Job summary
- Main area
- Division B-Radiopharmacy
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent: Full Time or Part Time/ Flexible working hours may be considered
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 180-B-264059
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- p.a. pro rata
- Closing
- 08/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Lead Radiopharmacy Manufacturing and Senior Production Unit Manager
Band 8b
Job overview
Pharmacist, Technician or Scientist as Lead Radiopharmacy Manufacturing and Senior Production Unit Manager
An exciting opportunity awaits individuals seeking to advance their career in Radiopharmaceutical Manufacturing in a hospital setting. The Radiopharmacy unit at Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust is looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated person to join our friendly and dynamic team, providing a high-quality radiopharmaceutical service.
At the Radiopharmacy department in Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (CUH), we have an exciting and highly rewarding career progression opportunity for an ambitious and experienced professional looking to contribute to service development and gain progression in their career journey. Reporting to the Chief Radiopharmacist/Head of Radiopharmacy and a key member of the Radiopharmacy Senior Leadership Team, this role will influence and drive manufacturing and production improvements/GMP compliance within the Radiopharmacy department. We seek an individual with strong production and manufacturing experience, with vast leadership and aseptic skills who is keen for career growth and service development within the NHS. We are looking to appoint an exceptional pharmacist, pharmacy technician, radiopharmaceutical scientist, chemist or scientist to take on the role of Radiopharmacy Manufacturing and Senior Production Manager within our dynamic team.
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Main duties of the job
To act as the senior accountable lead for all production-related regulatory inspections (including MHRA GMP), holding delegated authority for inspection readiness, direct engagement with inspectors, formal response drafting, and delivery of corrective and preventative actions (CAPA) within agreed regulatory timelines to protect the Trust’s MS manufacturing licence.
To be eligible to act as, or deputise for, a named individual on the MS manufacturing licence, accepting personal professional accountability for lawful manufacture under Human Medicines Regulations and associated GMP requirements, with direct implications for individual professional registration and organisational licence status.
To lead all production-related compliance activities across external statutory and security bodies including MHRA, Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), Counter Terrorism Security Agency (CTSA), Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Dangerous Goods Security Advisor (DGSA), and the Environment Agency, ensuring full compliance with nuclear, environmental, transport, and security legislation.
To hold full operational accountability for the day-to-day management of the Radiopharmacy manufacturing service, exercising autonomous decision-making authority over production scheduling, batch release readiness, deviation management, risk mitigation, and service continuity.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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This is an ideal role for a professional with a strong foundation in hospital pharmacy aseptic services or pharmaceutical industry GMP manufacturing, and extensive expertise in Production and regulatory compliance. As a key member of the Radiopharmacy Senior Leadership Team, you will hold responsibility for ensuring the highest professional, and technical standards in the production and manufacturing process. You will lead the strategic development and operational implementation of the gold standard production operations, in keeping with GMP compliance as well ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements within the Radiopharmacy, ensuring that our service remains compliant, efficient and aligned with best practice.
You will work in close partnership with the Chief Radiopharmacist, and the Head of Quality (Quality Controller) in collaboration with our Operations, Technical, Clinical and Quality teams to ensure a consistent and robust manufacturing process underpins the safe and effective delivery of radiopharmaceuticals to patients across CUH and its partner sites. Your leadership will be central to ensuring product integrity, GMP compliance and inspection readiness, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and safety.
At CUH, we are proud of our culture of innovation and excellence. You will join a highly skilled, collaborative and motivated team of professionals dedicated to delivering an outstanding, patient-focused service. You will also be part of an established academic partnership with the University of Cambridge, contributing to translational research projects that are shaping the future of molecular imaging and nuclear medicine. One of our recent collaborative studies has already been selected for a top-rated presentation at the 2025 European Association of Nuclear Medicine Annual Congress, with further manuscripts in development.
Our department specialises in the preparation of diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals, produced to the highest standards in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice and national regulatory requirements. We are actively investing in facilities, systems and training to ensure our services remain responsive to the evolving demands of regulatory frameworks and clinical pathways.
We welcome applications from both NHS and non-NHS professionals who have the vision, expertise and leadership ability to deliver excellence in Quality within a modern Radiopharmacy service.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 8th March 2026
Interviews are due to be held week commencing 23rd March 2026
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (MR PharmS) Or Registered Clinical Scientist with Health and Care Professions Council Or Royal Society of Chemistry as a Chemist
- Relevant vocational Master’s degree or equivalent
- Relevant postgraduate qualification or equivalent knowledge/expertise/experience in the field of Radiopharmacy or Pharmacy Aseptic
- Completion of the Aseptic Preparation and Dispensing Medicines course.
- Computer literacy including Radiopharmacy applications.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant postgraduate management qualification (PG/DMS/MBA) or equivalent experience
- Eligible as a Qualified Person (QP(IMP)under the medicines act and EU Directive
- Relevant postgraduate qualification in Pharmaceutical Technology and Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance (PTQA)
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
Experience
Essential criteria
- General hospital pharmacy or Radiopharmacy or pharmaceutical industry experience.
- Good range of aseptic dispensing/manufacturing experience e.g. CIVAS, TPN, Cytotoxic, radiopharmaceuticals.
- Experience of dealing with a wide variety and grade of hospital staff on a regular and on-ongoing basis, including senior medical/ managerial staff and auditors and inspectors
- Experience of the following specialist areas; QA/QC, aseptic preparation, radiopharmaceuticals, audit and risk assessment.
- Experience of managing the introduction, operation and audit of clinical trials according to GMP and GCP.
- Evidence of commitment to continuing development
- Environmental/equipment/product monitoring experience
- Previous evaluated experience of mentorship and training skills.
- Demonstrated evidence of being able to manage change and improve service quality with Quality Assurance /Production services
- Experience of practice research and audit
- Experience of managing and supervising others
- Previous relevant clinical experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of validation of computer systems
- Experience of design and validation of aseptic clean rooms
- Experience of staff recruitment
- Experience in the design, building and commissioning of new, or major upgrade to production facilities or laboratory
- Experience of conducting research.
- Demonstrated understanding of the commercial manufacturing environment
- Licensed aseptic manufacturing activities
- Pharmaceutical analysis e.g. HPLC, TLC
- Experience of education/training/teaching and audit
- Demonstrated evidence of being able to lead and evaluate a Pharmaceutical Production Services. • Demonstrated evidence of being able to devise and monitor capacity plans within Production services.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Extensive understanding of clinical governance and current UK medicines legislation (e.g. Medicines Act 1968, Human Medicines Regulations 2012)
- Demonstrated expert technical knowledge of pharmaceutical production, Quality Assurance and GMP, GCP, GDP and a proven ability to apply this knowledge to develop and maintain quality systems
- Understanding of COSHH regulations and Health and Safety at Work Act.
- Understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment processes
- Advanced clinical and technical pharmacy knowledge in a relevant area
- Demonstrated knowledge of the validation requirements for pharmaceutical facilities, equipment and products
- Demonstrated evidence of managing the safe handling of hazardous materials
- Familiarity with specialist labelling, Radiopharmaceutical aseptic preparation and electronic software associated with Aseptic dispensing of radiopharmaceuticals
- Competent over a range of analytical techniques
- Good understanding of radiation protection principles
- Proven record in management of change
Desirable criteria
- Good understanding of critical manufacturing systems such as ventilation
- Understanding of the commercial manufacturing environment
Skills
Essential criteria
- Proven ability to deal with highly complex clinical and technical issues which require analysis and formulation of a response, based on a range of sources, some of which may not be in agreement.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Able to work on own initiative, be innovative, proactive and develop this role.
- Demonstrated ability to manage staff sickness and disciplinary issues.
- Logical thought process
- Computer data manipulation skills
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex, contentious and sensitive information effectively, using clear written and spoken English.
- Well-developed negotiating and persuasive skills when interacting with other team members, hospital managers, clients, patients and relatives.
- Be able to interpret highly complex medicines information in medicines used within aseptic services (Radiopharmaceuticals)
- Able to prioritise appropriately and decision making.
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Good interpersonal skills and diplomatic.
- Good problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Able to produce highly complex reports.
- Able to produce research documents e.g. publications, reports.
- Excellent presentation and written/oral communication skills and good teaching skills
- Well-developed IT skills for data collection and analysis, report generation and research.
- Ability to communicate orally and written at all levels from a wide range of disciplines Track record of successful team working and able to plan and prioritise work of others
Desirable criteria
- Effective leadership strategies to optimise team and service performance
- Demonstrated evidence of being able to develop and deliver a Production Services strategic plan.
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Busola Ade-Ojo
- Job title
- Head of Radiopharmacy
- Email address
- [email protected]
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