Senior Pharmacy Assistant – Aseptic Unit

£25,760 to £27,476 a year

We have an exciting opportunity within our Aseptics Unit for Senior Pharmacy Assistants to support the growth of the department.

You will work as part of a team, within the Aseptic department, providing a high quality, flexible and responsive service.

You will aseptically prepare injections ready for patient administration, including chemotherapy (cytotoxic), radiopharmaceuticals and general intravenous drugs.

Previous experience of working in a cleanroom environment is desirable, but not essential.

We are committed to provide a supportive environment with opportunities for training and personal development.

In the future there is a possibility for a Science Manufacturing Technician apprenticeship to enhance career progress.

Consideration will be given for strong candidates who may not meet the essential criteria to undertake this role on a developmental basis with set competency targets. Roles offered on a development basis will be banded lower than originally advertised until competency targets are met.

Details about our pharmacy service - https://esneft.pagetiger.com/csusdpr/1

Aseptically manufacture named patient and batch products following procedures and worksheets.

Assist in the supervision of the day-to-day workload within the Aseptic Unit.

Assist in the cleaning and maintenance of the facility and equipment supporting the manufacturing process and to assist senior staff in demonstrating particular duties to junior and rotational staff.

Interview date will be 24th November 2026

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

To comply with UK Government regulations on sponsorship we are unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold. Full guidance on sponsorship can be found Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

Please note that where response levels are exceptional we may close the post before the specified date, therefore early application is recommended.

In line with AfC Terms and Conditions new entrants to NHS will commence on the entry level of the salary

If you require any information in an alternative format or have any access needs for the application process, please contact us.

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.

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Colchester Hospital

Colchester

Essex

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

11 November 2026

Agenda for change

Band 3

Permanent

Full-time

Colchester Hospital

Colchester

Essex