Band 8b Quality Assurance Manager-Pharmacy

Job summary

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for the role of Quality Assurance (QA) Manager for pharmacy at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB).

Pharmacy Aseptic Services prepare and dispense aseptically prepared cytotoxics, monoclonal antibodies, Clinical Trials, OPAT and radiopharmaceuticals treatments to UHB and external customers. There are 3 aseptic facilities across UHB which include an unlicensed unit located at Heartlands Hospital, a licensed unit located off site at our Melchett Road facility and a licensed Radiopharmacy (RPh) facility located at QE Hospital.

We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with a strong attention to detail, excellent organisational skills and the ability to work to tight timescales; with great team player qualities and exceptionally strong interpersonal and communication skills.

The successful candidate will manage the QA team and work closely with Pharmacy Managers, Accountable Pharmacists and RPh leads to develop QA Services, providing and maintaining a safe efficient pharmaceutical service to wards and departments across the Trust.

If you have a passion to provide an excellent, patient focused pharmacy service within a busy but friendly department, we would encourage you to apply.

To arrange an informal discussion with Inderjit Singh, Chief Pharmacist please contact Patrick Molloy on 0121 371 8729 Patrick.molloy@uhb.nhs.uk.

Interviews to take place 24th July 2023.

Main duties of the job

• Provide leadership and delivery of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance services to the Trust. Including but not limited to:
  • Batch and patient specific manufacture of ready to administer products, including systemic anti-cancer treatment (SACT), high-risk injectables and radiopharmaceuticals, for the Trust and external customers.
  • Aseptic dispensing of systemic anti-cancer medicines (SACT), high-risk injectables and Outpatient Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) under Section 10 exemption.
  • Assembly of products such as over-labelling.
  • Senior line management to all Quality Assurance (QA) staff
• To be named on the Trust's Manufacturing Specials Licence as the Trust's Head of Quality. Duties including:
  • Authorisation of all systems of work and documentation in the aseptic units, radiopharmacy and other licensed areas (e.g. overlabelling)
  • Oversee the design, implementation and maintenance of the Pharmaceutical Quality Systems (PQS) ensuring requirements of cGMP and consequently the MHRA are met.
  • Ensure adherence to the PQS through appropriate training and motivation of pharmacy production and QA staff.
  • Ensure continuing adherence to the requirements of PQS and cGMP through regular internal inspections and report compliance via the Pharmacy Oversight Governance Group.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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