Head of Pharmacy Quality Assurance & Quality Control
Welcome to Swansea Bay University Health Board. We welcome applications from people who share our values: caring for each other, working together and always improving.
Swansea Bay University Health Board reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff currently awaiting redeployment and we therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, experienced pharmacist wishing to take on a leadership role in Quality Control and Quality Assurance.
As a key member of the Pharmacy Technical Services Management Team, you will be named as responsible for Quality on our MS Licence and will support all the MS and WDA(H) licensable activity in the Health Board. This includes Pharmacy Aseptic Preparation and Manufacturing (Singleton), Radiopharmacy Aseptic manufacturing (Singleton), pre-packing and over labelling (Neath) and all WDA(H) licence activities.
This is an exciting time to be involved with Pharmacy Technical Services in Wales.
The Wales- wide project
- Transforming Access to Medicines (TRAMs)
- is currently being developed.
This aims to develop a sustained programme of investment and reconfiguration of Pharmacy Technical Services, to build capacity, reduce risk, and safeguard delivery of these critically important services to patients for the long term.
We are looking for the right person to fit into the team, and work with all our stakeholders. If you feel that you have the required experience, skills and knowledge and are ready to be the Head of QA&C in a busy Health Board please get in touch.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be based at Singleton Hospital and will work closely with Production leads to manage quality and risk assurance for the MHRA licensed units. The post holder will also be responsible for managing unlicensed medicines, responsible for a product evaluation and risk assessment system for unlicensed medicines procured and issued with the UHB.The successful applicant will also provide QA support for the Health Board Wholesale Dealer Authority licences and medical gases.
The successful candidate needs to be passionate about Quality Control and Assurance and must be able to inspire and give direction to an enthusiastic and experienced team of pharmacists, STPs, technicians and support staff working within the QC and the production units.
Working for our organisation
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Master’s Pharmacy
- Member General Pharmaceutical Council MRPharmS
- Postgraduate pharmacy qualification (e.g. Diploma in PTQA)
- Awareness of Welsh Government / Department of Health Strategies for the NHS
- Knowledge of health services developments which will impact on hospital pharmacy services
- Good Manufacturing Practice
- Good Distribution Practice
- Good Laboratory Practice
- Postgraduate management qualification
- Member of the RPS Faculty
- Management training
- Training in education/ professional development
Experience
Essential criteria- Extensive relevant postgraduate experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, including experience in large MHRA licensed facility
- Experience of managing and developing a pharmaceutical Quality Assurance & Quality Control Service
- Experience of strategy development and management of change
- Successful service development
- Demonstrate ability to identify problems, analyse root cause and propose solutions for complex problems
- Ability to use complex laboratory and testing equipment, and to train others in its use
- A thorough knowledge of hospital pharmacy technical services (e.g. clean room design, isolator technology, production methodology, QA & QC, etc.)
Aptitude and abilities
Essential criteria- Can demonstrate SBU values
- Leadership skills and ability to influence and negotiate within the service, HB and external
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Multidisciplinary team working
- Prioritisation and time management
- Commitment to own CPD and ability to acquire new skills and to develop others
- Confident and emotionally resilient
- Credible profile within hospital pharmacy technical services in the UK
Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and applications are welcomed from persons with disabilities. A disability will not prejudice your application. If you are unable to submit your application in the requested format because of a disability please contact the Recruitment Team, who will agree a more suitable way for you to apply.All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification will be invited to interview.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK.If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.