Job overview

Make a Difference in Patient Safety and Quality

Are you passionate about quality, detail-oriented, and ready to play a vital role in ensuring the safety of life-saving medicines?

We are looking for a dedicated Quality Assurance Officer to join our Pharmacy Aseptics and Radiopharmacy Services team at the Royal United Hospitals Bath.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the delivery of high-quality aseptic and radiopharmaceutical products, supporting patient care across a wide range of clinical services.

What you'll do:

• Support the implementation and maintenance of our Quality Management System (QMS)
• Perform Quality Assurance checks on batch documentation and environmental monitoring data
• Assist with deviation investigations, audits, and regulatory inspections (e.g. MHRA)
• Contribute to training and compliance monitoring for aseptic and radiopharmacy staff
• Liaise with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe and effective service delivery

Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa route. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Main duties of the job

You will support the Quality Assurance (QA) activities within the Pharmacy Aseptic Unit and Radiopharmacy at the RUH.

The role ensures compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), national regulatory standards, and Trust policies.

Working closely with the Quality Assurance Lead and operational managers, you will contribute to safe, effective and compliant preparation and delivery of aseptic and radiopharmaceutical products to patients.

Main duties includes:

• Support the implementation and maintenance of the Pharmacy Quality Management System (QMS)
• Perform Quality Assurancce checks on batch documentation and environmental monitoring data
• Assist with deviation, incident, and non-conformance investigations
• Contribute to internal audits and preparation for external inspections (e.g. MHRA)
• Maintain training records, SOP registers, and QA documentation
• Liaise with multidisciplinary teams to support safe and compliant service delivery

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country. 

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.