NHS Quality Control Section Leader (Pharmacist)

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and over 400+ reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Band 8a Quality Control Section Leader (Pharmacist) to take on a new locum role.

Quality Control Section LeaderPay Rate: £35 per hour (assignment rate)

Location:Mansfield

Contract Type: Locum – 3 Months

Shift Pattern:37.5 hours per week 09:00 am - 17:30 pm (flexible working will be considered)

Benefits of working with us:

• Fully online and paperless registration service
• Free DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)
• Exclusive access to roles that aren’t available with other agencies; NHSBT, The Home Office and Vaccination Centres (private and public) are just some of the projects we’ve recently recruited to.
• £250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)
• Registration body costs covered based on length of service (T&Cs apply)
• Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
• Clinical governance and revalidation support from an in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years’ experience
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience within the healthcare sector
• Daily payroll and in-house payroll system

Duties:

• Provide high quality situational response, in the provision of pharmaceutical QC services to all users of the service, both internal and external
• Interpret national legalisation and guidelines to ensure that the Production Section follows the requirements of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
• Act as the named Quality Controller on the Manufacturer’s “Specials” (MS) Licence and to undertake any necessary duties associated with the manufacturing activities undertaken to ensure compliance with its MS Licence issued by the “Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
• Monitor and determine the standards (required by the GMP and MS Licence) producing relevant data on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis, as appropriate, so as to ensure the air and physical environment the equipment used within the production unit, staff members’ aseptic and technical skills, procedures and systems of work meet expected and nationally defined standards
• Monitor and quality control all ingredients and products produced e.g. batches of prepacked tablets under the MS Licence, ensuring that they conform with the Licence and external customer requirements
• Undertake and be involved in Quality Assurance matters associated with relevant Medicines Management issues
• Participate in the research, training and teaching activities of the department as appropriate

Requirements of theQuality Control Section Leader:

• Have a vocational Master’s Degree in Pharmacy or a suitable relevant science degree in chemistry, biology, microbiology or biochemistry
• Be registered with the relevant professional body e.g. Royal Pharmaceutical Society or be a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry or Member of the Institute of Biology
• Knowledge of GMP and legislation relating to MS Licence
• Experience of working in a GMP environment
• Demonstrate sufficient competence and experience in Quality Control matters gained by typically working in Quality Control/Assurance activities

Contact:

This Quality Control Section Leader job is advertised by Billy Clark; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

We welcome applications from the following job titles: Pharmacist, Clinical Pharmacist, Senior Pharmacist, Pharmacy Managers etc. NHS experience is desirable for most of our clients.

Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Pharmacist role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.