QC Analyst

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

Join our Quality Control team as a Quality Control Analyst and play an important role in supporting the safe and effective delivery of Pharmacy Technical Services. This is a varied, hands-on laboratory role involving microbiological testing, environmental monitoring and the processing of environmental samples, alongside supporting the day-to-day operation of the Quality Control laboratory.

We are looking for someone with laboratory experience who is organised, methodical and has excellent attention to detail. You will need to work confidently both independently and as part of a team, follow procedures accurately and maintain high standards of documentation while working within cGMP and cGLP requirements.

An interest in microbiology and pharmaceutical quality control, together with a commitment to learning and developing your technical skills, will help you succeed in the role.

Working across the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Pharmacy Quality Control service at Hammersmith and Charing Cross Hospitals, you will join a specialist team where your work directly contributes to maintaining the quality and safety of pharmaceutical services. The role offers an excellent opportunity to develop practical Quality Control and microbiology experience within a busy NHS pharmaceutical environment and build your knowledge and skills for future career development.

Main duties of the job

As a Quality Control Analyst, you will undertake a range of routine and non-routine Quality Control activities that support the safe and effective delivery of Pharmacy Technical Services. A key part of the role will be performing environmental monitoring of the Aseptic unit, including processing and reading environmental monitoring samples, accurately recording results and escalating results that require further investigation or action.

You will also assist with investigations into out-of-specification and out-of-trend results and communicate QC findings clearly and effectively to colleagues within Quality Control, Aseptic services and the wider Pharmacy team.

The role also involves supporting the effective running of the QC laboratory. This includes operating and monitoring laboratory equipment, assisting with calibration activities and temperature mapping, maintaining equipment and technical records, monitoring laboratory temperatures and supporting the review and update of procedures and test protocols. You will be expected to produce accurate and complete documentation and work in accordance with cGMP, cGLP, Data Integrity, health and safety requirements and departmental procedures.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environme