Job vacancy: Development Analyst, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, Huddersfield

Job summary

Main area

Pharmaceutical product development

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 5

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week

Job ref

372-HPS1093

Employer: Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust trading as "Huddersfield Pharmacy Specials"
Town: Huddersfield
Salary: £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 31/10/2025 23:59

Development Analyst

NHS AfC: Band 5

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.

We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.

We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us. Find out more - Why Choose CHFT?

Our Future Plans

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Analytical Duties

• Routine stability analysis.

• Write and execute stability protocols and studies.

• Write and execute validation protocols and reports for transfer to QC, in compliance with ICH expectations.

• Liaise with QC staff to ensure effective technology transfer of new products into routine analysis.

• Assists with the completion of corrective and preventative actions arising from Quality Incidents within agreed time frames.

• Complies with Health and Safety and COSHH regulations within the section.

• Identify future equipment needs for the continuing development of HPS capabilities in analytical development

• Ensures all testing undertaken is performed in accordance with laboratory specifications and standard operating procedures.

• Use Quality by Design principles in the design of new methods.

• Participate in the Personal Development Review Program.

• Perform Dissolution Testing of prototype formulations as part of product development

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

Essential criteria

Degree in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent scientific qualification

Desirable criteria

Masters in Chemistry or other appropriate scientific discipline
Relevant analytical training (i.e. HPLC, method development, stability training courses etc)

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

Essential criteria

Experience in performing QC/stability routine analysis of pharmaceutical formulations by HPLC in commercial laboratory
Experience of using Chromeleon (or other chromatography software).
Sample extraction techniques for a wide variety of dosage forms
Use of lab instruments such as HPLC, GC, UV, FTIR, Karl Fischer, Viscometer, Osmometer.
Experience of creation of analytical specification in compliance with pharmacopeial/ICH requirement
Experience of documenting and following in-house procedures with out of trend/specification results

Desirable criteria

Experience in writing development and stability reports
Analytical method validation experience to ICH guidelines.
Knowledge of Clinical Trials and medical devices.
Experience in analytical method development of stability indicating methods; HPLC, GC (>2 years)
Knowledge of regulatory requirements for licensed products
Experience in formulating pharmaceutical solutions
Analytical skills to identify and report trending of stability data
Raw materials analysis

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

Essential criteria

Excellent communication in various forms (oral, written, digital) and maintain the ability to work as part of a team
Enthusiastic, motivated and hard working
Organised, tidy and methodical
Ability to work to GMP and maintain data integrity
Able to understand and follow written procedures

Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that’s why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.

Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.

Candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on the Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK website. We encourage all applicants to review these criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship.

If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard £26.40 or Basic £26.40) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.

CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

If you have any questions please contact [email protected] for assistance.