# Quality Control Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Sutton In Ashfield
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum
- **Contract type:** 12 months (fixed term)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-21T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-05T11:01:37.464Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/SuttonInAshfield/Sherwood_Forest_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8062095
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8062095?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Quality Control Assistant to join our Pharmacy team.

You will be part of a team with responsibility for the management of Quality Control services at Sherwood Forest Hospitals.  The Quality Control department supports the Aseptic Dispensing and Pre-Packing Medicines activities carried out at Sherwood Forest Hospitals, aswell as carrying out inspections of Unlicensed Medicines received by the Trust.

You will be required to undertake operational activities within the Quality Control Section, inclusive of environmental monitoring, document control and validation of equipment to ensure medicines are manufactured safely and efficiently.

Apply now to join our team!

### Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

## Job Details

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Quality Control Assistant to join our Pharmacy team.

You will be part of a team with responsibility for the management of Quality Control services at Sherwood Forest Hospitals. The Quality Control department supports the Aseptic Dispensing and Pre-Packing Medicines activities carried out at Sherwood Forest Hospitals, aswell as carrying out inspections of Unlicensed Medicines received by the Trust.

You will be required to undertake operational activities within the Quality Control Section, inclusive of environmental monitoring, document control and validation of equipment to ensure medicines are manufactured safely and efficiently.

Apply now to join our team!

## Job Description

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

## Responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of COSHH and Health and Safety at work

**Desirable**

- Experience of product checking or associated quality control/assurance practices
- Experience of working in a GMP environment

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- GCSE Science, Maths and English Grade C or equivalent.
- Qualification e.g. NVQ Level 2 in Pharmaceutical Science or Quality Assurance

### Further Training

**Essential**

- Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to detail
- Able to follow written procedures
- Able to work alone and in a team
- Able to work to deadlines

**Desirable**

- Interest in technical aspects of Quality Control

### Knowledge Requirements

**Essential**

- Experience of quality control and quality assurance (equivalent to NVQ level 3)
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word

**Desirable**

- Knowledge within a specialism of QC
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical/production
- Basic understanding of GMP principles

### Contractual Requirements

**Essential**

- Regular attendance

## Documents

- [benefits leaflet (pdf, 834.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2702)
- [application guide (pdf, 584.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2448)
- [our staff networks (pdf, 810.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2938)
- [nursing, midwifery & ahp strategy 25-28 (pdf, 2.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2492)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 280.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10352439)

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