Main area: Quality Assurance
Grade Band: 4-5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend and bank holidays on a rota)
Job ref: 225-Div3-6982610-A
Employer: The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site Location: C31 New Cross Hospital
Town: Wednesfield
Salary: £26,530 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/04/2025 23:59
Higher Level Quality Assurance Officer
Band 4-5
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated assistant, technician, or scientist to join our friendly and dynamic team to provide high quality of Quality Assurance within the aseptic services. You will be part of an expanding team of highly professional and dedicated staff whose aim is to provide an excellent, patient-focused service.
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust strives to innovate and improve care to patients. The Trust has recently approved the business case for a new pharmacy aseptic, clinical trials, and radiopharmacy facility. The new facility is expected to be in operation in 2025. The prime function of the unit is the preparation of cytotoxic, monoclonal antibodies, and clinical trials in a safe and efficient manner according to Good Manufacturing Practice and National Standards. Our aim is to provide our valued staff with excellent training including Quality Assurance to become skilled, highly competent, and confident in their job roles. We encourage innovative working which includes the development and future proofing of our facilities to meet the growing needs of the service. We promote learning and development within our organisation.
We welcome applicants from hospital and industry preferably with aseptic experience, but not essential as full training will be given.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
1. Have proven post-qualification experience in pharmaceutical QA and/or aseptic production.
2. Organise and supervise Pharmacy Quality Assurance services under the direction of the Quality Assurance Lead, including:
1. Planning and prioritising workload and task allocation
2. Supervising Quality Assurance support staff
3. Supporting the training of pre-registration and support staff in Quality Assurance activities
3. Participate weekly in production-related activities and undertake Accredited Checking Technician duties in the Pharmacy Aseptic Services as part of the Pharmacy Technician Aseptic Services rotas.
4. Facilitate staff under the direction of the Quality Assurance Lead to work in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Good Distribution Practice (GDP), and where appropriate Good Clinical Practice (GCP) requirements.
5. Work on their own initiative at times under the supervision of Senior, Principal, and Chief Technicians.
6. Support the work of the Pharmacy Aseptic Services in providing a weekend service, late nights, and bank holidays in the Aseptic Unit. Overall operational accountability rests with the Principal Technician Aseptic and Clinical Trials Services.
7. Act as a product approver, carrying out the final approval checks according to standard operating procedures on medicinal products prepared in the pharmacy aseptic unit.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute, and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities.
Please complete your application form in full outlining and providing examples of how you meet each of the criteria listed below. This includes both essential and desirable criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
* 5 GCSEs at grade C/5 or above including Maths, English, and Science.
* Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
* Aseptic Experience
* BTEC in Pharmaceutical science/ NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services, or equivalent qualification
* Registration with The General Pharmaceutical Council Knowledge and Skills
Experience
* Commitment to, and evidence of, formal continuous professional development (CPD)
Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.
Sponsorship - Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system. Further information is available regarding two types of visa; Health Care Visa Health Care Visa and Skilled worker visa Skilled worker visa.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Name: Beena Mistry
Job title: Quality Assurance Lead
Email address: beena.mistry@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01902 695134
Additional information
For further information contact Beena Mistry Quality Assurance Lead or Jade Handley Senior Quality Assurance Officer on 01902 695134.
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