Job summary
The role of the Pharmaceutical Specialist Engineer is to support the Head of Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit and RFL Head of Estates in ensuring Trust's Pharmacy critical utility systems and process equipment are in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices and MHRA requirements. This will in turn ensure a well maintained safe and secure environment for our patients, staff and visitors.
Main duties of the job
- To carry out testing on critical utility systems and process equipment. ManagePPM, validation and calibration planning as well as regular compliance audits. This includes contracts and service delivery management.
- Audit of works pertaining to steriliser maintenance, ventilation systems, pressure systems, heating and cooling systems, hot and cold water services in line with GMP, MHRA Guidance and HTM/HBNs.
- To provide specialist advice based on knowledge and experience of mechanical and electrical building engineering services. Be able to complete and review risk assessments an method statements in relation to works on or affecting the delivery of services relevant to the manufacture, distribution and storage of pharmaceutical products.
- To oversee the installation, witnessing, commissioning and handover of engineering systems as appropriate.
- To chair meetings with contractors and to monitor the performance and compliance of contracts with specialist providers.
- To liaise with key stakeholders on a day-to-day basis on matters pertaining to pharmacy engineering systems.
- Preparation and collation of tender documents and specifications.
- To attend any equipment acceptance testing visits. This may include visits to sites outside of the UK.
- Preparing status reports on all matters relating to pharmacy engineering services.
- To carry out testing and maintenance, fault-finding on engineering systems.
- Input to capital projects.
- Attendance and input to compliance groups.
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
World Class Value
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree in Engineering, Building Related subjects or significant related experience
Desirable
- oCorporate Member of recognised professional organisation, Chartered Engineer (C Eng)
- oMBA in Business Management.
- oNEBOSH qualified
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant experience at a senior level in building services management
- oExperience in the management of a high quality, responsive and cost effective estates service with specific customer focus.
Desirable
- oInvolvement in Facilities processes
- oExperience of Managing Key Performance Indicators
- oExperience of implementing Health and Safety policies and protocols.
- oExperience of managing a team and motivating a team
- oExperience of communicating technical information with specialist and non specialist.
- oUnderstanding of Pharmaceutical GMP , ISEC and HSE guidelines
- oExperience of working in licensed MHRA GMP facility
- oExperience of identifying and undertaking minor building repairs.
- oExperience of working within a broad range of occupational guidelines
- oExperience of communicating technical information with specialists and non-specialists.
- oExperience of managing budgets
- oExperience providing a responsive service to the customer within time and cost constraints
- oExperience of operating a computerised building management system.
- oHas worked in a Hospital environment.
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- oComputer literate (Microsoft Office, AutoCAD)
- oA comprehensive knowledge of building services maintenance
- oFinancial analysis and management skills
- oEffective and efficient decision making skills
Desirable
- oProject management skills
- oA knowledge of the NHS, its structures and objectives and their application within the Trust
- oExcellent oral and written communication skills
- oExcellent numerical and critical reasoning skills
- oExcellent diplomatic skills
- oExcellent understanding health and safety law
- oExperience with Microsoft Word & Excel, and PowerPoint
- oWork well under pressure
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- oCommunicate effectively with staff at all levels in the organisation.
- oNegotiating skills geared to both long and short term objectives.
- oConfidence communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
- oAbility to motivate staff and delegate responsibility whilst retaining accountability
- oThe ability to work to agreed deadlines and budgets
- oAbility to obtain value for money
- oGood physical fitness with an ability to work in both a ultra clean and building services environments.
Others
Essential
- oUndertake pharmacy on-call duties.
- oCommitment to delivering a safe, efficient 24 hour service.
Person Specification
World Class Value
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree in Engineering, Building Related subjects or significant related experience
Desirable
- oCorporate Member of recognised professional organisation, Chartered Engineer (C Eng)
- oMBA in Business Management.
- oNEBOSH qualified
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant experience at a senior level in building services management
- oExperience in the management of a high quality, responsive and cost effective estates service with specific customer focus.
Desirable
- oInvolvement in Facilities processes
- oExperience of Managing Key Performance Indicators
- oExperience of implementing Health and Safety policies and protocols.
- oExperience of managing a team and motivating a team
- oExperience of communicating technical information with specialist and non specialist.
- oUnderstanding of Pharmaceutical GMP , ISEC and HSE guidelines
- oExperience of working in licensed MHRA GMP facility
- oExperience of identifying and undertaking minor building repairs.
- oExperience of working within a broad range of occupational guidelines
- oExperience of communicating technical information with specialists and non-specialists.
- oExperience of managing budgets
- oExperience providing a responsive service to the customer within time and cost constraints
- oExperience of operating a computerised building management system.
- oHas worked in a Hospital environment.
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- oComputer literate (Microsoft Office, AutoCAD)
- oA comprehensive knowledge of building services maintenance
- oFinancial analysis and management skills
- oEffective and efficient decision making skills
Desirable
- oProject management skills
- oA knowledge of the NHS, its structures and objectives and their application within the Trust
- oExcellent oral and written communication skills
- oExcellent numerical and critical reasoning skills
- oExcellent diplomatic skills
- oExcellent understanding health and safety law
- oExperience with Microsoft Word & Excel, and PowerPoint
- oWork well under pressure
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- oCommunicate effectively with staff at all levels in the organisation.
- oNegotiating skills geared to both long and short term objectives.
- oConfidence communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
- oAbility to motivate staff and delegate responsibility whilst retaining accountability
- oThe ability to work to agreed deadlines and budgets
- oAbility to obtain value for money
- oGood physical fitness with an ability to work in both a ultra clean and building services environments.
Others
Essential
- oUndertake pharmacy on-call duties.
- oCommitment to delivering a safe, efficient 24 hour service.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
