Principal Pharmacist, Quality Control and Assurance

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Newport; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is seeking a skilled Pharmacist to lead the QA/QC service. The role involves ensuring quality assurance of pharmaceutical products and managing technical staff. This position offers the chance to make a significant impact on patient care while working within a supportive and flexible environment.

Benefits

Flexible working

Extensive training and development opportunities

Occupational health support

Qualifications

• Significant experience in senior managerial and/or clinical roles.
• Experience of facilitating and managing change.
• Prioritisation skills with the ability to manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the quality assurance of all pharmaceutical products.
• Manage the appropriate technical staff and act as the named Pharmacist on the Manufacturing Licence.
• Conduct product evaluation and risk assessment of unlicensed medicines.

Skills

Communication

Planning and organisation

Education

Pharmacy degree

Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed. Please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01497 745805 option 3.

If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are shortlisted, you will be contacted via your email account used to apply, so please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment-related correspondence via the email registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.

There is a temporary top-up for Bands 2 and 3 reflecting the incorporation of the top-up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour (£24,638 per annum). This will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled, knowledgeable Pharmacist to join the ABUHB team! We are looking for an experienced pharmacist with proven delivery of the technical service agenda to join our team as the lead QA/QC Pharmacist across the organisation.

You will be responsible for the QA/QC service, managing the appropriate technical staff, and acting as the named Pharmacist on the Manufacturing License (Specials) issued by the MHRA.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our patients through ensuring the quality assurance of all pharmaceutical products manufactured and prepared within the HB, driving improvements in technical services, and ensuring the HB has safe processes in place and is compliant with all relevant safety guidance.

The postholder will be supported by our excellent Technical Services Aseptic/QC team comprising Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and Pharmacy Assistants.

We encourage applications from candidates who wish to work full-time or part-time, as will work with the successful postholder to determine priorities and job plan. Please get in touch to discuss further.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for the quality assurance of all pharmaceutical products manufactured and prepared within ABUHB
• To be responsible for product evaluation and risk assessment of all unlicensed medicines procured and issued within the HB.
• To be responsible for the QC/QA service, manage the appropriate technical staff, and act as the named Pharmacist on the Manufacturing Licence (Specials) issued by the MHRA.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow, and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary, and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities, including paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications, and professional career pathways including management development programmes. We promote flexible working and a healthy work-life balance, provide occupational health support, and have an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high-quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Qualifications And Experience

Essential criteria

• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Significant experience in a number of senior managerial and/or clinical roles
• Significant experience of facilitating and managing change
• Pharmacy degree

Planning and organisation

Essential criteria

• Prioritisation skills with the ability to manage multiple projects

Communication and relationship skills

Essential criteria

• Experience of communicating highly complex information or medicine-related information to prescribers, clinicians
• Highly developed persuasive skills