Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (including weekends and bank holidays)
- Job ref
- 200-NN-7462481-HS-Z
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £33,094 - £36,195 p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
QA/QC Officer – Quality Assurance
Band 4
Job overview
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic quality professional to join our Pharmacy Quality Assurance team as QA and QC officer. This is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to contribute to our renowned quality assurance services. The team currently provides comprehensive Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) services to external organisations.
The Pharmacy service is highly regarded within the Trust and has 300 staff members. Investment in facilities includes robotics and state of the art dispensaries and technical services. The department is friendly, forward thinking and constantly expanding with opportunities for personal development and further postgraduate education. We are an accredited centre for the delivery of the Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice. The Pharmacy department holds a WDA(H) licence, as well as an MHRA Specials licence for Prepack, Radiopharmacy, Non-sterile and QC departments.
You will be expected to work with a team of quality professionals to provide a high quality service to internal and external service users.
Main duties of the job
As an integral member of the Pharmacy QA Team, you will need to demonstrate knowledge of microbiology and chemistry and apply it to quality assurance in a fast-paced environment. The Postholder will be required to be a releasing officer for batches manufactured under the Trust’s MHRA ‘Specials’ license. Therefore, previous experience in performing batch release is preferable; however, training will be available for a suitable candidate.
The position requires that you have a degree in pharmaceutical science, pharmacy or other relevant scientific subject. You should possess excellent communication skills and be able to demonstrate that you can work in a team. You must have initiative, be forward thinking and have excellent attention to detail.
Working for our organisation
The GESH hospital group is a leading healthcare provider in South West London, comprised of St George’s University Hospitals and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, together, by collaborating and working in partnership to meet the needs of our patients, and making sure our services are affordable and fit for the future.
As GESH partners the pharmacy departments at St Georges University Hospital and Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals are working together in a number of areas including; workforce, key functions such as medication safety and education and training and digital workstreams.
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust itself is a major acute hospital that offers specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, neurosurgery, cardiac care, lipid disorders, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. We are the regional specialist care provider for South-West London, Surrey and beyond. Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff. The helipad was opened in spring 2014 and the work of the Emergency Department has been captured on Channel 4’s ‘24 Hours in A&E’ programme.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in pharmaceutical science, pharmacy or other relevant scientific subject
Desirable criteria
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry or Society of Biology.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working in a Quality Assurance department
- Experience working in a Microbiology or Chemistry laboratory
- Experience of performing environmental monitoring
- Knowledge of COSHH and health and safety at work
- Demonstrated knowledge of current GMP and Quality Systems
- Demonstrated knowledge of pharmaceutical microbiology
- Experience of writing reports
Desirable criteria
- Experience of training and supervising staff
- Demonstrated knowledge of validation and audit
- Demonstrated knowledge of quality management systems
- Demonstrated ability to deliver lectures, workshops and formal presentations
Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate ability to identify problems, analyse root cause and propose solution for complex problems
- Ability to collate and review scientific data and produce comprehensive summary reports
- Able to communicate effectively with all healthcare professionals and colleagues
- Able to improve service quality at operational level
- Able to deliver and validate staff training
- Able to manage non compliances and incidents and develop and review action plans to resolve them
- Able to prepare and complete documentation accurately with attention to detail, even when under pressure
Desirable criteria
- Able to follow local Manual Handling procedures
- Ability to identify pharmaceutical problems priorities and resolve them
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Aseptic preparation and GMP
- Knowledge of stock control
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
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Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ehteshamul Haque
- Job title
- Quality Systems Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8725 2412
- Additional information
For further information, please contact:
Ehteshamul Haque, Quality Systems Officer on 020 8725 2412
or
Lionel Biu, Senior QA Specialist on 020 8725 3438 [email protected]
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