparation of aseptic products Chemotherapy and Parenteral Nutrition for use in the wards and supply to other hospitals.
• Ensure good housekeeping in the aseptic clean rooms and other aseptic service areas at all times.
• Stock Control duties receipting unpacking, checking and recording
• Comply with Cleanroom Personnel behaviour.
• Generate worksheets and labels according to prescription and SOPs.

About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Details
Salary: £30,630 to £32,346 a year PA Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement pro rata
Band: Band 3
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Closing date: 30 October 2026
Reference number: 337-NP-1044DG

Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification
Education

• Essential: Educated to GCSE level or equivalent (Grades A-C or 9-4) in a minimum of five subjects to include Maths, English and Science
• Essential: NVQ Level 2 Pharmaceutical Services or working towards
• Desirable: Some science background

Experience

• Essential: Good practical skills and communication skills
• Essential: Good organisational skills and literacy skills
• Essential: Ability to follow procedure and prioritise work
• Essential: Team Worker
• Essential: Ability to solve problems
• Desirable: Previous hospital pharmacy experience. Works accurately under pressure

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: London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address: LNWUH Northwick Park Hospital, Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 3UJ
Employer's website: https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk

For questions about the job, contact:
Senior Technician, Aseptic Services
Anthony Oliva
ANTHONY.OLIVA@NHS.NET
02088692787

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