Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Manager in London

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Job Summary

Salary: £82,000 - £89,000
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: 33 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7HY
Contract: Full-Time & Permanent

What are we looking for?

Cleveland Clinic London are looking to recruit a Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Manager to join our Pharmacy team, with a salary up to £89,000. This is a full-time, Monday to Friday role. There will be occasional weekend working as part of the responsibilities of this position.

What makes us different?

Cleveland Clinic London offers a brand-new high-acuity environment with the very latest equipment, where caregivers are encouraged to grow their expertise across multiple specialties, and in collaboration with expert clinicians. Our Mission, ‘Caring for life, researching for health, and educating those who serve’, assures our unwavering commitment to professional development.

The Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Manager will be responsible for all aspects of Quality Assurance within the Pharmacy Department – specifically the unit dose packaging and the aseptic unit. The role includes strategic workforce management, service improvement and budget oversight, working closely with clinical, operational and corporate teams, along with the responsibility for establishing and managing all aspects of the Pharmaceutical Quality Management System (PQMS) in line with GMP requirements.

What will your duties include?

• Provide PQMS to support the comprehensive pharmacy production services provided to the hospital, ensuring compliance with current directives, legislation, external audit findings, GMP, GCP, GDP and Health and Safety.
• Review and develop training in aseptic techniques for new staff and supervise newly validated staff during aseptic production.
• Responsible for ensuring procedures are in place for the use of all equipment used within the department and that staff are trained in its use.
• Manage the quality management system for all aspects of the sterile and non-sterile services.
• Conduct internal audits and host audits by external bodies as well as regulators.

What we need from you?

• PTQA qualification is required.
• Qualified Person registration.
• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) is required.
• Substantial experience in a senior QA role in pharmaceutical production, including demonstrable leadership of technical or operational services.
• Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical legislation (Human Medicines Regulations, GDP, COSHH) and regulatory compliance frameworks (e.g., MHRA, GPhC, CQC).

What We Offer:

• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Double-matched salary exchange pension – contribute 5% and we’ll contribute 10%
• Private Medical & Dental Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Season Ticket Loan & Cycle to Work schemes
• Workplace Nursery Scheme
• Wellbeing Hub with mental health, coaching and EAP support
• Earned Wage Access - get early access to part of your pay when needed
• Access to discounts on food, retail, and more

Who we are?

Cleveland Clinic is one of the leading providers of specialised medical care in the world, providing clinical excellence and superior patient outcomes for almost 6 million patient visits per year across more than 200 locations. We employ over 80,000 caregivers worldwide and continue to drive innovation in healthcare. With over 100 years of history, our “Patients First” philosophy is at the heart of everything that we do.

If you would like to know more, please email. Applicant shortlisting and interviews may take place whilst the advert is live, so it may close sooner than expected - please submit your application as soon as possible. Due to the volume of applications, we are not always able to provide individual feedback.

This role may be subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order (as amended) and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

As an equal opportunities employer, we aspire to work together to promote a more inclusive work environment, which represents our commitment to celebrate diversity. CCL is committed to applying its Equal Employment Opportunity/Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Policy at all stages of recruitment and privileging. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to any Protected Characteristics. When aware of the need to do so and when required, CCL will make reasonable adjustments to its arrangements for interviews and to conditions of employment/engagement for disabled applicants to ensure, so far as practicable, that they do not place such applicants at a substantial disadvantage in comparison to non-disabled applicants.