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East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Quality Assurance Technician - Pharmacy

The closing date is 05 November 2025

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual to join our excellent, friendly and dynamic Quality Assurance and Quality Control team that support our licensed and unlicensed Pharmacy facilities including a Radiopharmacy unit, and aseptic dispensing unit, registered dispensaries, a clinical trials service and a licensed pharmacy stores and medicines procurement service.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this role are

  1. Day to day management of the Pharmacy Quality Management system
  2. Supporting the Quality Assurance lead in promoting and facilitating the development of effective quality systems, risk assurance and compliance management across the Pharmacy department.
  3. Organising the day to day activities of the service under the direction of the Quality Assurance lead
  4. Supporting the Quality Control Officer and Quality Assurance technician in prioritisation of workload and task allocation
  5. Supporting and delivery of Quality Assurance and Quality Control training activities
  6. Supporting internal audit activities

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

Details

Date posted

29 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year pa pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

344-0263DCB

Job locations

Kent and Canterbury Hospital

Ethelbert Road

Canterbury

CT1 3NG


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details of the main responsibilities of the job and the job itself please see the appended job description and person specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details of the main responsibilities of the job and the job itself please see the appended job description and person specification

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of quality management systems including writing and review of SoPs that form part of this

Desirable

  • Previous hospital pharmacy experience in technical services

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in relevant subject or relevant, demonstrable experience or Science and Manufacturing Technology level 3 Or Btec in Pharmaceutical science and NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services

Desirable

  • Management qualification

Skills

Essential

  • High attention to detail

Desirable

  • Good management skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • Good understanding of the principles of GMP and the principles of QAAPS

Desirable

  • Good working knowledge of the Q-Pulse Document management system
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of quality management systems including writing and review of SoPs that form part of this

Desirable

  • Previous hospital pharmacy experience in technical services

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in relevant subject or relevant, demonstrable experience or Science and Manufacturing Technology level 3 Or Btec in Pharmaceutical science and NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services

Desirable

  • Management qualification

Skills

Essential

  • High attention to detail

Desirable

  • Good management skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • Good understanding of the principles of GMP and the principles of QAAPS

Desirable

  • Good working knowledge of the Q-Pulse Document management system

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

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kent and Canterbury Hospital

Ethelbert Road

Canterbury

CT1 3NG


Employer's website

https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kent and Canterbury Hospital

Ethelbert Road

Canterbury

CT1 3NG


Employer's website

https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Pharmacy Quality Assurance Lead

Albert Karugaba

albert.karugaba1@nhs.net

07970548482

Details

Date posted

29 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year pa pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

344-0263DCB

Job locations

Kent and Canterbury Hospital

Ethelbert Road

Canterbury

CT1 3NG


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