Highly Advanced Pharmaceutical Scientist

Leeds Teaching Hospitals Nhs Trust; Ledston; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an experienced and motivated Highly Advanced Pharmaceutical Scientist to lead aseptic services, supporting around 80,000 aseptic preparations annually. The role focuses on developing QA systems, ensuring GMP compliance, and delivering high-quality patient care.

You will lead and develop a skilled team, influence strategic decisions, and help shape aseptic services across one of the UK's largest teaching hospital trusts.

Qualifications

• Experience working in GMP and quality assurance environments.
• Expert knowledge of pharmaceutical technology and aseptic services.
• Passion for quality, patient safety and continuous improvement.
• Strong leadership with team development experience.
• Ability to influence and build relationships with clinical and operational colleagues.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making in complex situations.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across aseptic services and lead a skilled workforce.
• Develop and maintain pharmaceutical quality systems to GMP standards.
• Drive service innovation and deliver safe, high-quality patient care.
• Collaborate with senior clinical and operational colleagues on strategic decisions.
• Support continuous improvement and development of aseptic services.

Skills

GMP experience

Quality assurance

Leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Change management

Innovation drive

Job description

Job Reference

Job reference: 001985

Salary

Salary: Band 8a - £57,528-£64,750

Closing date

Closing date: 08/10/2026

Department

Department: Pharmacy Aseptics - Bexley Wing

Location

Location: St James’s University Hospital

Division

Division: Medicines Management and Pharmacy Services CSU

Hours per week

Hours Per Week: 37.5

Contact

For questions about this job, contact:

Name: Sarah Holliday
Position: Associate Lead Clinician
Email: [e-mail]
Phone number: 0113 2068853

OR

Name: Emily Dawson
Position: Associate Lead Clinician
Email: [e-mail]
Phone number: 0113 2068853

Job Summary

Are you ready to take the next step in your career and help shape the future of specialist pharmacy services? Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an experienced and motivated Highly Advanced Pharmaceutical Scientist to provide leadership across our aseptic services, supporting the delivery of around 80,000 aseptic preparations each year, including complex biotherapy and clinical trial products. Working within Aseptic Services, you will play a key role in maintaining and developing our pharmaceutical quality systems, ensuring compliance with GMP standards, driving service innovation, and delivering safe, high-quality patient care.

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled professional with expertise in pharmaceutical quality assurance who is passionate about leadership, continuous improvement and service development. You will work closely with senior clinical and operational colleagues, lead and develop a highly skilled workforce, influence strategic decisions, and help shape the future of aseptic services across one of the UK's largest teaching hospital trusts. If you're looking for a role where you can combine quality assurance expertise, operational leadership and innovation to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you

Why you should join our Team

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, offering a range of both general and specialist hospital services with excellent clinical outcomes for patients. We have an international reputation for excellence in specialist care, research and academic training.

We are also part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

The Pharmacy Department at LTHT is highly respected, forward thinking and recognised within the organisation for collaborative working.

Aseptics is well recognised across the Trust for providing a high quality service at the cutting edge of medicine preparation. We offer excellent career progression whilst working in a friendly and supportive team.

We are proud to say that we have created a positive working environment with a hardworking and dedicated workforce who feel valued and share a team goal to put the patients first.

What you will bring to the role

• Significant experience working within a GMP and quality assurance environment.
• Expert knowledge of pharmaceutical technology and aseptic services.
• A passion for quality, patient safety and continuous improvement.
• Strong leadership skills with experience developing and supporting teams.
• The ability to influence, collaborate and build relationships with a wide range of clinical and operational colleagues.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the confidence to make decisions in complex situations.
• Experience managing change, service development or introducing new ways of working.
• Outstanding communication skills, with the ability to explain complex information clearly.
• A proactive and adaptable approach, with the drive to lead innovation and improvement.
• A commitment to developing yourself and others through learning, coaching and professional development.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

Responsible

Open and Honest

One Team

Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose:

Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

People

Improvement and Innovation

Partnerships

Outcomes

Compliance and Sponsorship

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.