Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 344-0263DCB
- Employer
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kent and Canterbury Hospital
- Town
- Canterbury
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 pa pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/11/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 19/12/2025
Employer heading
Senior Quality Assurance Technician - Pharmacy
Band 5
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual to join our excellent, friendly and dynamic Quality Assurance and Quality Control team that support our licensed and unlicensed Pharmacy facilities including a Radiopharmacy unit, and aseptic dispensing unit, registered dispensaries, a clinical trials service and a licensed pharmacy stores and medicines procurement service.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of this role are
- Day to day management of the Pharmacy Quality Management system
- Supporting the Quality Assurance lead in promoting and facilitating the development of effective quality systems, risk assurance and compliance management across the Pharmacy department.
- Organising the day to day activities of the service under the direction of the Quality Assurance lead
- Supporting the Quality Control Officer and Quality Assurance technician in prioritisation of workload and task allocation
- Supporting and delivery of Quality Assurance and Quality Control training activities
- Supporting internal audit activities
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details of the main responsibilities of the job and the job itself please see the appended job description and person specification
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of quality management systems including writing and review of SoPs that form part of this
Desirable criteria
- Previous hospital pharmacy experience in technical services
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in relevant subject or relevant, demonstrable experience or Science and Manufacturing Technology level 3 Or Btec in Pharmaceutical science and NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services
Desirable criteria
- Management qualification
Skills
Essential criteria
- High attention to detail
Desirable criteria
- Good management skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good understanding of the principles of GMP and the principles of QAAPS
Desirable criteria
- Good working knowledge of the Q-Pulse Document management system
Applicant requirements
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
- Albert Karugaba
- Job title
- Pharmacy Quality Assurance Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07970548482
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