Senior Pharmaceutical Scientist / Pharmacist | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A major acute teaching Trust in Liverpool is seeking a Senior Pharmacist to lead quality assurance in the Aseptic Production Unit. The role involves validating production processes, training staff, and ensuring compliance with pharmaceutical standards. This position offers opportunities for clinical and technical development within a large healthcare organization.

Benefits

Support for clinical and technical development

Working in a prestigious teaching Trust

Qualifications

• Experience in validating production processes for medicines.
• Strong knowledge of aseptic techniques and pharmaceutical regulations.
• Ability to supervise and train staff in the pharmacy unit.

Responsibilities

• Validate production processes to ensure compliance.
• Contribute to product lifecycle processes.
• Attend local and regional meetings as required.
• Supervise and train staff in the Aseptic Production Unit.
• Conduct risk assessments and troubleshoot compliance issues.

Skills

Aseptic preparation expertise

Risk assessment skills

Training and supervision

Education

Registered Pharmacist

Job description

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 provides 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 focus on the needs for Aseptic Production Services with responsibilities for efficient and safe service provision.

Support for further clinical & technical development is available.

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

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

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 aims 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 regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital offers elective surgical, diagnostic, and treatment services, along with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specializes in women’s and babies’ health, delivering over 7,200 babies annually in the UK’s largest single-site maternity hospital. 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.

The post holder will:

1. Participate in validating the production processes to ensure compliance with the required standards in aseptic preparation of medicines.
2. Contribute to product lifecycle processes including Product Development and Product Quality Review.
3. Attend meetings (local & regional) when required to represent the APU.
4. Supervise less experienced pharmacists, scientists, technicians, and students, providing training where necessary.
5. Troubleshoot and undertake risk assessments to guide the team in ensuring compliance with medicines legislation.
6. Deputise for the Lead Pharmacists (Technical Services) as required.

This advert closes on Sunday 10 Aug 2025.