Are you looking for a unique opportunity to develop your skills and progress your career as a Technical Services Pharmacist?
Due to promotion, an opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and experienced Deputy Pharmacy Production Manager to join our innovative Pharmacy Production unit at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Trust (UHBW)!
We are a diverse unit that holds ‘Specials’ and Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) licences, is MHRA accredited, and carries out aseptic dispensing of products under Section 10 exemption and Pharmacist supervision!
As the Deputy Pharmacy Production Manager, you will play a vital role in ensuring the safety, efficacy, and compliance of pharmaceutical products manufactured at UHBW Trust. This is a unique opportunity to work alongside Pharmacists, Technicians, and Scientists to contribute to healthcare advancement and improve patient outcomes.
There are exciting developments in the pipeline, providing opportunities to further develop your skills!
In this role, you will support the Associate Director of Pharmacy – Production in leading the Pharmacy Production Unit, maintaining and advancing operations, quality management systems, and people services within the unit. The unit holds ‘Specials’ (MS) and Investigational Medicinal Product licenses MIA(IMP), as well as dispensing medicines under Section 10 exemption of The Medicines Act.
The unit prepares products such as CIVAS, Monoclonal Antibodies, Investigational Medicinal Products, ATMPs, aseptic batches, non-sterile batches, and extemporaneous preparations. It also provides a dispensing service for outsourced unlicensed products like Total Parenteral Nutrition.
The role involves operational involvement in all department aspects and participation as an Authorised Pharmacist in supervising, checking, and releasing products prepared and dispensed.
The post-holder will be the departmental lead for Clinical Trials and Investigational Medicinal Products, working closely with the in-house Quality Assurance Team to implement new products, processes, systems, and equipment, and to maintain the Quality Management Systems.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is among the largest acute Trusts in the country, with over 13,000 staff and more than 100 clinical services across 10 sites, serving a population of over 500,000 in South West England. Rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, UHBW is committed to delivering excellent care, innovation, and research with a positive impact locally and globally. Our hospitals offer city living near countryside or seaside, with easy access to the South West’s attractions.
UHBW is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer, we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the local community’s richness and design our services around individual patient needs. Anonymous application data will be used to support this commitment.
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