QA & QC Specialist - PET
The closing date is 08 May 2026
The new Molecular Imaging Research Centre (MIRC) at Castle Hill Hospital is a purpose-built centre housing a radiopharmacy, blood labelling suite, a GE GENtrace cyclotron, and PET radiotracer synthesis facilities.
The unit will produce GMP standard radiopharmaceuticals for research and clinical use for patients in Hull. The unit is newly opened and is currently operating under Section 10 exemption in both the radiopharmacy and PET facilities. This post will provide operational support to the blood radiolabelling service, radiopharmacy unit, and participation in the qualification, validation and operational processes with the PET production facility.
The Molecular Imaging Research Centre (MIRC) offers a unique opportunity to be involved in local, national and international research. The cyclotron enables tailored diagnostics improving availability and patient outcomes.
We are looking for a Quality Assurance / Quality Control specialist to join our small team. You must have strong attention to detail, great organisational and leadership skills and a passion for quality management as a whole. Experience of working within the pharmaceutical industry is a distinct advantage.
Main duties of the job
As a core member of the MIRC team, you will work with the Quality Control and Production Managers to ensure safe production of radiopharmaceuticals and blood cell labelling.
You will quality check complex scientific equipment, support cyclotron operation, and manufacture/dispense radiolabelled products using pharmaceutical isolators and PET hot-cell systems.
You will help set up and deliver the white‑cell labelling service, complete QC of prepared products, interpret results, and take corrective action when required.
You must have strong knowledge of QC methods and a Pharmaceutical Quality System, including deviations, change control, CAPA, risk management and audit.
You will supervise, teach and assess competency across staff groups. You will work with autonomy and responsibility, handling radioactive materials and blood.
The work is varied and demanding, requiring accuracy, reliability, adaptability and manual dexterity. You will prioritise clinical and research workloads and join an early‑start rota as needed.
The unit is committed to training and research, and experience of both is required. You will work closely with scientific, medical and technical colleagues in a high‑pressure setting where accuracy and safety are critical at all times.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* First degree/foundation degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline e.g. pharmacy, pharmaceutical science, microbiology, chemistry, analytical chemistry or similar OR Degree equivalent and accredited training (e.g. IPEM or PTQA) OR Degree level qualification and appropriate training and understanding of GMP, GCP or GLP
* Post graduate qualification in radiopharmacy, or PTQA or a GMP, GCP related subject
* Teaching Qualification
Experience
* Experience of manufacturing OR Experience of working in GCP / GMP / GLP or radiochromatic methods, or PET environment OR Experience of working in QA, or QC environment.
* Experience of audit
* Work in a multidisciplinary team
* Teaching / tutoring / mentoring in the workplace
* HPLC-MS
* Contribution to conferences / publications
Skills, Knowledge & Ability
* Able to organise and prioritise procedures
* Be able to communicate highly complex information regarding quality.
* Knowledge of the appropriate legislation e.g. IRR, IR(ME)R
* Technically competent in manufacturing.
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.
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