Pharmacy Technician

Job Overview

Are you a Pharmacy Technician with aseptic experience, newly registered, soon to register, GPhC‑registered Technician looking to progress in an acute hospital? If so, this could be your next step.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Aseptic Services Unit at the Royal United Hospitals Bath and take an active role in the day‑to‑day organisation of our Aseptic Services, including Chemotherapy and Radiopharmacy.

You’ll work closely with pharmacists, chemotherapy nurses, and the nuclear medicine team to schedule daily workloads and support the safe preparation of chemotherapy, monoclonal antibodies, and radiopharmaceuticals - all in accordance with SOPs and GMP.

Teamwork is essential, as you’ll supervise, motivate, and guide staff to deliver a consistently high‑quality service. You’ll be central to maintaining efficient workflows while responding to clinical priorities and urgent demands.

• An effective communicator with excellent listening skills
• Confident, well‑organised, and adaptable when handling competing priorities
• Passionate about delivering high-quality patient-centred services and motivated to develop their supervisory and leadership skills
  
  

Applications will be considered if you are currently working in a pharmacy role as a Band 4 and are looking to progress.

This is a brilliant opportunity to take the next step in your career and play a vital role in a specialist service that directly supports patient care.

Main duties of the job

Your Main Duties And Responsibilities Will Include

• Coordinating and scheduling the daily programme of work within the ASU
• Supervising and actively participating in aseptic dispensing
• Ensuring all activities meet required quality, safety, and regulatory standards
• Liaising with pharmacists, nurses, and nuclear medicine colleagues
• Supporting and contributing to staff training and development

Assisting the Lead Aseptic Services Technician with operational leadership

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.

Person specification

Qualifications And Training

Essential criteria

• NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
• Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the GPHC

Pre and in process checking or willing to undertake

Desirable criteria

• Training in aseptic services eg TSET, PTQA, APDM
  
  

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working as a pharmacy technician in aseptic services
• Knowledge of GMP
• Principles of Aseptic dispensing
• Knowledge of the principles of Quality Assurance
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of working in an unlicensed unit
• Radiopharmacy experience
  
  

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if we receive a high number of applications. We strongly encourage you to complete and submit your application in good time to ensure it can be considered.

Documents to download

• Pharmacy Technician Band 5 (PDF, 535.7KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.3MB)
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Samantha Ottaway Job title Lead Aseptic Services Technician Email address samantha.ottaway@nhs.net Telephone number 01225 824644 Additional information

If you would like more information please contact Samantha on 01225 824644 to discuss.