Senior Pharmacist (QA/ QC), Deputy Head of Quality Services inStevenage inStevenage PUBLISHED
FRI 8 NOV 2024
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In this hands-on role, the Senior Pharmacist will support the Head of Quality Services in managing and developing QA/QC services for both internal and external clients, including conducting audits, managing Quality Exceptions, and testing medical gases. The position requires flexibility for travel to customer sites and occasional out-of-hours work. Prospective candidates are encouraged to align with the Trust’s core values of Inclusion, Respect, and Improvement.
We are recruiting for a Senior Pharmacist (QA/QC), Deputy Head of Quality Services who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The Quality Control Department at the Lister Hospital is a specialist unit providing pharmaceutical and scientific services to NHS Trusts, private healthcare providers and commercial organisations. Joining the department, you will be working with staff at levels and become part of a wide range of customer networks and joining our Trust on its existing journey of improvements working closely with the Victoria Mason Institute.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and conscientious individual who has keen eye for detail and a strong work ethic.
You will have good knowledge of current regulatory expectations applicable to facilities working under pharmaceutical GMP and significant experience of working in pharmaceutical facilities undertaking sterile or non-sterile manufacture of medicinal products for human use as well as understanding of a wide range of chemical and microbiological analytical techniques.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
You will support the Head of Quality Services in leadership and development of professional and technical aspects of QA/QC services to both internal and external customers and be responsible for the operational management of the service.
You will undertake all duties related to pharmaceutical Quality Assurance and Quality Control including customer and supplier QA visits and audits, management of Quality Exceptions and testing of medical gases.
This is a very hands-on position and you will be required to travel to customer sites and undertake work out of hours and at weekends when required.
About us
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role and a wide range of financial and non-financial benefits offer by the Trust.
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