Specialist Technical Officer Quality Control

4 weeks ago

Plymouth, United Kingdom University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Technical officer to join University Hospitals Plymouth within our Quality Control department.

You will undertake technical duties in the organisation of environmental monitoring and Quality assurance within the Pharmacy Aseptic Unit ensuring all products are prepared in facilities that follow quality guidelines to ensure patients receive products that are safe to use. You will supervise the work of Assistant Technical Officers and trainee technicians in conjunction with the specialist technicians.
We provide cytotoxic chemotherapy, monoclonal antibodies and pre-prepared parenteral nutrition in house.
We are currently planning for an offsite aseptic unit which will offer opportunities for the future.
Are you enthusiastic and self-motivated? Are you an enthusiastic individual who would like the opportunity to develop your skills in an innovative department? We would love to hear from you.
Further study will be encouraged for you to progress your pharmacy career.

**Some of the duties you will carry out include**:
Ensure an environmental monitoring and quality assurance schedule is followed and adhered to ensuring the aseptic unit is functioning at the correct specification.

To carry out data entry and to read results for trends.

To be a mentor for Assistant Technical Officers and to train new members of staff

To complete and present reports for Quality management meetings.

**Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification**

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS is the largest hospital on the Southwest Peninsula providing comprehensive secondary and tertiary care to a population of around 2,000,000 people who can access our specialist services. Our specialist cancer treatments include bone marrow transplant, sarcoma surgery and hepatobiliary and pancreatic cancer surgery (not exhaustive). We work closely with our community partners in delivering comprehensive health and social care including general practice, care homes, mental health, neurological rehabilitation, and general medicine.
We are a team who are truly committed to the development of our staff both personally and professionally and would support you to attain your goals. You will be working with a Chief Pharmacist who is committed to you as an individual. We are steadfast in our values: putting people first, taking ownership, respecting others, being positive and to listen, learn and continuously improve. If you can relate to and embody these values then we would very much like to work with you.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY.
It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

To organise and schedule the daily workload, considering capacity and the requirements of aseptic unit colleagues, under the direction of the senior pharmacy technicians.

To organise the environmental monitoring schedule to ensure the aseptic unit is working within GMP parameters.

To support the senior pharmacy technician, training with the organisation of routine validation procedures including aseptic material transfer, aseptic changing and aseptic hand-washing techniques.

To accurately read and interpret all microbial plates and samples. To record results and to draw attention to any which fall outside of action levels and other spurious or unusual data. To record results on to various computer programmes.

To manipulate and present environmental data in an orderly and understandable manner. To check that it conforms to pre-determined limits and to notify the Production Services Manager/Deputy and Accountable Pharmacist/Deputy if it does not.

To report any problems or potential problems with the cleanliness or maintenance of clean rooms to the Production Services Manager/Deputy and Accountable Pharmacist/Deputy.

To complete a suitability assessment of unlicensed medicines based on the criteria outlined in the trust unlicensed medicines policy, including obtaining certificates of analysis or conformity from suppliers as required.

To ensure that all settle plates, broth, and other media are incubated for the correct length of time and at the correct temperature, in accordance with GMP guidelines.

To report any problems and issues with the cleanliness or maintenance of the cleanrooms to the senior team and be proactive in managing any remedial works required, through the permit to work system.

To ensure that temperature monitoring for the aseptic unit and associated area is carried out ensuring that all systems, cold stores, fridges, and freezers are working appropriately. To be proactive in managing any temperature excursions and to e

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