Quality Control Pharmaceutical Microbiologist | East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
We are recruiting for a Quality Control Pharmaceutical Microbiologist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
You will be a suitably qualified professional with significant practical experience of pharmaceutical microbiology. Ability to interpret the current standards and guidance applicable to sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical facilities and ensure that any microbiology testing and monitoring is undertaken in line with the current industry standards in particular the Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice for Medicinal Products for Human and Veterinary Use and the Manufacture of Sterile Medicinal Products.
Lead the microbiology section of Quality Control Department and develop and deliver pharmaceutical and environmental microbiology and other non-clinical microbiological services. Train and develop staff and plan, organise and deliver high quality microbiology service to all internal and external customers of the Quality Control Department.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of this role include leadership of the microbiology section of the Quality Control Department, interpretation of current standards, writing and updating of standard operating procedures, staff training a development as well as participation in Quality Management Activities as part of delivery of high quality microbiology services to pharmaceutical and other healthcare facilities.
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
This advert closes on Monday 6 May 2024
You will be a suitably qualified professional with significant practical experience of pharmaceutical microbiology. Ability to interpret the current standards and guidance applicable to sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical facilities and ensure that any microbiology testing and monitoring is undertaken in line with the current industry standards in particular the Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice for Medicinal Products for Human and Veterinary Use and the Manufacture of Sterile Medicinal Products.
Lead the microbiology section of Quality Control Department and develop and deliver pharmaceutical and environmental microbiology and other non-clinical microbiological services. Train and develop staff and plan, organise and deliver high quality microbiology service to all internal and external customers of the Quality Control Department.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of this role include leadership of the microbiology section of the Quality Control Department, interpretation of current standards, writing and updating of standard operating procedures, staff training a development as well as participation in Quality Management Activities as part of delivery of high quality microbiology services to pharmaceutical and other healthcare facilities.
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
This advert closes on Monday 6 May 2024
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