Quality Assurance Technical Officer

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic quality minded individual to join our Quality Control/Quality Assurance team based at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. The successful candidate will ideally have a science degree or pharmacy background, a good eye for detail and an ability to work accurately.

Primarily you will be responsible for analysing and monitoring the environment in our licensed Radiopharmacy unit, producing environmental monitoring reports and liaising with departmental leads. In addition, you will act as pre-releaser for products manufactured under the 'specials' licence of our production unit and will have a key role in ensuring all units within Pharmacy Technical Services are compliant with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).

Experience and knowledge of working within a quality control laboratory and/or working within a hospital pharmacy aseptic manufacturing environment would be advantageous. However, applicants who have an interest in working within a hospital pharmacy quality assurance role specifically within aseptics would be encouraged to apply.

We are committed to supporting staff development, as such you will be provided with full in-house training and given the opportunity to undertake funded training opportunities linked to your personal development.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:
1. Contribute to aspects of the service of the quality control department which carries out over 50,000 environmental monitoring tests, analyses of over 200 products and raw materials along with over 2,000 operator and process validations per annum.
2. Assist the Quality Control laboratory manager and departmental Quality Assurance lead in ensuring Good Manufacturing Practice is adhered to within the Pharmacy Technical Services Unit.
3. Communicate effectively with individuals within Quality Control, Parenteral Services Unit (PSU), Pharmacy Production, Radiopharmacy, Southmead Regional Quality Control Laboratory, Pharmacy, ward staff and external contractors.
4. Develop own skills and knowledge and contribute to the development of others., children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of