Band 5 Senior Support Pharmacy Technician - Quality Assurance Services

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Site: Melchett Road Aseptic Production Unit, 32-34 Melchett Rd, Birmingham B30 3HS

We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity for an individual to join the Pharmacy Quality Assurance Team at UHB.

The successful candidate will enjoy the busy environment and have the unique opportunity to contribute to the development and integration of new systems and practices that assure a quality service at the MS Specials Licensed Manufacturing Unit based in Kings Norton. We welcome enquiries from those currently working within an aseptic environment and/or quality assurance providing a patient focused service.

As such you will have:

Good organisation and prioritisation skills

Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice and healthcare experience

An awareness of MHRA licencing requirements

A good understanding of quality management systems

You will have an enthusiasm for quality assurance, service improvement and in return you will be provided with excellent training to become skilled, competent and confident in the role.

UHB Pharmacy is great place to work where everyone can thrive and grow. Some of the benefits of joining our team:

Excellent learning and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice scheme for a new electric lease car

Access to trust health and wellbeing initiatives

Occupational Health Department which promotes and protects the physical and psychological wellbeing of all employees.

A variety of staff networks

Contact Lucy Delaney (Deputy QA Manager) 01213718667.

Main duties of the job

*Organise and prioritise workflow to provide an efficient quality assurance service and ensure quality of product and aseptic service to customers and patients.

*To maintain systems for the routine microbiological and physical monitoring of the facility.

*To participate in performing quality assurance monitoring and validation tasks.

*To monitor, document and action results from environmental monitoring.

*To analyse, trend, interpret and communicate complex data from Quality Management System reports.

*Co-ordinate the ordering of quality assurance environmental monitoring media stocks and their distribution to relevant trust sites.

*Participate in the training and validating of operators.

*Contribute to development and implementation of risk reduction and good change management strategies and undertake robust investigations into deviations.

*Oversee the calibration of quality assurance equipment.

*Please Note - For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

17 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1091024

Job locations

Melchett Road Aseptic Production Unit

32-34 Melchett Rd

Birmingham

West Midlands

B30 3HS

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Education Qualifications
* GCSEs -- Mathematics and English
(Grade B/5) and four other subjects
including Science (Grade C/4)
OR
* GCSEs: Mathematics, English and
Science (Grade C/4 or equivalent) and
two other GCSEs (Grade C/4) and
successful achievement of the
pharmacy service skills Level 2 NVQ
qualification (or equivalent)
OR
* Three A levels, one of which is a
relevant science subject and
Mathematics B/5 (GCSE or
equivalent)
OR
* Degree in science or humanities and
Mathematics B/5 (GCSE or
equivalent)

Experience

Essential

Experience
* Currently practicing as a registered
pharmacy technician with at least one
year's post-qualification experience
* The ability to demonstrate the
equivalent level of knowledge and the
relevant practical experience for the
post
* Significant experience within a
pharmacy setting
* Experience of the specialist function
for area of responsibility
* Experience of organising other grades
of staff and their workload
* Experienced in working to policies and
procedures
* Significant experience within a
hospital pharmacy setting
* Deputising for senior personnel, coordinating daily work flow including
situational staff management

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Education Qualifications
* GCSEs -- Mathematics and English
(Grade B/5) and four other subjects
including Science (Grade C/4)
OR
* GCSEs: Mathematics, English and
Science (Grade C/4 or equivalent) and
two other GCSEs (Grade C/4) and
successful achievement of the
pharmacy service skills Level 2 NVQ
qualification (or equivalent)
OR
* Three A levels, one of which is a
relevant science subject and
Mathematics B/5 (GCSE or
equivalent)
OR
* Degree in science or humanities and
Mathematics B/5 (GCSE or
equivalent)

Experience

Essential

Experience
* Currently practicing as a registered
pharmacy technician with at least one
year's post-qualification experience
* The ability to demonstrate the
equivalent level of knowledge and the
relevant practical experience for the
post
* Significant experience within a
pharmacy setting
* Experience of the specialist function
for area of responsibility
* Experience of organising other grades
of staff and their workload
* Experienced in working to policies and
procedures
* Significant experience within a
hospital pharmacy setting
* Deputising for senior personnel, coordinating daily work flow including
situational staff management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).