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Quality Officer

Employer
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Location
Stoke on Trent
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 per annum
Closing date
24 Oct 2024
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Profession
Other Health Profession
Grade
Band 5
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Pharmacy Directorate

Band 5 Pharmacy Quality Officer - Technical Services

There has been significant investment in Pharmacy Technical Services. We are looking for an experienced highly motivated Pharmacy Quality Officer to join our well established Quality team within Technical Services. The role will support the further development of the service.

The MHRA licenced 'Specials' pharmacy manufacturing unit is based at the Royal Stoke University Hospital and is a modern purpose built unit within the hospital. The service encompasses aseptic, chemotherapy, over labelling and re-packaging products, supplying both the trust and external organisations. The quality team also support the licensed activities within the Radiopharmacy service at UHNM.

Main duties of the job

  • Assist in the operation of, maintenance of and development of the Pharmacy Quality Management Systems (PQMS) meeting the changing requirements of the department, the Trust and external regulators.
  • Assist in ensuring compliance with the terms of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority (MHRA) Manufacturer's 'Specials' Licence, ICH and other national guidelines related to pharmaceutical manufacturing and reconstitution or repackaging activities.
  • Support PQMS including electronic and paper based documentation systems ensuring compliance to the requirements of MHRA GxP data Integrity
  • Support the routine environmental monitoring of cleanroom facilities. Responsible for review and trending of data produced
  • Support the future development of the Pharmacy Services delivered to patients across the organisation. This is in line with the Directorate Business Plan and the Trust Vision and Strategic Objectives
  • Act as a releasing officer or be eligible to undertake training to be a releasing officer and undertake scheduled releasing sessions within production
  • Monitor Key Performance Indicators and support the development of a performance dashboard for pharmacy technical services
  • Take every opportunity to promote the work of the Technical Services Team at a regional and national level through practice research, abstracts, poster presentations and networking


About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Proactively undertake staff engagement to promote the Trust Values and Behaviours and staff well-being
  • Perform the duties of Quality Controller (MGPS) as specified in HTM02 for UHNM Trust medical gases systems or be eligible to attend a training session and be eligible to be added to the National register of QCMGPs
  • Participate in appropriate rotas, including weekend and bank holiday working

To achieve this, you will need to have knowledge of PQMS, excellent organisational, communication and digital skills and a high degree of attention to detail.

You will be supported in this role by an experienced team and actively encouraged to enrol on courses and study days to further your personal development. You will promote the service at Trust, Regional and National forums including posters at conferences and support wider projects and business development opportunities.

This is a great time to be a part of the Pharmacy Technical Services Team at UHNM.

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications

Essential

  • A degree level qualification in the chemical sciences or equivalent
  • A bachelor degree (or equivalent), in a subject related to the pharmaceutical sciences
  • A degree in a bioscience subject
  • Registered or be eligible for membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry or Royal Society of Biology


Desirable

  • Registered Quality Controller (MGPS)
  • Relevant further education / additional learning


Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience

Essential

  • An understanding and some experience of Pharmaceutical quality system. For example change control, deviation investigations, and CAPA management.


Desirable

  • Knowledge of cleanroom design and functioning
  • Knowledge and experience of capacity and contingency planning and monitoring
  • Experience of training staff


Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke University Hospital

Newcastle Road

Stoke on Trent

ST4 6QG

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205-6463014-A

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