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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
The shift pattern is 08.30 to 16.30.
Regional Quality Assurance Service
Pharmacy Services
NHS GGC
Quality Assurance Analyst
Band 5
37.5 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Regional Quality Assurance Service (RQAS), Pharmacy Services at Stobhill Hospital in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. RQAS provides quality assurance support to the manufacture of medicines and radiopharmaceuticals within units across the West of Scotland.
The post holder will be responsible for the microbiological analysis of manufactured pharmaceuticals and the analysis of media used to test products, processes and the aseptic environment in which manufacture takes place. The identification of micro-organisms reported is also a significant part of the job role and therefore the majority of the post will entail working within a pharmaceutical microbiology laboratory.
Another part of the post holder’s duties is to assist in the quality control testing of medical gases. Training will be provided.
Knowledge of Quality Management Systems and Pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Practice is desirable for this post but not essential.
For further details please contact Kristine Lambert, Microbiology Manager, Regional Quality Assurance Service. Please call 0141 201 3924 or email Kristine.lambert@ggc.scot.nhs.uk.
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
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