Job summary
We are looking for an ambitious Production Manager to lead our Aseptic Services Team at Charing Cross and Hammersmith Hospitals. This is your chance to play a pivotal role in delivering life changing treatments, ensuring the highest quality standards in sterile manufacturing, and shaping the future of aseptic services.
As the Production Manager, you will take overall responsibility for MHRA-licensed aseptic manufacturing units, ensuring compliance with GMP standards, national regulations, and patient safety protocols. You will lead a dedicated team, driving service innovation and operational excellence while managing external contracts, budgets, and performance targets. Your expertise will help train and develop staff, oversee production planning, and ensure that all processes meet the highest quality and safety standards.
We are looking for an inspirational leader with an MSc in Pharmacy or a related scientific degree and extensive experience in GMP within NHS or pharmaceutical sterile manufacturing. You must have strong leadership, problem solving, and strategic planning skills, with a passion for developing teams and improving patient care. Experience in regulatory compliance, service transformation, and staff training is essential.
If you're ready to take on a high-impact leadership role in one of the most critical areas of pharmacy services, we want to hear from you. Join us and work within aseptic pharmacy at one of London's leading Trusts. Apply today!
Main duties of the job
- Lead the MHRA-licensed aseptic manufacturing units, ensuring full compliance with GMP, national regulations, and patient safety protocols.
- Oversee aseptic production operations, managing staff, workflows, and ensuring medicines are produced safely and efficiently.
- Develop and implement strategic plans for service improvement, ensuring aseptic services align with the Trust's long-term goals.
- Manage training and staff development, ensuring all team members are skilled in aseptic techniques and quality standards.
- Oversee financial and operational performance, managing budgets, contracts, and resources to maximise efficiency and service quality.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- MSc in pharmacy or related scientific degree, OR post graduate diploma in Technical Pharmacy or equivalent qualification and experience
- AND Extensive experience in GMP within an NHS or pharmaceutical industry sterile facility
Desirable
- Advanced interpersonal skills
- Registration with professional body
Experience / Skills/Knowledge/
Essential
- Detailed working knowledge of NHS and Pharmacy practices, policies and procedures.
- Effective computer / IT knowledge and skills.
- Ability to influence team members and healthcare staff (e.g. General practitioners & District Nurses)
- Responsible for own Continuing Professional Development
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Good attention to detail
Desirable
- Knowledge of health service culture.
- Knowledge of the National Aseptic Review
- Experience of the CMM pharmacy computer system and QPULSE
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- MSc in pharmacy or related scientific degree, OR post graduate diploma in Technical Pharmacy or equivalent qualification and experience
- AND Extensive experience in GMP within an NHS or pharmaceutical industry sterile facility
Desirable
- Advanced interpersonal skills
- Registration with professional body
Experience / Skills/Knowledge/
Essential
- Detailed working knowledge of NHS and Pharmacy practices, policies and procedures.
- Effective computer / IT knowledge and skills.
- Ability to influence team members and healthcare staff (e.g. General practitioners & District Nurses)
- Responsible for own Continuing Professional Development
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Good attention to detail
Desirable
- Knowledge of health service culture.
- Knowledge of the National Aseptic Review
- Experience of the CMM pharmacy computer system and QPULSE
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).
