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Job summary

Main area
Advanced Therapy Manufacturing
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
196-RD338
Employer
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
15th Floor Tower Wing , Guys Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£33,094 - £36,195 p.a. inc. HCA
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
17/08/2025 23:59

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GMP Facility Officer

NHS AfC: Band 4

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. 

Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.

The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.



Job overview

We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Band 4 GMP Facility Officer to support the daily operations of our MHRA-licensed GMP unit. The postholder will play a vital role in ensuring the cleanroom environment (Grades B, C, and unclassified areas) is maintained to the highest standards of cleanliness, compliance, and operational readiness for advanced therapy medicinal product (ATMP) manufacturing.

Key responsibilities will include performing routine cleaning of classified areas, conducting physical and microbiological environmental monitoring (EM), incubating EM plates and broths, ordering and receipting of production reagents and consumables, and maintaining accurate stock records. The role also involves documenting all cleaning, equipment servicing, and maintenance activities in line with the Unit’s quality management system (QMS).

The GMP Facility Officer will work closely with Production and Quality Control Scientists to ensure that cleanroom operations are compliant with GMP standards and support the timely and safe delivery of manufacturing activities.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

Cleanroom and Environmental Monitoring

  • Perform routine cleaning of cleanrooms (Grades B, C, D, and unclassified) following GMP and SOPs.

  • Carry out environmental monitoring (viable/non-viable particle counts), incubate media, and record results.

  • Support contamination control efforts and qualification of EM and cleaning strategies.

Stock and Logistics

  • Manage timely ordering, stock checks, and inventory of consumables, cleaning agents, and PPE.

  • Maintain gowning supplies and arrange sample shipments to external labs.

Documentation and Compliance

  • Accurately record all cleaning, EM, equipment maintenance, and servicing activities.

  • Ensure operations comply with SOPs, timelines, and quality standards.

  • Report deviations and complete related documentation.

Training and Team Support

  • Support Production and QC teams to ensure seamless GMP operations.

  • Train personnel on cleanroom practices (e.g., handwashing, spray & wipe).

  • Promote teamwork and provide cover during staff absences.

  • Attend departmental meetings and contribute to unit success.

Professional Development

  • Engage in annual appraisals and maintain a Personal Development Plan (PDP).

  • Participate in ongoing GMP, cleanroom, and quality systems training.

Other Duties

  • Follow Trust and departmental policies, including health and safety.

  • Perform other tasks as assigned to meet service needs.

Working for our organisation

The Advanced therapies Manufacturing Platform is co-located with the Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at Guy’s Hospital on the 15th floor of the tower. The GMP Unit is purpose built for the manufacture of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products such as somatic cell therapies, gene therapies and tissue engineered products for early-phase clinical trials. It is used for both commercial and non-commercial clients as well as departments within GSTT and KCL to manufacture products related to trials undertaken in the CRF and at trial sites across the UK.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information regarding the responsibilities and requirements for this post. 

Person specification

Skills/Knowledge/Ability

Essential criteria
  • Stock Management and rotation
  • Cleaning of clean room and EM monitoring
  • Work within a multidisciplinary team
  • Ability to work as part of a team and also unsupervised
Desirable criteria
  • Use of warehouse management system
  • Experience in a similar cell and gene therapy manufacturing unit
  • Knowledge of GMP guidelines and standards

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of clean room standards and working environment
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in GMP environment

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Sandeep Kumar
Job title
Head Of Advanced Therapy Production
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02071881700
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