Senior Production Technician – Aseptic Services

A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Join ourPharmacy Team workingon Clinical Trials in the Aseptics .

The team provide pharmacy support for the expanding Research and Development work of the trust, with a large portfolio of studies across many clinical specialities including working with the NIHR Royal Liverpool Clinical Research Facility in the conduct of first in human studies.

We work with external trial sponsors such as pharmaceutical companies,universitiesand local research units to ensure the correct and safe management of clinical trial medication.

You will bemainly basedin the aseptic unit at the Aintreesite and will contribute to production and distribution of sterile parental products for named patients for use in both standard of care and research settings.

You will beinvolved in the set up and management of upcoming studies that involve aseptically dispensed investigational medicinal products. You will design and produceworksheets,labelsand other trial specific documentsfor use in aseptic dispensing.

You willassistin the maintenance of trial drugs, recording drug accountability and temperature monitoring of any areas storing clinical trial medication.

You will meet with external trial representatives during their monitoring visits to discuss the conduct of the trials at site.

Full training will be given.

You must be aqualified Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhCwith experience inaseptics.

* Annex 21 training positions will also be considered *

You will be based at theAintree UniversityHospitalssite with theAsepticsTeam. You will work one day a weekwith the Clinical Trials team, supporting trial set up and management.

Trials responsibilities will include

• Dispensing aseptic clinical trial prescriptions
• Writing of individual trial procedures
• Producing aseptic worksheets and labels for trial products
• Receipt and management of storage of investigational medicinal products
• Support cross site ifrequired
• Weekend and late rota support if required

Full details of aseptic duties in job description

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.

To deliver on a day to day basis the dispensing and manufacturing services, in line with resources and service demands.

To support the set up and management of Clinical Trials with the requirement for Aseptic preparation.

To support the Operational Managers in providing quality medicinal products in a safe and efficient manor.

Train staff as per departmental SOPs.

Please refer to the detailed Job Description attached

This advert closes on Wednesday 28 Oct 2026