Job summary
Sherwood Forest Hospitals have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated individual to gain invaluable experience leading our Quality Control (QC) services. If you have a strong background in Quality Management and are ready to make an impact, this is your chance to lead and ensure the highest standards of quality across our operations.
As the QC Section Leader, you will be responsible for overseeing and maintaining the pharmaceutical quality management system, ensuring compliance with industry regulations, and leading a team dedicated to delivering high-quality products. You'll play a key role in investigating deviations, implementing quality improvements, and approving documentation. The role is offered on a 12-month basis due to maternity leave of the current postholder.
The ideal candidate should possess experience in QC facilities, ideally linked to an MHRA Licensed Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit. You should hold a qualification in Pharmacy or a relevant science degree, along with full membership of the relevant professional body.
This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a leadership role within the pharmacy, manage critical quality processes and contribute to the quality of our products and services. If you are a quality management professional with pharmaceutical experience and a passion for driving excellence, we'd love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
About us
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal`s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King`s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospital Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the midlands and in 2020 we were third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Specialist expert knowledge of Quality Control technical practice and experience to an equivalent to Certificate or Diploma level by working in Quality Control/Assurance activities or from a qualification in Pharmacy Technology Quality Assurance or equivalent
- Knowledge of GMP and legislation relating to MS Licence
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel - to be able to create data gathering processes and then to be able to interpret this information, using statistical techniques where appropriate
- To be able to present information to others using programmes such as Microsoft Powerpoint
Desirable
- Production experience in a hospital setting with an existing ADU and PPU function
Qualifications/Academic/Craft/Professional
Essential
- The post-holder will be required to have a vocational Master's Degree in Pharmacy or a suitable relevant science degree in chemistry, biology, microbiology or biochemistry
- To be registered with the relevant professional body e.g. Royal Pharmaceutical Society or be a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry or Member of the Institute of Biology
- Demonstrate sufficient competence and experience in Quality Control matters gained by significant experience in Quality Control/Assurance activities
Desirable
- Qualification e.g. diploma in Pharmacy Technology and Quality Assurance
Further Training
Essential
- Good understanding of medical gases (both cylinder and piped management systems); appreciation of the Health Technical Memorandum for medical gases produced by the Department of Health
Desirable
- Trained to perform testing of medical gases
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a GMP environment
- Experience of working in an NHS Production Unit or Pharmaceutical Industry
- Significant recent typical experience of quality control/assurance
- Strong interpersonal skills, Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to contribute to the strategic and quality assurance direction of the service
Desirable
- Experience of staff management
- Training experience
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Some flexibility in working hours
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Specialist expert knowledge of Quality Control technical practice and experience to an equivalent to Certificate or Diploma level by working in Quality Control/Assurance activities or from a qualification in Pharmacy Technology Quality Assurance or equivalent
- Knowledge of GMP and legislation relating to MS Licence
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel - to be able to create data gathering processes and then to be able to interpret this information, using statistical techniques where appropriate
- To be able to present information to others using programmes such as Microsoft Powerpoint
Desirable
- Production experience in a hospital setting with an existing ADU and PPU function
Qualifications/Academic/Craft/Professional
Essential
- The post-holder will be required to have a vocational Master's Degree in Pharmacy or a suitable relevant science degree in chemistry, biology, microbiology or biochemistry
- To be registered with the relevant professional body e.g. Royal Pharmaceutical Society or be a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry or Member of the Institute of Biology
- Demonstrate sufficient competence and experience in Quality Control matters gained by significant experience in Quality Control/Assurance activities
Desirable
- Qualification e.g. diploma in Pharmacy Technology and Quality Assurance
Further Training
Essential
- Good understanding of medical gases (both cylinder and piped management systems); appreciation of the Health Technical Memorandum for medical gases produced by the Department of Health
Desirable
- Trained to perform testing of medical gases
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a GMP environment
- Experience of working in an NHS Production Unit or Pharmaceutical Industry
- Significant recent typical experience of quality control/assurance
- Strong interpersonal skills, Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to contribute to the strategic and quality assurance direction of the service
Desirable
- Experience of staff management
- Training experience
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Some flexibility in working hours
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
