Senior Pharmaceutical Scientist / Pharmacist

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Liverpool is seeking a Senior Pharmacist/Senior Pharmaceutical Scientist to oversee aseptic production processes. The role requires significant experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing and compliance with regulatory standards. Candidates must hold an M Pharm degree and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. This position offers opportunities for clinical and technical development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Support for clinical development

Opportunities for further training

Qualifications

• M Pharm Degree or equivalent required
• Experience in product development is essential
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council required

Responsibilities

• Oversee operational quality of production processes
• Ensure compliance with current pharmaceutical regulations
• Supervise and train less experienced staff

Skills

Leadership and motivational skills

Problem solving and analytical skills

Planning and organisational skills

Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills

Education

M Pharm Degree or equivalent

Registered General Pharmaceutical Council Member

Tools

Good Manufacturing Practice knowledge

Knowledge of clean room design

Familiarity with COSHH Regulations

Job description

Job summary

Senior Pharmacist / Senior Pharmaceutical Scientist

Pharmacy Aseptic Services

Aseptic Production Unit

Band 7 (37.5 hours per week) + EDC

We are a major acute teaching Trust offering a wide range of clinical specialities, including tertiary referrals for HIV and Renal Medicine.

We have a highly regarded Aseptic Production Unit (APU) at the Trust with a Manufacturing site licensed in June 2023. You will work closely with our Aseptic Service Leads to help steer the quality facilitating programmes at the production unit. This post generates an opportunity for a Pharmacist / Scientist to join an expanding team delivering the pharmaceutical needs of patients at the Trust and across the NHS. The post holder will be expected to focus on the need for Aseptic Production Services with responsibilities for efficient and safe service provision.

Support for appropriate further clinical & technical development, is available.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will contribute to overseeing the operational quality aspects of the production processes, in a cost effective and efficient manner, assuring the quality of all unlicensed medicines manufactured and prepared at the Aseptic Production Unit (APU).

The post holder will ensure timely release of prepared and manufactured unlicensed medicines and will certify all unlicensed medicines as having been prepared or manufactured in compliance with current Rules and Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers.

About us

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 Hospitalis 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 Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis 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 theircareers page.

Details Date posted

25 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

287-DSS-130-25

Job locations

Royal Liverpool University Hospital

Mount Vernon Street

Liverpool

L7 8YE

Job description Job responsibilities

The post holder will:

Participate in validating the production processes to ensure compliance with the required standards in aseptic preparation of medicines.

Contribute to product life cycle processes including Product Development and Product Quality Review.

Attend meetings (local & regional) when required to represent the APU.

Supervise less experienced pharmacists, scientists, technicians and students and provide training where necessary.

Will trouble shoot and undertake risk assessments in order to guide the team to ensure compliance with medicines legislation.

Deputise for the Lead Pharmacists (Technical Services) as required

Job description Job responsibilities

The post holder will:

Participate in validating the production processes to ensure compliance with the required standards in aseptic preparation of medicines.

Contribute to product life cycle processes including Product Development and Product Quality Review.

Attend meetings (local & regional) when required to represent the APU.

Supervise less experienced pharmacists, scientists, technicians and students and provide training where necessary.

Will trouble shoot and undertake risk assessments in order to guide the team to ensure compliance with medicines legislation.

Deputise for the Lead Pharmacists (Technical Services) as required

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• M Pharm Degree or equivalent Or Honours degree in pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry or similar scientific subject if combined with further education and training such as the MSc Scientist Training Programme (STP) in Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Registered General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Member or/& HCPC/ RPS

Desirable

• Technical qualification such as Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology, Quality Control, Engineering, Manufacturing
• Post graduate certificate or diploma in a relevant pharmaceutical field

Knowledge Essential

• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice and the regulations surrounding Pharmaceutical Manufacture.
• Knowledge of clean room design and functioning
• Highly developed Professional knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience

Desirable

• Specialist knowledge of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Processes including equipment and facility design, construction, validation and testing
• Knowledge of:- o Aseptic preparation of medicines o Terminal Sterilisation processes o QA/QC services
• An understanding of medicines management procedures
• Knowledge of product licensing and medical devices registration

Experience Essential

• Experience of product development
• Evidence of working within GMP/GDP guidelines
• COSHH Regulations and Health & Safety at Work Act
• Evidence of significant, relevant and on-going personal CPD

Desirable

• Experience of Pharmaceutical Manufacture in either a hospital or industrial environment or previous experience of managing aseptic dispensing services

Skills Essential

• Leadership and motivational skills
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Planning and organisational skills; ability to prioritise demands on service and plan workload of self and others
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate with a range of people such as technicians, pharmacists, engineers, clinicians and customers

Desirable

• Change management
• Project Management skills

Other Essential

• Capable team worker with ability to create and sustain good relationships
• Able to deal with constant interruptions, multiple pressures and at times aggression
• Methodical with attention to detail

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• M Pharm Degree or equivalent Or Honours degree in pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry or similar scientific subject if combined with further education and training such as the MSc Scientist Training Programme (STP) in Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Registered General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Member or/& HCPC/ RPS

Desirable

• Technical qualification such as Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology, Quality Control, Engineering, Manufacturing
• Post graduate certificate or diploma in a relevant pharmaceutical field

Knowledge Essential

• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice and the regulations surrounding Pharmaceutical Manufacture.
• Knowledge of clean room design and functioning
• Highly developed Professional knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience

Desirable

• Specialist knowledge of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Processes including equipment and facility design, construction, validation and testing
• Knowledge of:- o Aseptic preparation of medicines o Terminal Sterilisation processes o QA/QC services
• An understanding of medicines management procedures
• Knowledge of product licensing and medical devices registration

Experience Essential

• Experience of product development
• Evidence of working within GMP/GDP guidelines
• COSHH Regulations and Health & Safety at Work Act
• Evidence of significant, relevant and on-going personal CPD

Desirable

• Experience of Pharmaceutical Manufacture in either a hospital or industrial environment or previous experience of managing aseptic dispensing services

Skills Essential

• Leadership and motivational skills
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Planning and organisational skills; ability to prioritise demands on service and plan workload of self and others
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate with a range of people such as technicians, pharmacists, engineers, clinicians and customers

Desirable

• Change management
• Project Management skills

Other Essential

• Capable team worker with ability to create and sustain good relationships
• Able to deal with constant interruptions, multiple pressures and at times aggression
• Methodical with attention to detail

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Liverpool University Hospital

Mount Vernon Street

Liverpool

L7 8YE

Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Liverpool University Hospital

Mount Vernon Street

Liverpool

L7 8YE

Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)