Are you a Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, Healthcare Scientist or Scientist working in Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance?
We have a fantastic opportunity to join our department as Pharmacy Quality Assurance (QA) Lead based within our Pharmacy Aseptic Services Team.
Our QA Lead will provide a comprehensive quality assurance service to the Pharmacy Department at Torbay Hospital to support aseptic services, radiopharmacy, clinical trials, procurement and all other pharmacy activities.
They will support the implementation and ongoing development of effective Pharmaceutical Quality Systems (PQS) throughout the department to ensure continuous improvement of all aspects of the service, and to enhance patient safety.
The Quality Assurance service supports our Aseptic and Radiopharmacy departments which operate under Section 10 exemption providing high risk injectables to our patients including systemic anti-cancer treatments, parenteral nutrition, radiopharmaceuticals and other aseptic items.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Lead, manage and develop the Pharmacy Quality Assurance service and support the implementation and ongoing development of effective Pharmaceutical Quality Systems (PQS) and compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
2. Ensure that all Quality Assurance (QA) activity is effectively managed to meet agreed Trust and Pharmacy Department objectives whilst complying with relevant local and national legislation, regulations and guidelines, particularly in relation to current GMP and Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
3. Be responsible for the environmental monitoring program within the unit(s), and the management of the in-house environmental laboratory facility.
4. Provide specialist interpretation of environmental monitoring results, advice and reports to the Accountable Pharmacist for Aseptic Services and Radiopharmacy.
5. Keep updated on all standards and guidelines relevant to the work of the pharmacy department. Interpret the standards and guidelines and ensure that all protocols and SOPs meet with current requirements.
6. Act as the line manager and manage the activities of the Quality Assurance Assistant Technical Officer.
7. Co-ordinate the provision of analytical and environmental monitoring services from the Regional Quality Control Laboratory, and other external agencies as required.
Our friendly forward-thinking Pharmacy team provides procurement, distribution, dispensary, ward-based clinical, cancer, aseptic and homecare services to Torbay Hospital and other community health services.
The Pharmacy Aseptic Services department currently provides approximately 13,000 chemotherapy doses, 200 aseptic items and 1,000 parenteral nutrition bags per annum.
Why work with us:
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Louise Paatz
Job title: Accountable Pharmacist Aseptic Services
Email address: louise.paatz@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01803 655078
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