Senior Quality Assurance/Training Officer - Aseptic Services

Integrated Care System; Wednesfield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Wednesfield is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance/Training Officer to oversee quality assurance and training within aseptic services. The ideal candidate will have expertise in pharmacy practice, training abilities, and a commitment to high-quality patient care. This role involves supervision, training, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards while supporting a diverse team in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Experience working in a pharmacy or laboratory environment.
• Experience in QA or QC environment.
• Experience of training staff and performing appraisals.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the work of Pharmacy Technicians and students.
• Undertake routine QA processes.
• Provide Training and Education for staff.

Skills

Attention to detail

Training and education skills

Leadership

Quality Assurance knowledge

Aseptic services experience

Education

O Btec in Pharmaceutical science or equivalent

Registered with appropriate professional body

Education / teaching / training qualifications

Job description

Senior Quality Assurance/Training Officer - Aseptic Services

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated technician, or scientist to join our friendly and dynamic team to provide high quality of Quality Assurance and Training within the aseptic services.

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 Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust strives to innovate and improve care to patients. The new Pharmacy Aseptic, Clinical Trials and Radiopharmacy facility is expected to be in operation late 2025.

The functions of the unit is the preparation of parental nutrition, 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. We encourage innovative working which includes the development and future proofing of our facilities to meet the growing needs of the service. We promote learning and development within our organisation.

We welcome applicants from hospital and industry preferably with aseptic experience, but not essential as full training will be given.

Main duties of the job

A band 5 to 6 step up will be considered, successful candidates will be appointed at either Band 5 or Band 6 depending on experience and meeting essential criteria appropriate to grade Main duties of the job The post holder will:

Be an experienced qualified pharmacy professional or scientist, with a proven post qualification of QA and ASU experience.

Supervise the work of Pharmacy Technicians, Assistant Technical officers, trainee pharmacists, pharmacy students and Support staff.

Undertake routine QA processes

Provide Training and Education for Pharmacy Technicians, Assistant Technical Officers, trainee pharmacists, pharmacy students and Support staff.

To oversee the assessment of pharmacy staff undertaking other Pharmacy Competence programmes under the direction of QA Lead and Chief Technician Aseptic Services and Clinical Trials.

To perform staff appraisals under the direction of the QA Lead

To prepare risk assessments within the Aseptic Suite for grading and action by the QA Lead/ Chief Technician Aseptic Services and Clinical Trials as appropriate

Working within Aseptic Services Unit once every two weeks to keep up operator competencies and support the Chief Pharmacy Technician Aseptic Services and Clinical Trials with training and staff development.

Cross site working within the Pharmacy departments of RWT & Walsall Healthcare Trust as required.

About us

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 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.

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.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities.

Please complete your application form in full outlining and providing examples of how you meet each of the criteria listed below. This includes both essential and desirable criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• oBtec in Pharmaceutical science/ NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services/ Science Manufacturing Technician qualification or equivalent or Degree in an appropriate scientific discipline
• oRegistration with appropriate professional body
• oEducation / teaching / training qualifications
• oLeadership/management qualification or equivalent experience managing a team

Experience

• oProven experience working in a pharmacy or laboratory environment
• oExperience working in a QA or QC environment
• oExperience working in aseptic services
• oExperience of training staff, supervising and monitoring performance
• oWorking within a licenced facility
• oExperience of developing and implementing Standard operating procedures
• oExperience of pharmaceutical microbiology
• oAbility to demonstrate meticulous attention to detail
• oExperience of managing a QMS
• oUnderstanding of Risk Management
• oExperience of performing root cause analysis

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.