Technical Services Production Leader

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

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization is seeking a Technical Services Production Leader to manage pharmacy production services at Ipswich Hospital. You will support senior staff in quality management, lead projects for improvement, and coordinate training for production staff. The ideal candidate has a strong background in pharmacy services, project management, and a commitment to enhancing patient care. Competitive benefits include extensive training opportunities and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave (pro rata)

Access to NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Must possess relevant pharmacy services qualifications.
• Experience in pharmaceutical production units is required.
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support senior staff in the management of Pharmaceutical Quality Systems.
• Lead projects for improving Pharmacy Technical Services.
• Coordinate and maintain efficient production services.

Skills

Pharmaceutical Quality System Management

Project Leadership

Manufacturing Service Coordination

Income Generation Promotion

Education

BTEC/NVQ level 3 in pharmacy services or equivalent

Post-graduate qualification in relevant field

Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Qualification

Professional registration

Job description

Go back East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Technical Services Production Leader

The closing date is 24 August 2025

Have you got the enthusiasm and confidence to take up the challenge of this new exciting post in the Pharmacy Technical Services department, working closely with the Head of Pharmacy Production, Deputy and Chief Technician in the management of the day-to-day and strategic needs of Sterile and Non-Sterile Production services. This post is based at Ipswich Hospital but you may 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/buqzfou/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 sterile prepared and non-sterile products.

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, including those at Colchester Hospital, 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.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a 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.

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BTEC and/or NVQ level 3 in pharmacy services or BSc or equivalent in a scientific or related subject
• Post-graduate qualification relevant to technical practice or portfolio that demonstrates the acquisition and use of an equivalent level of specialist knowledge.
• Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Qualification
• Professional registration

Experience

• Previous evaluated experience of work within a pharmaceutical production unit.
• Previous experience of training/coaching/mentoring in a supervisory role.
• Previous experience working in a hospital pharmacy
• Previous experience working in a managerial role.

Knowledge

• Demonstrated practical knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice, Quality Assurance, and their application to pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Electronic pharmacy/manufacturing systems

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.

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust