Regional Quality Assurance Pharmacist (East of England)

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare organization in Liverpool is seeking a lead for their Regional QA Team to oversee quality assurance services. Responsibilities include managing audit programs, developing best practices, and ensuring compliance with quality systems. The ideal candidate will hold a relevant pharmacy degree, possess extensive QA experience, and have strong leadership abilities. This role plays a vital part in ensuring the delivery of safe and effective healthcare services to the community.

Qualifications

• Must have extensive experience in quality assurance and compliance within the NHS.
• Proven track record in leading regional audit programs in healthcare.
• Strong communication skills for collaboration with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the regional QA team to deliver services effectively.
• Develop best practice resources and provide training to stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with quality risk management systems.

Skills

Quality assurance expertise

Audit leadership

Project management

Risk management

Pharmaceutical quality assessment

Education

Pharmacy degree or relevant qualification

Additional quality assurance certifications

Job description

The Post Holder Will Lead And Manage The Regional QA Team To Deliver The QA Service To The East Of England Region. This Includes

Core Responsibilities

• Provision of quality assurance expertise and support to the procurement, preparation and manufacture of medicines and medicines provider service to the NHS.
• Leading the programme of audit of NHS aseptic units across the region and provide support and oversight of high risk units through a programme of compliance management.
• Developing web-based best practice resources for the quality assurance of medicines in the NHS and support implementation through audit, training, mentoring and advice.
• Taking a lead across organisations in the development and implementation of quality risk management systems to underpin the principles of medicines optimisation and ensure consistently effective outcomes for patients.
• Promoting innovation and transformation in the NHS by taking a lead in development, implementation, and safe use of new medicines (e.g. clinical trials, ATMP, biological medicines) and technologies through working with regulators, academia and industry.
• Formulating, directing and delivering strategic plans for the provision of QA services to the NHS Trusts in the region. To support the region's Chief Pharmacist network and Regional Chief Pharmacist in delivering agreed work plans.
• Contributing to the development, implementation and delivery of the NHSE, SPS and NHS Pharmaceutical QA Committee work plans.

Scope of Advisory Service

The Specialist Pharmacy Service (SPS) National Quality Assurance (QA) Service is an expert advisory service that supports the principles of medicines optimisation by the development and championing of best practice and by ensuring continuous improvement through the implementation of quality risk management systems in NHS medicines manufacturing & preparation and NHS supply chain management.

• Aseptic preparation of medicines
• Manufacturing of unlicensed medicines
• Assigning shelf life to medicines
• Temperature controlled storage and distribution of medicines
• Assessing the pharmaceutical quality of medicines

Types of Advisory and Resources We Provide

• Responses to queries and requests for help
• SPS articles
• Multi-media resources
• Exemplar procedures and templates
• Risk management materials for assessment of medicines
• Injectable medicines stability tool
• Audit reports
• Focused support to regional projects and NHS Trusts
• Participation in regional and national pharmacy networks and staff development events.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mark Jackson Job title: SPS QA Function Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07887804621
Preferred method of contact is via email. Appointments by arrangement with Faye Black (PA) [e-mail]