Service Development, Quality and Innovation Lead

Are you looking for a new challenge and passionate about developing pharmaceutical quality control services? We have an exciting and rare opportunity available for a registered scientist professional to join our team and specialise in this area. This post provides you with the opportunity to focus on innovation, quality improvement and service developments within the highly technical field of pharmaceutical QC., Specialising in Microbiological services (environmental and process monitoring including identification to species level) you will work closely with the operational service delivery teams. You will work closely with the lead pharmacist for quality, overseeing the management of quality, validation and R&D. You will develop the quality management and validation teams to ensure competency and capability. You will take a lead role in research and development within the lab and ensure delivery against annual business plan, providing assurances of progress to the Associate Director of Pharmacy, Transformation and Business, and to the Chief Pharmacist. You will work closely with service managers and technical specialists., The post holder will be the technical specialist with responsibility for innovation and service development management within Pharmacy Quality Control and Aseptics Services, facilitating and managing service development and quality improvement programmes. Oversight and Leadership for all innovation and service developments within the SQCL. The post holder will also advise in all innovation and service developments within the aseptics unit where appropriate. A key focus for these service developments will be the Environmental Monitoring Services provided to customers. The post holder will provide microbiological professional and technical expertise. · The post will be responsible for the planning and delivery and monitoring of all projects from all aspects of the service - ensuring all innovation and R&D is carried out according to best practice and GMP. This will require working closely with and guiding all technical experts in the department, to ensure successful delivery. · Support the Lead Pharmacist for Quality (Deputising where appropriate) and the Operational Manager of the SQCL Lab, with delivery of service, ensuring the smooth running of the QA and innovation aspects of the service. Supervising and guiding SQCL staff and ensuring they are supported throughout the duration of the service development projects. o This will require ensuring the operational quality service is conducted professionally and in a timely way. o This will include monitoring the quality meetings and quality indicators are within targets and appropriate mitigation and corrective actions are implemented as and when appropriate. To make significant contribution to the development of the medium to long term strategy for the service and to ensure that the fundamental aspects of service are in place. Provide leadership which inspires, motivates and empowers others within SQCL and Pharmacy department. Provide all aspects of Line management of the Operational Quality teams. The post holder will be responsible for coordinating safe standards of service delivery, monitoring and controlling expenditure, monitoring the quality of support and environment and ensuring safe staffing levels at all times. Contribute to the development of all staff within SQCL and Aseptics, with particular responsibility for ensuring all staff have a thorough understanding of the scientific aspects of the environment and the implications of practice and behaviours within the facilities. The post holder will work closely with the Education and Training Lead to ensure all staff development is monitored and documented appropriately.

• Please note - Once sufficient applications have been received this vacancy may close early
Please check your email address on a regular basis as applicants invited to attend an interview will be notified via this method. As part of our recruitment process, you will be required to undertake pre-employment screening: Disclosure and Barring Scheme (previously Criminal Records Bureau) Where a post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 it may be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Scheme to check for any previous criminal convictions. Should you require a copy of the Trust's Disclosure and Barring Service Policy, please contact a member of the recruitment team on . It is the policy of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost for their DBS certificate. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay on commencement with the Trust. Please note the essential qualifications required for the post outlined within the Person Specification. You are required to hold and provide evidence of the necessary qualifications for the post at interview should you be shortlisted. For any new employees commencing employment with North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust , you will be subject to satisfactory completion of a 6 month probationary period. Please note that internal applications and individuals that are appointed to fixed term appointments of less than 6 months duration are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or a bank member of staff). As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references covering their last three years employment history. Applicants are requested to ensure e-mail addresses for all referees are included on their application form. Personal references are not acceptable. If the hours advertised for the post are up to full time (37.5 hours per week), applications are still welcomed from individuals who may be seeking to work less than full-time hours and all requests will be considered in line with the post being appointed to for the successful applicant. North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust operates a No Smoking Policy., As a supporter of the Armed Forces and an employer of Reservists, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust are proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, which is a promise by the nation to ensure that those who serve or who have served in the UK Armed Forces (and their families) are treated fairly. We recognise that reservists and veterans bring a variety of transferable skills and qualities to our workplace, developed through their military careers. Our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community has been recognised through the Armed Forces Covenant as a Silver Employer. What does this mean? We proactively demonstrate our forces-friendly credentials within our recruitment and selection processes, by having a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for those indicated as part of the Armed Forces Community. We engage with our local and regional Career Transition Partnership representatives and are a member of Step Into Health. We employ veterans and reservists from differing branches of the Armed Forces and actively promote our positive policies for the Armed Forces Community, including our Special Leave policy. We advocate support for defence people issues, including facilitating easier access to Healthcare Services for our patients within the AF Community. We have supported employees through Reservist training, through additional leave for their training and ongoing support under our Special Leave policy.

We are on a continuous journey of improvement and transformation , however our main priority is, and always will be, providing safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. If you share our passion then apply for this opportunity and help us make our patients' experience the best it can possibly be. With a budget of around £365m, three hospitals and 5,500 staff, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital-based services to the population of Hartlepool, Stockton on Tees and parts of East Durham and Sedgefield as well as community, therapeutic and screening to a wider population across Durham and Teesside., At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience. We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards. We recruit for values and "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool"

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