Job summary
- Main area
- Radiopharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-5952950-B
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Free Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £58,698 - £65,095 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Band 8a Senior Radiopharmacist / Radiopharmaceutical Scientist
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Job overview
We are looking for a pharmacist / scientist to join our radiopharmacy team. The successful candidate will provide specialised GMP and quality assurance services within the Radiopharmacy manufacturing service for established and novel SPECT and PET radiopharmaceuticals.
You must have advanced knowledge and experience working within an aseptic environment and advanced knowledge of cleanrooms and associated equipment, Pharmaceutical Quality Management Systems and the requirements of Good Manufacturing Practice. You must have
expertise and practical knowledge in Quality assurance and Quality Management.
You must be highly organised with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and have the ability to lead and motivate staff as well as collaborate with others. You should have a flexible ‘hands on’ approach to routine work, able to multi-task, possess creative problem solving skills and the motivation to adopt and drive change. You will also assist in training, education and research activities including involvement in clinical trials.
This post will provide the opportunity to apply and build upon existing experience in aseptic services, and lead on projects / new products / service aspects. Experience in the production of radiopharmaceuticals and working in a MHRA licensed manufacturing facility would be beneficial.
Registration within a regulated profession is required as per Personal Specification.
Main duties of the job
To support maintaining, monitoring and developing quality assurance and general day to day supervision and aspects of the provision and delivery of the Radiopharmacy service.
To maintain the Pharmaceutical Quality System of the Radiopharmacy service which is a requirement of EU Good Manufacturing Practice and the Manufacturer’s “Specials” Licence issued by the Medicines
and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
To act as an authorised releasing officer for radiopharmaceuticals
To carry out production and quality control duties fordiagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals.
To develop, implement and follow measures and systems for maintaining compliance with quality assurance, relevant legislation, guidelines, protocols and SOPs.
To be designated by the Trust as an operator under the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IR(ME)R) and as a Classified Worker under the Ionising Radiations Regulations (IRR).
Working for our organisation
The Radiopharmacy unit is situated within the Nuclear Medicine department, supplying a range of diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals, under MHRA Licences. We are actively involved in a number of clinical trials and are one of the few UK hospitals to provide a Ga-68 peptide service.
The post-holder will be a key member of a team of pharmacists, scientists and technicians, and part of a wider Nuclear medicine department team of clinicians, physicists, nuclear medicine technologists, administration and clerical staff. You will also work with nursing staff, academic and
commercial organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To support maintaining, monitoring and developing quality assurance and general day to day supervision and aspects of the provision and delivery of the Radiopharmacy service.
To maintain the Pharmaceutical Quality System of the Radiopharmacy service which is a requirement of EU Good Manufacturing Practice and the Manufacturer’s “Specials” Licence issued by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
To act as an authorised releasing officer for radiopharmaceuticals
To carry out aseptic production and quality control duties for of diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals.
To develop, implement and follow measures and systems for maintaining compliance with quality assurance, relevant legislation, guidelines, protocols and SOPs.
To be designated by the Trust as an operator under the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IR(ME)R) and as a Classified Worker under the Ionising Radiations Regulations (IRR
Person specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional registration as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or as a Clinical Scientist with the Healthcare Professional Council (HCPC).
- Post-graduate qualification (MSc level) in Radiopharmacy or equivalent knowledge & expertise in the field
- IR(ME)R training record
Desirable criteria
- Holds Qualified Person status on one of the statutory Registers of Eligible Qualified Persons
- Membership of an appropriate professional body (Royal Pharmaceutical Society of GB, Royal Society of Chemistry, Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine).
- European Association of Nuclear Medicine Postgraduate Certificate in Radiopharmacy / Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology & Quality Assurance or equivalent knowledge & expertise in the field
- Professional knowledge acquired through first degree in a pharmacy or chemistry-related discipline.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant operational experience working within a conventional Radiopharmacy, to include at least 2 years recent experience at Band 7 or equivalent
- Experience of aseptic preparation of radiopharmaceuticals using isolators in a licensed GMP facility.
- Experience of specification and monitoring of environment / equipment / products relevant to radiopharmacy.
- Experience of maintaining a Quality Management System, including change control, investigation of errors and deviations.
- Experience of managing staff.
- Experience of personal career involvement in operational management of radiopharmacy service provision
- Experience in supporting new service development
- Experience in writing reports and Standard Operating Procedure for new processes or new equipment.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in the manufacturing and quality testing of 68Ga radiopharmaceuticals using manual and automated synthesis system methods for clinical use.
- Experience of involvement in clinical trial related activities.
- Experience as authorised releasing officer for radiopharmaceuticals.
- Experience in budget management
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Pei San Chan
- Job title
- Head of Radiopharmacy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0207 830 2474
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Support
Open Monday to Friday
08:30 am to 17:30pm
- Telephone
- 01629 702338
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