Lead Quality Assurance Officer
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Pharmacy Quality Assurance team as a Lead Quality Assurance Officer. You will ensure the Quality Management System (QMS) for pharmacy aseptic services remains effective and compliant, contributing to patient safety and service excellence. The role involves undertaking the final quality assurance review and release of compounded products, assessing production documentation, and making critical decisions related to product quality. You will work closely with production and the wider pharmacy team to ensure safe and timely medicine supply.
Essential criteria
- Undergraduate degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Biomedical Sciences (or equivalent level of experience of GMP Quality Assurance / Quality Control.) OR Registered Pharmacy Technician in UK by GPhC OR Registered Science Technician (Apprenticeship Standard - Level 3 Diploma in the Principles of Aseptic Pharmaceuticals Processing) in UK by the Science Council
- Experience in supervising teams and ensuring high standards of performance and workflow
- Ability to work under accurately under pressure to meet deadlines while maintaining required standards.
- Experience in Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) in relation to the production of sterile medicines
- Experience of developing and implementing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and policies
- Demonstrates times when able to work effectively under pressure
- Ability to use a range of information technology programmes effectively including Microsoft office programmes
- Good organisational skills and effective time management with the ability to prioritise workload appropriately
- Ability to use initiative, but know their own limitations and professional boundaries
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Strong accurate communication skills in English, both verbally and in writing.
- Maintaining continuous professional development requirements or training portfolio
- Work weekends, late nights and bank holidays as per rota
- Cover flexible working hours according to rota
Desirable criteria
- Detailed knowledge of Quality Assurance and Quality Management Systems including relevant experience of audits, validation requirements, investigations, including microbiological, deviations and complaints and change management
- Experience in preparing and presenting at meetings.
- Skills and competencies
- Ability to learn and assimilate information quickly
- Analytical thinking
- Attention to detail
- Change management
- Collaborative approach
- Communication
- Logical thinking
- Organisational skills
- Time management
- Problem solving
- Prioritisation
- Risk management
- Self-motivated
- General IT skills
- Trust Values
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
- Undergraduate degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Biomedical Sciences (or equivalent level of experience of GMP Quality Assurance / Quality Control.) OR Registered Pharmacy Technician in UK by GPhC OR Registered Science Technician (Apprenticeship Standard - Level 3 Diploma in the Principles of Aseptic Pharmaceuticals Processing) in UK by the Science Council
- Experience in supervising teams and ensuring high standards of performance and workflow
- Ability to work under accurately under pressure to meet deadlines while maintaining required standards.
- Experience in Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) in relation to the production of sterile medicines
- Experience of developing and implementing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and policies
- Demonstrates times when able to work effectively under pressure
- Ability to use a range of information technology programmes effectively including Microsoft office programmes
- Good organisational skills and effective time management with the ability to prioritise workload appropriately
- Ability to use initiative, but know their own limitations and professional boundaries
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Strong accurate communication skills in English, both verbally and in writing.
- Maintaining continuous professional development requirements or training portfolio
- Work weekends, late nights and bank holidays as per rota
- Cover flexible working hours according to rota
- Detailed knowledge of Quality Assurance and Quality Management Systems including relevant experience of audits, validation requirements, investigations, including microbiological, deviations and complaints and change management
- Experience in preparing and presenting at meetings.
- Skills and competencies
- Ability to learn and assimilate information quickly
- Analytical thinking
- Attention to detail
- Change management
- Collaborative approach
- Communication
- Logical thinking
- Organisational skills
- Time management
- Problem solving
- Prioritisation
- Risk management
- Self-motivated
- General IT skills
- Trust Values
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 11d ago · Closes in 4d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust
Lead Quality Assurance Officer
The closing date is 10 September 2026
Job summary
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Job Title: Lead Quality Assurance Officer
Contract Type: Permanent
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Pharmacy Quality Assurance team as a Lead Quality Assurance Officer. We are looking for someone who is passionate about quality, compliance, and continuous improvement. Thrives in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment where your expertise directly contributes to patient safety and service excellence.
In this key role, you will help ensure that the Quality Management System (QMS) supporting our pharmacy aseptic services remains effective, compliant, and continuously improving. Your work will play a vital role in maintaining the highest standards of quality, safety, and efficacy for medicines supplied to patients, while supporting compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), licensing requirements, and accreditation standards.
About us
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated 'Good' by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top
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