NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
The shift pattern for this position is Mon-Fri, 6.15 am – 2.15 pm.
A vacancy has arisen for an enthusiastic clinical technologist, pharmaceutical scientist, pharmacy technician or pharmacist to manage the pharmacy production service at the Radionuclide Dispensary within the former Western Infirmary site in compliance with pharmaceutical Good Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Practice standards and the site’s Quality Management System.
The department provides individual radiopharmaceutical patient doses to Nuclear Medicine Departments throughout Health Boards in the West of Scotland each week day. The main product used is Technetium-99m, so doses are made and dispatched daily within a very tight time frame.
The department holds an MHRA Specials licence and is the largest NHS radiopharmacy in the UK. The post holder will be named on the MS licence as responsible for production.
This is an exciting time to take up this post as a replacement facility is planned with construction due to start Oct 2024. The post holder will be involved in finalising design, leading on some aspects of the project (e.g. work processes and validation) as well as managing the transition of production to the new facility.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate significant experience working in pharmacy aseptic services or radiopharmacy and have experience of staff management. Experience of innovation and project management is desirable.
Pharmacy Technician applicants: should hold a National Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences, a relevant science degree or equivalent experience and be registered as a pharmacy technician on the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Register.
Pharmacist applicants: should hold a Masters degree in Pharmacy and be registered as a pharmacist on the GPhC Register
Clinical Technologist/Scientist applicants: should hold an honours degree in physical sciences or equivalent experience in radiopharmacy. Candidates should be Institute of Physics & Engineering in Medicine (IPEM)registered as a clinical technologist, or HCPC registered as a Clinical Scientist or likely to achieve registration within 12 months of appointment.
Prospective applicants can discuss the post