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Radiopharmacy Quality Manager Barts Health NHS Trust – St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London Barts Health NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK and home to some of Britain’s leading healthcare services. This exciting opportunity is based at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in the heart of London’s historic financial district, close to St Paul’s Cathedral. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly motivated Quality professional to join Barts Health Pharmaceuticals as Radiopharmacy Quality Manager, with strong support with Pharmacy Technical Services and the Chemotherapy Services Unit. This is a dynamic role within a highly specialised, and expanding Radiopharmacy service operating within a complex regulatory and manufacturing environment. The Radiopharmacy service at Barts Health holds MHRA Manufacturer’s Specials and MIA(IMP) licences and provides radiopharmaceuticals and associated aseptic services to Nuclear Medicine departments across the Trust and external healthcare organisations. The department is entering a significant period of strategic development and regulatory transformation, including ongoing implementation of EU GMP Annex 1 requirements, expansion of clinical trials activity, digital quality improvements, and future service development opportunities. Please note: Interviews a proposed to currently be held on 19th August 2026.
Main duties of the job
- Manage and continuously develop Quality Assurance systems across Radiopharmacy and Pharmacy Technical Services. • Support compliance with cGMP, EU GMP Annex 1, and MHRA licensing requirements. • Provide senior oversight and operational management of deviations, CAPAs, change controls, validation, audits, and quality investigations. • Support inspection readiness and regulatory compliance activities. • Manage and develop service improvement, governance, and quality culture initiatives across the department. • Support the development of new radiopharmaceutical, aseptic, and clinical trial services. • Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across Barts Health and external organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will provide senior operational management for Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance services across Radiopharmacy and associated site aseptic activities. Working closely with the Head of Radiopharmacy and the Head of Quality for Pharmacy Technical Services, and senior Trust stakeholders, the post holder will lead the maintenance and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS), supporting regulatory compliance, governance, validation programmes, audit readiness, and quality improvement initiatives across the service. This role requires an individual with substantial experience in aseptic services, radiopharmacy, or pharmaceutical manufacturing quality systems, alongside strong knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP), EU GMP Annex 1, validation, contamination control, and regulatory governance. The successful candidate will have excellent leadership, organisational, and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively within highly regulated and fast-paced healthcare manufacturing environments. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Quality professional seeking to further develop their leadership career within one of the UK’s most innovative and specialised Radiopharmacy services. The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below. We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Person specification
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Essential
- Demonstrates a commitment to person centred care and the delivery of safe, responsive, and high-quality patient services.
- Maintains a calm, professional, and solution-focused approach when working under pressure or during operational and regulatory challenges.
- Demonstrates professionalism, integrity, and accountability in all aspects of practice and leadership.
- Maintains high standards of personal hygiene, gowning, and behaviour in accordance with GMP, cleanroom, and aseptic working requirements.
- Demonstrates a proactive, flexible, and collaborative approach to service delivery and continuous improvement. through attendance at relevant external conferences, symposiums, and specialist training relating to Radiopharmacy, aseptic services, and Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance.
- Committed to ongoing professional development and maintaining specialist knowledge relevant to Radiopharmacy and Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance service
- Demonstrates a flexible and adaptable approach to working patterns, service demands, and operational requirements across Pharmacy Technical Services and Trust sites.
Desirable
- Evidence of continued professional development through attendance at relevant external conferences, symposiums, and specialist training relating to Radiopharmacy, aseptic services, and Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance.
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrated leadership and team development skills within a highly regulated healthcare or pharmaceutical environment.
- Ability to work independently, use initiative, and contribute to service development and continuous quality improvement.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex, sensitive, or technical information effectively to multidisciplinary teams, senior management, regulators, and external organisations.
- Ability to influence, negotiate, and build effective working relationships with healthcare professionals, contractors, regulatory bodies, and external stakeholders.
- Strong operational management skills, with the ability to identify and manage risks, non-compliances, deviations, incidents, and corrective action plans.
- Ability to develop, implement, and improve systems of work, governance processes, and quality assurance practices.
- Excellent organisational, prioritisation, and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing demands and work effectively under pressure.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail when reviewing data, preparing reports, completing documentation, and managing regulatory records.
- Strong analytical and critical appraisal skills, including interpretation of complex technical, validation, and clinical trial information.
- Highly motivated, proactive, flexible, and able to adapt to changing service, operational and regulatory requirements.
- Good IT and keyboard skills, including experience using Quality Management Systems, databases, spreadsheets, and electronic documentation systems.
- Ability to use and support complex pharmaceutical, laboratory, and testing equipment and systems relevant to Radiopharmacy and aseptic services.
- Ability to work effectively across a range of healthcare, laboratory, technical, and manufacturing environments.
Desirable
- Supervisory and training skills
- Familiarity with Radiopharmacy or Cleanroom computer monitoring systems e.g. Pharmagraph (or similar)
- Advanced IT skills including email, work processing spreadsheets databases, accurate data entry and use of specialist computer programmes
- Demonstrated ability to deliver lectures, workshops, and formal presentations
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced knowledge of radiopharmaceutical and aseptic manufacturing, validation, pharmaceutical microbiology, and sterility assurance principles.
- In-depth knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP), EU GMP Annex 1, pharmaceutical legislation, and regulatory requirements relevant to Radiopharmacy and Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Services.
- Strong understanding of clinical governance, quality management systems, risk assessment, COSHH, and Health and Safety legislation. • Experience investigating and managing deviations, out-of-specification results, CAPAs, and regulatory reporting requirements. • Highly computer literate with experience using Quality Management and electronic documentation systems.
- Experience investigating and managing deviations, out-of-specification results, CAPAs, and regulatory reporting requirements. • Highly computer literate with experience using Quality Management and electronic documentation systems.
- Highly computer literate with experience using Quality Management and electronic documentation systems.
Desirable
- Knowledge of validation of IT systems
- Q-Pulse Management
- Radiopharmacy
- IBC Software
- A thorough knowledge of Hospital Radiopharmacy or Pharmacy Technical Services (e.g. clean room design, isolator technology and production methodology etc.)
Experience
Essential
- Substantial and proven post qualification relevant GMP
- Extensive relevant postgraduate experience in radiopharmaceutical or pharmaceutical manufacturing, including experience in large, licensed facility
- Experience in a QC/laboratory and QA department
- Experience of training and supervising staff
- Experience of managing and developing a pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Service •
- Experience internal/ self inspection.
- Proven experience working with external regulatory bodies and supporting audits.
Desirable
- A proven ability to deliver education and training
- Previous experience of national presentations and publications
- Proven track record of exerting influence at a strategic level
- Line management experience
- Published pharmaceutical research in a peer-reviewed journal
Qualifications
Essential
- Master’s degree in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or relevant scientific discipline, or equivalent significant specialist experience within Radiopharmacy, Aseptic Services, or Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance.
- Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or registration with an equivalent relevant professional body.
- OR- Registered Clinical Scientist having completed the Higher Specialist Scientist Training (HSST)/Clinical Scientist training pathway (CCST equivalent).
- Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Postgraduate qualification in Pharmaceutical Technology, Aseptic Services, Quality Assurance, or Technical Services, such as the National Course in Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Assurance, Diploma, MSc, or equivalent specialist qualification.
Desirable
- Education and Training qualification
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Formal Management Qualifications
- Further qualifications in relevant technical or management area
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