Higher Level Quality Assurance Officer

Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join their team as a Quality Assurance professional within aseptic services. The position involves planning workloads, supervising staff, and ensuring compliance with standards in pharmaceutical production. Candidates must have proven post-qualification experience in Quality Assurance and aseptic practices. The Trust offers a supportive working environment and is open to flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Proven post-qualification experience in pharmaceutical QA and/or aseptic production.

Responsibilities

• Planning and prioritising of workload and task allocation.
• Supervision of Quality Assurance support staff.
• Supporting the training of pre-registration and support staff in Quality Assurance activities.
• Facilitating staff compliance with GMP, GDP, and GCP requirements.
• Support the work of the Pharmacy Aseptic Services during weekends and holidays.
• Conduct final approval checks on medicinal products.

Skills

Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance

Aseptic production

Initiative

Training support

Education

Post-qualification experience in pharmaceutical QA

Job description

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.

About the Trust

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.

Role Summary

You will be part of an expanding team of highly professional and dedicated staff whose aim is to provide an excellent, patient focus service. 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.

Responsibilities

• Planning and prioritising of workload and task allocation
• Supervision of Quality Assurance support staff
• Supporting the training of pre‑registration and support staff in Quality Assurance activities
• Facilitating staff under direction of Quality Assurance Lead to work in compliance with GMP, GDP and where appropriate GCP requirements
• Work on their own initiative at times under the supervision of Senior, Principal and Chief Technicians
• Support the work of the Pharmacy Aseptic Services in the provision of a weekend service late nights and bank holidays in the Aseptic Unit
• Act as a product approver, carry out the final approval checks, according to standard operating procedures on medicinal products prepared in the pharmacy aseptic unit
• Provide overall operational accountability that rests with the Principal Technician Aseptic and Clinical Trials Services

Qualifications

Proven post‑qualification experience in pharmaceutical QA and/or aseptic production.

Benefits

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.