Job summary

The Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit at Queens Hospital Burton is a MHRA licensed facility which makes a range of products on its busy productionlines generating sales of over £ per year for the Trust.

The Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit now seeks a suitably qualified Quality Control Laboratory Analyst to support the Quality Control Team with the testing of raw materials and finished products in line with GMP/GLP principles and the departments own operating guidelines.

Main duties of the job

To perform technical and analytical work to the satisfaction of the Pharmacy Quality Control Laboratory Manager within the Quality Control Laboratory (QC) of the Pharmacy Manufacturing Unit (PMU).

Carry out the testing of raw materials, packaging components, pharmaceutical specials, product licensed items and items under development and the associated environments in which they are made.

Confirm that quality control operations are performed in accordance with Good Laboratory Practice, Good Manufacturing Practice, Marketing Authorisations and Licences held. Thus assuring that the manufactured medicinal products are fit for their intended use, comply with the requirement of the marketing authorisation and do not place patients at risk in inadequate safety, quality or efficacy.

Closing date of applications: 11 September 2024

Interview date: 25 September 2024

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond. Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day. We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week. An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country. Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily. Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres. We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres. We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day. UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job description

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Person Specification

Education & Training

Essential

BTEC, NVQ3 or City & Guilds in Chemistry / Pharmaceutical Science or another relevant subject

Desirable

Degree in relevant subject GMP/GCLP/GLP training

Experience

Essential

Experience working within a testing laboratory ( chemistry, micro, food) Experience in a role following SOPs, carrying out basic calculations, using computers for word processing and spreadsheets

Desirable

Experience working within Quality Systems eg MHRA, GxP, ISO9000 Experience of using a variety of analytical equipment HPLC, FT-IR, UV/Vis spectrophotometer