Deputy Aseptic Services Manager

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

7/1/2025

The main responsibilities of this role are to support the management, performance and development of the unlicensed Clinical Trials Aseptic Service (CTAS) which provides injectable Investigational Medicinal Products and selected high risk injectable medicines to all divisions within the Trust. The role will also involve working with the Aseptic Services Manager, Accountable Pharmacist, and Deputy Accountable Pharmacist to ensure the implementation of technical, professional, best practice and regulatory guidance for the preparation and supply of Advanced Therapy Investigational Medicinal Products.

• To support the Aseptic Unit Manager and Accountable Pharmacist in the day to day management and timely delivery of aseptically prepared doses for patients in clinical trials.
• To lead on the management of the Pharmaceutical Quality System within Clinical Trials Aseptic Service.
• Be responsible for the day-to-day aseptic dispensing service and quality assurance provision within the department.
• Organise and allocate staff duties in line with technical and organisational responsibilities.
• Ensure compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards and best practice, as detailed but not limited to those set out in the Quality Assurance of Aseptic Preparation Services Handbook (QAAPS).
• Ensure compliance with current Good Clinical Practice standards (GCP) for medicines used within clinical trials including storage and record keeping requirements.
• To provide cost-effective delivery of high quality aseptic pharmaceuticals, which are fit for their intended purpose to patients of the Trust, and other external customers of the service, and are prepared in a safe, efficient and cost effective manner in accordance with departmental SOPs
• To participate in identifying and implementing initiatives as appropriate to improve services, reduce the financial costs and the environmental impact of CTAS service, through Quality Improvement (QI) methodologies.
  
  

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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. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

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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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Wilcock Job title: Accountable Pharmacist Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01865 572166