Pharmacy Quality Assurance Manager - Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom - Wales Medicines Strategy Group

Description

Employer University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Derby Hospital Town Derby Salary £58,972 - £68,525 pro rata pa Salary period Yearly Closing 14/05/2024 23:59 Interview date 10/06/2024

Pharmacy Quality Assurance Manager Band 8b

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.

With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it's important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities.

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here's more about the role and what we're looking for;

Job overview

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) is looking to recruit a an individual to provide leadership to the Quality Assurance and Quality Control function supporting the aseptic preparation of medicines within our organisation to cover maternity leave.

UHDB provides aseptically prepared medicines under a MHRA Manufacturer's Specials Licence and also under Section 10 exemption in three operational aseptic units. The aseptic service provision is supported by an onsite Quality Control laboratory providing environmental monitoring and testing for the Pharmacy aseptic units and UHDB Radio pharmacy.

We have an ambition to ensure that technical services are a key component of delivering safe and timely medicines supply to patients and this post has a critical leadership role to ensure that medicines supply is safe, effective and compliant with regulatory standards.

As we look towards developing and aligning our service across the organisation this role will play an important part in shaping the technical service provision for the future.

Your development will be supported by a close working relationship with the Chief Pharmacist and the senior management team. If you are interested in this wide ranging opportunity please do get in touch to discuss the post in more detail.

Main duties of the job

The responsibility includes providing expert quality assurance leadership to the Royal Derby Site for:-

• Quality Assurance Department
• The Trust's Pharmacy Aseptic services under both the MHRA Manufacturers Specials Licence and under section 10 exemption of the Medicines Act 1968 And Regulation 4 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012,
• Pharmacy wholesale dealing

Named on the MHRA licence on the Royal Derby Sites as Quality Controller for MS Licences held by UHDB Radiopharmacy and UHDB Pharmacy.

Ensures compliance with the standards of the Medicines Act and the licensing requirements of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for activities delivered under the Manufacturer's Specials Licence.

Ensures compliance with Home Office Licence with regard to controlled drugs for services provided by Royal Derby Quality Assurance Department.

Ensures compliance with COSHH regulations for services provided by Royal Derby Quality Assurance Department.

Closing Date: 14 May 2024

Working for our organisation

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, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4 th 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

Person specification Communication and relationship skills

• Provide expert advice regarding technical services to other expert professionals

Knowledge, training and experience

• Significant, proven experience in aseptic preparation of medicines in hospital or industry setting
• Wide-ranging technical aseptic experience and expert knowledge
• Formal management and leadership training or equivalent experience
• Formal technical training and qualification

Planning and organisational skills

• Plans and coordinates specific aspects of the technical pharmacy service across the department, Trust and local system

Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

At UHDB , we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.

For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.

Why don't you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what's possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.

We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.

Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check, however having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

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UKVI is responsible for managing migration. To obtain a visa or entry clearance, you will need to meet certain requirements and demonstrate you have the right the work in the UK via:

• the points-based immigration system
• the EU settlement scheme
• eVisa

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The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Name Alison Brailey Job title Chief Pharmacist Email address Telephone number

If you have problems applying, contact

Address University Hospital of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
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