Senior Quality Control and Quality Assurance Specialist (Pharmacy)

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 more than 20 external organisations as well as to the Technical Services (Aseptics and Cytotoxics), Prepack and Radiopharmacy department at St. George's.
The Pharmacy department holds a WDA(H) licence, as well as an MHRA Specials licence for Prepack, Radiopharmacy and Non-sterile departments. You will be expected to work with and lead a team of quality professionals to provide a high quality service to internal and external service users. You will play an important role in the day to day delivery of high quality services ensuring that this meets local and national regulatory, safety and financial targets.
As an integral member of the Pharmacy QA Team, you will need to demonstrate experience in Pharmaceutical microbiology as pertains to cleanrooms as well as sound scientific knowledge in order to be able to support the QC Microbiology and Chemistry team. You must be able to demonstrate relevant quality assurance experience in a senior role. The Postholder will be required to be a releasing officer for batches manufactured under the Trust's MHRA Specials license (Prepack, Non-sterile, Radiopharmacy). Therefore, previous experience in performing batch release is required.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Pharmacy QA team. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic quality professional to support the provision of Pharmacy Quality Assurance services. The individual will be required to support the Pharmacy Lead QA / QC in managing, delivering and developing the pharmaceutical QA and Quality Control Services to the Trust and external sites. Therefore, it is essential that they have experience in quality assurance and aseptic production, managing change, identifying and managing risk and audit. We require someone with good knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice, QA and all current relevant regulations to develop and maintain quality systems. The successful candidate shall work collaboratively to support the QA/QC Lead and Technical Services Lead in delivering outstanding QA and Technical services at the hospital.
The position requires that you have professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), and are able to demonstrate sufficient experience working in a senior QA role. You should possess excellent communication skills, be organised, and be able to demonstrate that you can motivate a team. You must have initiative, be forward thinking and have excellent attention to detail.

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, 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