Technical Services Production Leader

Esneft; Colchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous NHS pension

27 days annual leave (pro rata)

Flexible working options

Job summary

ESNEFT is seeking a proactive Pharmacy Production lead to work within the Pharmacy Technical Services team across Colchester and Ipswich. You will support the Head of Pharmacy Production, ensure quality system compliance, and advance production services including aseptic and non-sterile processes.

The role involves line managing production staff, coordinating training, and delivering efficient, compliant production that meets internal and external customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Head of Pharmacy Production and other senior staff in the management of the Pharmaceutical Quality System and be an advocate for quality improvement.
• Lead individual projects for the advancement of Pharmacy Technical Services, and coordinate others to support where required.
• To participate in the manufacture of unlicenced products when required.
• Line management of production staff including performing appraisals, coordinating staff development, and managing absence.
• To support the recruitment, training, and development of production staff, ensuring comprehensive training programmes are available and records are maintained.
• To coordinate, maintain and promote an efficient and economic production service, providing a reactive service in response to changing circumstances.
• Liaise with the team and senior managers to report problems, share information, and improve the working of the team. Discuss changes in practice required by policy and strategy review and the implications this will have on the team and on an individual basis. Share constructive ideas and respond to feedback for improving the service and suggest how these ideas may be taken forward.
• To promote income generation by ensuring the manufacturing service responds in a timely and effective manner to customers both inside and external to the Trust.

Job description

Have you got the enthusiasm and confidence to take up the challenge of this exciting post in the Pharmacy Technical Services department working closely with the Head of Pharmacy Production, Deputy and other Production Leaders in the management of the day–to-day and strategic needs of Sterile, Non-Sterile, Aseptic, Over-labelling and Repacking production services?

The base site is Colchester Hospital, but you will be required to work across Pharmacy Technical Services at both Colchester and Ipswich reinforcing harmonised practice.

Details about our pharmacy service - https://esneft.pagetiger.com/csusdpr/1

Working as part of the team within the Main Pharmacy department you will deliver a high quality, flexible and responsive service to internal and external customers, whilst developing efficiency savings and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Main Duties of the Job

• Supporting the Head of Pharmacy Production and other senior staff in the management of the Pharmaceutical Quality System and be an advocate for quality improvement.
• Lead individual projects for the advancement of Pharmacy Technical Services, and coordinate others to support where required.
• To participate in the manufacture of unlicenced products when required.
• Line management of production staff including performing appraisals, coordinating staff development, and managing absence.
• To support the recruitment, training, and development of production staff, ensuring comprehensive training programmes are available and records are maintained.
• To coordinate, maintain and promote an efficient and economic production service, providing a reactive service in response to changing circumstances.
• Liaise with the team and senior managers to report problems, share information, and improve the working of the team. Discuss changes in practice required by policy and strategy review and the implications this will have on the team and on an individual basis. Share constructive ideas and respond to feedback for improving the service and suggest how these ideas may be taken forward.
• To promote income generation by ensuring the manufacturing service responds in a timely and effective manner to customers both inside and external to the Trust.

For further information about this role please contact:

Behnam Tabrizi, Deputy Head of Pharmacy Production, [e-mail], 01473 704066

Interview date: 25th November 2026

Working at ESNEFT

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff.

• wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
• Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts.
• Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on sponsorship we are unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold. Full guidance on sponsorship can be found Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

Notes

Please note that where response levels are exceptional we may close the post before the specified date, therefore early application is recommended.

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