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London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Quality Analyst

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Job summary

This post is to provide direct support to the Quality Control and systems Manager in the management of the day to day aspects of the Quality Control laboratory and Quality unit. The Quality Control section of Pharmacy department is responsible to ensure pharmaceutical products manufactured in the Pharmacy Technical Services department are compliant with regulatory requirements and safe for sale and supply to other Trust and for patient administration.

Main duties of the job

  • Analysis, review, interpretation, and reporting/quality approval of test results of a wide range of raw materials, packaging components, consumables, intermediates and final products.
  • To undertake and/review environmental monitoring of the Pharmacy clean rooms at NPH and other sites as necessary.
  • To assist in the establishment, maintenance and updating of comprehensive laboratory standard operating procedures, protocols, worksheets, and documentation and maintenance of full records of testing/review of all raw materials, packaging components, intermediates and finished products as necessary.
  • To assist with practical and theoretical training of permanent and rotational staff in the QC section.
  • To participate in inter-laboratory testing scheme (Pharmassure Proficiency Testing).
  • To carry out any other duties as assigned by the QC and systems Manager and/or Head of Quality.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

  • Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
  • St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
  • Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
  • Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Details

Date posted

19 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£29,460 to £31,909 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

337-NP-6912MS

Job locations

Northwick Park Hospital

Watford Road

Harrow

HA1 3UJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Verbally communicates to internal staff (QC/production/aseptic/distribution) any quality related issues and to provide documented evidence/reports.
  • Verbally communicates within Technical services team, external suppliers to enquire about raw material certificate documentation required to fulfill GMP.
  • Verbally communicate with instrument manufacturers and service providers requesting technical operational documentation and knowledge.
  • Deals with complaints from external customers (wards/other hospitals) by verbal/written format.
  • For written communication, both paper and computerised systems (word processing/MS excel) are used to present information.
  • Responsible for inputting data into a database for trending. The test results are usually transcribed manually onto a QC worksheet.
  • Be able to respond to product complaints from health care personnel within and outside the Trust.
  • Be able to respond to a variety of organisations and staff plus liaising with the QC Laboratory Manager, reprioritisation of work for self is sometimes required at short notice.
  • Be able to respond to deadlines on a regular basis.
  • Comply with data integrity policy and procedure.
  • Making sure to keep laboratory is inspection ready at all time
  • Should be able to compile PQS data for product quality reviews.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Verbally communicates to internal staff (QC/production/aseptic/distribution) any quality related issues and to provide documented evidence/reports.
  • Verbally communicates within Technical services team, external suppliers to enquire about raw material certificate documentation required to fulfill GMP.
  • Verbally communicate with instrument manufacturers and service providers requesting technical operational documentation and knowledge.
  • Deals with complaints from external customers (wards/other hospitals) by verbal/written format.
  • For written communication, both paper and computerised systems (word processing/MS excel) are used to present information.
  • Responsible for inputting data into a database for trending. The test results are usually transcribed manually onto a QC worksheet.
  • Be able to respond to product complaints from health care personnel within and outside the Trust.
  • Be able to respond to a variety of organisations and staff plus liaising with the QC Laboratory Manager, reprioritisation of work for self is sometimes required at short notice.
  • Be able to respond to deadlines on a regular basis.
  • Comply with data integrity policy and procedure.
  • Making sure to keep laboratory is inspection ready at all time
  • Should be able to compile PQS data for product quality reviews.

Person Specification

Problem solving

Essential

  • minimum 1 year experience in laboratory investigation

Essential criteria

Essential

  • BSc degree in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science or relevant scientific discipline
  • Minimum of 1 year laboratory experience in hospital or industry linked to a manufacturing unit
  • Knowledgeable in different laboratory instrumentation techniques i.e. HPLC, ICAP, UV/VIS, IR Spectroscopy, Polarimetry, Refractometry etc.

Desirable

  • Post graduate qualification
  • Knowledgeable in environmental monitoring of clean rooms
  • Production QA knowledge

Written and verbal communication and problem solving

Essential

  • Interview scinario

Desirable

  • Experience in RCA
Person Specification

Problem solving

Essential

  • minimum 1 year experience in laboratory investigation

Essential criteria

Essential

  • BSc degree in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science or relevant scientific discipline
  • Minimum of 1 year laboratory experience in hospital or industry linked to a manufacturing unit
  • Knowledgeable in different laboratory instrumentation techniques i.e. HPLC, ICAP, UV/VIS, IR Spectroscopy, Polarimetry, Refractometry etc.

Desirable

  • Post graduate qualification
  • Knowledgeable in environmental monitoring of clean rooms
  • Production QA knowledge

Written and verbal communication and problem solving

Essential

  • Interview scinario

Desirable

  • Experience in RCA

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Northwick Park Hospital

Watford Road

Harrow

HA1 3UJ


Employer's website

https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Northwick Park Hospital

Watford Road

Harrow

HA1 3UJ


Employer's website

https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Quality Control and Systems Manager

Brijesh Patel

brijesh.patel6@nhs.net

02088642221

Details

Date posted

19 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£29,460 to £31,909 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

337-NP-6912MS

Job locations

Northwick Park Hospital

Watford Road

Harrow

HA1 3UJ


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