Job summary
Quality Control North West Liverpool is a NHS regional specialist department responsible for providing a pharmaceutical testing service to NHS and non-NHS clients. The laboratories in central Liverpool are modern and well equipped, and are regulated by the MHRA to Good Manufacturing Practice, and accredited by UKAS to ISO17025.
The Chemistry section is looking to appoint a highly motivated individual, educated to B.Sc. level in chemistry, biochemistry or a related science subject, with knowledge of a broad range of analytical techniques, the ability to record data clearly and accurately and to be able to work with and without direct supervision.
Main duties of the job
As well as undertaking routine testing of pharmaceutical preparations, the role will primarily involve project work, including method development and validation, stability and comparative studies of pharmaceutical preparations. Stability studies are carried out on small and large molecule pharmaceutical preparations, with the laboratory acting as a specialist centre for studies on compounded monoclonal antibody (mAb) preparations.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Senior Analyst, the main duties of the role will include (i) performing chemical and biochemical analysis on pharmaceutical products (ii) organising the day-to-day testing of the routine quality control samples (iii) supervising the work of the analysts and technician (iv) ensuring that appropriate test methods are in place and validated (v) ensuring the equipment in the Chemistry section is operating correctly and is suitably validated and maintained (vi) undertaking stability testing on pharmaceutical products and writing high quality reports
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Senior Analyst, the main duties of the role will include (i) performing chemical and biochemical analysis on pharmaceutical products (ii) organising the day-to-day testing of the routine quality control samples (iii) supervising the work of the analysts and technician (iv) ensuring that appropriate test methods are in place and validated (v) ensuring the equipment in the Chemistry section is operating correctly and is suitably validated and maintained (vi) undertaking stability testing on pharmaceutical products and writing high quality reports
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level in a relevant scientific subject e.g. chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceutical sciences (or equivalent knowledge)
Desirable
- Post graduate diploma in a subject that includes chemical or biochemical analysis (or equivalent knowledge)
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in working in pharmaceutical quality control environment
- Experience of auditing and self-inspection to meet pharmaceutical regulatory requirements
- Experience of quality management systems and their application
Desirable
- Experience in the supervision of junior members of staff
- Experience in the training of junior members of staff
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of techniques used in pharmaceutical analysis
- Detailed knowledge of working in an environment following the principles of Good Manufacturing Practice, Good Laboratory Practice, laboratory health and safety including COSHH.
- Specialist knowledge of quality management systems and their application within a laboratory environment.
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge of the analysis of small or large molecule pharmaceuticals
- Familiarity with the requirements of ISO17025 (UKAS accreditation)
- Specialist knowledge of quality management systems and their application within a laboratory environment.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written, listening and oral) to ensure effective communication with individuals and groups.
- Excellent investigational and analytical skills, with an ability to deal with complex facts and situations requiring interpretation in a logical way.
- Ability to receive and provide complex information to and from healthcare staff; able to produce clear and concise complex technical reports.
- Good training skills within both small groups
- Highly developed manual dexterity - able to carry out manipulations of small volumes of test samples and standards accurately and precisely
- Excellent time management and organisational skills, with an ability to plan and schedule complex activities.
- Able to cope with conflict and handle difficult situations with a calm disposition.
- Able to concentrate for prolonged periods while dealing with interruptions.
- Excellent IT skills - ability to accurately produce documentation and presentations using Microsoft packages
Other
Essential
- Personable and approachable
- Flexible approach to work and tasks
- Keenness to learn and adapt to new methods of working
- Good health record - able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post 2(with reasonable adjustments if necessary)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level in a relevant scientific subject e.g. chemistry, biochemistry, pharmaceutical sciences (or equivalent knowledge)
Desirable
- Post graduate diploma in a subject that includes chemical or biochemical analysis (or equivalent knowledge)
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in working in pharmaceutical quality control environment
- Experience of auditing and self-inspection to meet pharmaceutical regulatory requirements
- Experience of quality management systems and their application
Desirable
- Experience in the supervision of junior members of staff
- Experience in the training of junior members of staff
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of techniques used in pharmaceutical analysis
- Detailed knowledge of working in an environment following the principles of Good Manufacturing Practice, Good Laboratory Practice, laboratory health and safety including COSHH.
- Specialist knowledge of quality management systems and their application within a laboratory environment.
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge of the analysis of small or large molecule pharmaceuticals
- Familiarity with the requirements of ISO17025 (UKAS accreditation)
- Specialist knowledge of quality management systems and their application within a laboratory environment.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (written, listening and oral) to ensure effective communication with individuals and groups.
- Excellent investigational and analytical skills, with an ability to deal with complex facts and situations requiring interpretation in a logical way.
- Ability to receive and provide complex information to and from healthcare staff; able to produce clear and concise complex technical reports.
- Good training skills within both small groups
- Highly developed manual dexterity - able to carry out manipulations of small volumes of test samples and standards accurately and precisely
- Excellent time management and organisational skills, with an ability to plan and schedule complex activities.
- Able to cope with conflict and handle difficult situations with a calm disposition.
- Able to concentrate for prolonged periods while dealing with interruptions.
- Excellent IT skills - ability to accurately produce documentation and presentations using Microsoft packages
Other
Essential
- Personable and approachable
- Flexible approach to work and tasks
- Keenness to learn and adapt to new methods of working
- Good health record - able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post 2(with reasonable adjustments if necessary)
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.
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).
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.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Pharmacy Practice Unit
Quality Control North West Liverpool, 3rd Floor, 70 Pembroke Place
Liverpool
L69 3GF
Employer's website
https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
