Quality Assurance Specialist- Aseptic & Radiopharmacy Services, Band 7

Job summary

Are you a person who embraces the challenge of working in a busy environmentas part of a friendly multi-skilled team?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced individual for our new B7 Quality Assurance Specialist - Aseptic & Radiopharmacy Services at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based at Cheltenham General Hospital, providing treatments to both Cheltenham and Gloucester hospitals. We provide SACT and radiopharmaceuticals , as well as dispensing outsourced items.

We are looking for a skilled, experienced and enthusiastic individual to joinour evolving quality team as we look toward the future, with the aim to develop our existing workforce as well as welcoming new members to the department.

This is a new post which will support the Quality Manager in driving quality improvement within both the aseptic and radiopharmacy departments.

It is an exciting time for the aseptic department with an imminent move into a temporary modular unit. The successful applicant will help support this project as well as, in the future, the development of a new permanent facility.

The Aseptic and Radiopharmacy departments both operate under S10, with oneAccountable Pharmacist, although radiopharmacy is managed separately underNuclear Medicine. With the planned future introduction of a new electronic Quality Management programme there is also a great opportunity to support the unification ofquality services provided to both departments.

Main duties of the job

Being a Pharmacy Professional, the post-holder will act as deputy to the Quality Manager, providing services to both the Aseptic & Radiopharmacy services at CheltenhamGeneral Hospital.

Ensure that all aspects of Quality Assurance are completed tomeet agreed Trust and Pharmacy Dept objectives as well as ensuring compliancewith relevant legislation, regulations and guidelines.

Implement and maintain the Pharmaceutical Quality Management System and monitor its effectiveness.

About us

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHT) is one of the largest NHStrusts in the UK. Located between Birmingham (45 miles) and Bristol (32 miles), thebeautiful Cotswolds and Forrest of Dean, the county is easily accessible by roadincluding the M5 motorway, with convenient links to the M4 and the M50.Together with main line rail networks, this puts Gloucestershire within easy reachof many metropolitan areas and airports.

GHT supports staff with access to the well-being hub, exercise and activity classesand membership of our popular hospital choir.

The pharmacy department has over 200 staff across the two sites in Cheltenhamand Gloucester, both sites provide full dispensary services, medicines information,procurement services and a full clinical service to wards. There is a regular freeshuttle bus allowing easy transport between hospitals both of which are located inthe city/town centres with access to shops and cafes.

The Pharmacy department is committed to supporting the Trust to deliver itsvision of best care for everyone, we strive to provide the whole team with thenecessary skills and ongoing support to make a real difference to patient care,including a program to develop prescribing roles within the department.

Details

Date posted

03 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year (pa pro rata if part-time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

318-25-T0624

Job locations

Cheltenham General Hospital

Sandford Road

Cheltenham

GL53 7AN

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