Senior Radiopharmacy Production Training Officer: Sponsorship Available

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The Radiopharmacy provides diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceutical products and services across the Southwest of England. The Senior Radiopharmacy Production Training Officer is a senior member of the Radiopharmacy Production Team, working under the department’s Manufacturer’s (Specials) Licence to support the safe and efficient manufacture, quality assurance and supply of radiopharmaceutical products.

The Radiopharmacy department is currently undergoing an exciting period of transformation. The Senior Radiopharmacy Production Training Officer will play a key role in shaping the department’s training programme, supporting the development and competency of the production workforce, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring the safe, effective, and compliant delivery of radiopharmaceutical production services.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Radiopharmacy Production Training Officer will be responsible for coordinating, overseeing and progressing production training and competency development for Radiopharmacy Production staff. This includes planning and monitoring training programmes, maintaining training documentation and competency records, ensuring trainees are allocated appropriate training time, and supporting the implementation of training improvements in response to service and regulatory requirements.

In addition to these responsibilities, the post holder will undertake routine radiopharmaceutical production activities and support the Deputy Radiopharmacy Production Lead with operational and quality management activities, including audits, observed assessments and invoicing processes.

The post holder will provide operational support to the Production Lead and Deputy Production Lead and may undertake urgent operational duties in their absence, including workload coordination and rota planning, to ensure continuity of service delivery.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

  • Science degree or relevant experience

Desirable

  • Pharmacy Technician, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Evidence of further training & development in aseptic services or willingness to undertake further training e.g. PTQA or STP qualifications

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Essential

  • Good practical skills with ability to work accurately and neatly
  • Exceptional communication, organisational, time management and prioritisation skills
  • Highly computer literate (IT experience with spreadsheets and databases)
  • Good attention to detail
  • Physically able to participate in the preparation of radiopharmaceuticals with moderate lifting and standing/sitting for long period dispensing
  • Ability to plan and coordinate training activities alongside operational service requirements

Desirable

  • Good understanding of guidance (national and international) standards relating to Good Manufacturing and Laboratory Practice

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial experience of pharmaceutical manufacturing (licensed) in hospital setting including radiopharmaceutical and/or aseptic dispensing
  • Experience of working in a team and independently
  • Experience of training, mentoring or supporting the competency development of staff

Personal qualities

Essential

  • Able to make decisions, work independently, self-motivate and use initiative
  • Able to be helpful, work collaboratively and be supportive within a team
  • Respectful to others, treat everyone as an individual
  • Attention to detail
  • Willing to learn, open to change

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 24 September 2026

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