About this role
Job summary
Join the SPS Quality Assurance Team and help shape medicines quality across the NHS.
We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic and forward-thinkingindividualto join the nationalSpecialist Pharmacy Service (SPS) Quality Assurance Team.The successful candidate will have a degree in a relevant scientific or technical subject or significant experience working in pharmaceutical technical services. Experience relating to the manufacture, preparation, storage and supply of medicines is required.
This is a complex role, requiring excellent communication, presentation, investigational and analytical skills.
Main duties of the job
As a Quality Assurance Technical Officer, the successful candidate will support the quality assurance of medicines procurement, formulation and stability, providing expert advice and support to healthcare professionals to help ensure that medicines supplied across the NHS are evidence-based, safe and of the highest quality.
About us
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
To deliver a range of Quality Assurance duties as part of the SPS Quality assurance team including:
Supporting the programme of unlicensed asepticunits audits Supporting licensed and unlicensed medicines contracting Medicines formulation and stability assessment Supporting the provision of advice and support Facilitating discrete quality improvement projects Assisting in the development of resources, audit tools and training materials Delivery of training to groups of technical services staff on a range of subjects. Reviewing and assessing reports of defective medicines from Trusts Maintenance of the SPS website Development and maintenance of the QA services quality system For full details, please refer to the attached job description and person specification
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Degree in relevant scientific or technical subject or equivalent experience to degree level Basic qualification in pharmaceutical sciences (BTEC) or an equivalent scientific qualification
Desirable
Further qualification in risk management or quality assurance Member of a recognised professional body i.e. Royal College of Pharmacy
Experience Essential
Experience of working in a pharmacy or medicines related environment Experience of writing instructional documents e.g. SOPs and work instructions Experience of risk management and quality management systems and their application Experience of working with colleagues at different levels of the organisation, between disciplines or with clients Understanding of the principles of quality assurance as applicable to medicines manufacture and preparation Specialist knowledge of the regulatory, Royal College of Pharmacy and NHS standards and guidance relating to medicines manufacture and preparation. Specialist knowledge of the regulatory, Royal College of Pharmacy and NHS standards and guidance relating to the safe storage and supply of medicines.
Desirable
Experience of working in or closely with the NHS Experience of Good Manufacturing Practice and/or Good Laboratory Practice relating to Pharmaceutical manufacturing and preparation Experience of quality assessment of pharmaceuticals Evidence of supporting the purchasing of medicines and services Understanding of the Royal College of Pharmacy standards and guidance relating to homecare medicines services. Understanding of health and safety legislation as applicable to medicines manufacture and preparation. Understanding of clean-room design, technology and operation for pharmaceutical processing. Understanding of pharmaceutical quality control testing methods and their application to medicines manufacture and preparation
Skills Essential
Excellent communication skills Able to cope with conflict and handle difficult situations with a calm disposition. Excellent time management and organisational skills, with an ability to plan and schedule complex activities. Excellent investigational and analytical skills, with an ability to deal with complex facts and situations requiring interpretation.
Desirable
Excellent training skills within both small groups and large workshops
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).
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Pharmacy Practice Unit
70 Pembroke Place
Liverpool
L69 3GF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)