Pharmacy QA/QC Technician (XR05)
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Job summary
Are you a talented, enthusiastic science graduate with experience in a Pharmacy or lab environment? Are you passionate about high quality patient care?
The Pharmacy QA/QC department at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHT) are excited to offer this opportunity for a QA/QC Technician to join our dynamic, collaborative, supportive team. This is a great chance to demonstrate and develop your skills within our service.
The post holder will perform a wide range of QA/QC activities with particular focus on cleanroom testing and microbiology. The QA/QC service supports our licensed Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit, unlicensed Aseptic Services and unlicensed Radiopharmacy to produce specialist medicines as part of LTHT Pharmacy Preparative Services - one of the busiest such services in the UK.
We promote continuous improvement, learning and development within our team and aim to provide on-going high-quality education and training for all staff.
This is a great time to join us as we are part of a national programme to transform aseptic services in England, with West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT) identified as one of five pathfinder sites. Our team is expanding to support the build of a new Pharmacy Aseptic Hub to manufacture medicines for the WYAAT collaborative, with hospitals in the region working together for the best possible patient care.
Main duties of the job
Duties will include but are not limited to:
Supervision of processing and testing of microbiological environmental monitoring and validation samples
Specialist testing of cleanroom facilities/equipment
Providing support and training to colleagues and service users
Reporting, trending and review of testing and monitoring data
Acting as a Quality Controller (MGPS) for Medical Gas Pipeline Systems
Maintaining and calibrating equipment used for quality control testing
Ordering and stock management
Working with external contractors to witness validation, maintenance and testing
About us
LTHT is one of the largest and busiest acute hospital trusts in the UK. The Leeds Way provides a strong foundation for the way we all work together, acting with compassion, empathy, and kindness towards our patients and each other.
The Pharmacy Department at LTHT is highly respected, forward thinking and recognised within the organisation for collaborative working. Our vision is, making it easy for people to get the most from their medicines and we are continually innovating to improve our services for patients and staff.
The QA/QC team has been instrumental in supporting the LTHT Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit in developing an industry leading service, producing ready to administer injectable medicines. The QA/QC team benefits from a supportive and innovative environment.
The department aims to support flexible working arrangements and we have car parking on site.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Details
Date posted
10 January 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£28,407 to £34,581 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
C9298-MMP-243
Job locations
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Employer's website
https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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