Job summary
- Main area
- Chemistry Technical Officer
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- 18 months (18 Month fixed term contract)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 362-A-25-7161290
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Quality Control North West
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Chemistry Technical Officer
Band 4
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
We are looking to appoint a highly enthusiastic individual educated to HNC(or equivalent or Higher) in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science or a closely related scientific subject. The successful candidate will have excellent analytical skills and experience of working in a laboratory.
Quality Control North West is part of Stockport Foundation Trust and is an NHS regional specialty department responsible for providing pharmaceutical quality control services to NHS and non-NHS clients. The laboratories at Stockport are well equipped and advanced in analytical instrumentation and are accredited to ISO 17025 by UKAS.
Main duties of the job
- To work at all times in accordance with the requirements of the Quality Manual, Good Laboratory Practice and UKAS. All testing must be performed in accordance with established procedures to assess compliance with approved specifications.
- To perform routine chemical testing on raw materials, in-process samples, finished pharmaceutical products and environmental samples. Testing would include HPLC, GC, pH, Titration, Dissolution, Polarimetry, Karl Fischer.
- To perform quantitative and semi-quantitative analysis of pharmaceutical clean down wipes from a range of pharmaceutical and environmental origins using the LC/MS .
- To perform method validation work, and prepare validation reports for all analytical techniques as directed by senior staff and laboratory procedures.
- To perform stability studies in accordance with agreed protocols.
- To undertake validation studies and research projects under the direction of the Section Head.
- To perform equipment calibration checks and maintenance as directed by laboratory procedures
- To maintain reagent stocks within the laboratory.
- To maintain the laboratory environment in an appropriate condition, including the cleandown of surfaces and cabinets and the safe disposal of laboratory waste.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Communications
- To participate in section and departmental staff meetings.
- To communicate with other team members so as to ensure the efficient use of equipment and the timely testing of samples.
- To communicate difficulties to senior staff in order to minimise delays.
- To deal with telephone enquiries from clients, ensuring that the query is passed on to the appropriate person where no answer can be given.
Responsibility for Patient Care
- Helping to ensure medicines prepared by Pharmaceutical Production Units and Aseptic Suites across the North West, meet statutory requirements for occupational safety.
- To perform routine chemical testing on raw materials, in-process samples, finished pharmaceutical products and environmental samples.
- To perform quantitative and semi-quantitative analysis of pharmaceutical clean down wipes from a range of pharmaceutical and environmental origins samples using the LC/MS .
- To perform method validation work, and prepare validation reports for all analytical techniques as directed by senior staff and laboratory procedures.
- To undertake stability studies in accordance with agreed protocols.
Planning and organising
- To plan own work on a day-to-day basis, ensuring that the service is delivered in accordance with contracted turn-round times.
Responsibilities for Physical and / or Financial Resources
- To initiate the order of laboratory reagents and other consumables in order to maintain stocks.
- To maintain, calibrate and ensure the correct use of expensive laboratory equipment.
Responsibility for Policy and Service Development and Implementation
- To make suggestions in section and departmental staff meetings.
- To operate at all times in accordance with departmental policy and procedures.
Responsibilities for Human Resources and Leadership
None
Responsibilities for Teaching and Training
To be involved in the training of new or junior staff.
Responsibilities for data and information resources
- To maintain accurate records of analytical work in accordance with Good Laboratory Practice.
- To process analytical data, performing mathematical calculations (including statistics) to determine compliance with specifications.
- To perform data entry of large numbers of environmental test results onto the LIMS
- To prepare routine laboratory reports using LIMS for approval by laboratory signatories.
- To prepare complex validation or calibration reports using Microsoft Word for approval by the Section Head.
Research, Development and Audit
- To carry out a broad range of chemical tests on starting materials, packaging components environmental samples and pharmaceutical products to ensure they are fit for use.
- To be involved in Research and Development projects, performing work under the direction of the Senior Analyst
- All work performed is subject to annual inspection by internal and external auditors.
Physical Skills and Effort
- Some light lifting and moving duties are included.
- VDU work.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Higher National Certificate incorporating chemical sciences or higher (E)
Desirable criteria
- Degree (D)
- Chemical specialisation (D)
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of broad range of chemical techniques.
- Knowledge of principles of GLP, laboratory H&S and COSHH. (E)
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical analysis.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience e.g. during studying or training
Desirable criteria
- Work in a laboratory operating to similar standards of GLP/UKAS
- Familiarity with pharmacopoeias
- Use of a LIMS system
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent practical chemistry skills
- Excellent manual dexterity
- Good record keeping
- Good team worker
- Ability to work without direct supervision
- Keyboard Skills
- Good computer literacy
- Time management
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Good general health
Desirable criteria
- Flexible to cover occasional out of hours working
- Willingness to work off site
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Christopher Roberts
- Job title
- Advanced Scientist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 419 4465
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