About this role
Job summary
Are you looking to further develop your expertise in Quality Assurance while enhancing your technical and leadership skills in an acute hospital setting? If so, we would love you to join our friendly and supportive aseptic team at Salisbury.At Salisbury, we are committed to the growth and development of both our people and our services. We are seeking a candidate with experience and knowledge in Aseptic Services and Quality Assurance who is eager to build on their existing skills.The successful candidate will benefit from a structured programme of in-house and externally recognised training, alongside strong support from our experienced technical pharmacy team. This is an excellent opportunity to expand your professional knowledge, gain valuable experience, and contribute to a high-quality service.
Main duties of the job
To lead the co-ordination and delivery of quality assurance to Aseptic Services.
To assist the Aseptic Services Accountable Pharmacist to develop the Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS) for Aseptic Services including but not limited to document control systems, deviation management and quality review.
To line manage, support, and oversee the work of the Senior Technician Quality Assurance/ Quality Control (QA/QC) including management of internal audit, environmental monitoring and training of less experienced staff.
To review all new and/or amended control documentation used within Aseptic Services, referring areas of concern to the Aseptic Services Accountable Pharmacist, and signing off for use those that meet national standards and GMP Annex 1.
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Meet essential criteria Essential
oBTEC and NVQ Level 3 Pharmaceutical Science (or equivalent technician qualification recognised by the GPhC for the purpose of registration). oRegistered as a Pharmaceutical Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council. oUp to date record of Continued Professional Development with evidence of reflective practice. oAccredited checking pharmacy technician or equivalent qualification. oMinimum five years relevant post qualification experience including hospital pharmacy. oExperience at any grade in aseptic services and Quality Assurance
Desirable
oCompletion of external accredited course in Technical Services, Quality Assurance or relevant area. oRecognised Accredited Aseptics Technician Checking Qualification for Pre and In-process Checking and Final Product Approval and Release (Accreditation will be provided as part of post if not already achieved).
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.
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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 Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Address Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Salisbury
Odstock Road
Salisbury
SP2 8BJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)