Quality Assurance Officer
| Posting date: | 14 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | £31,997.00 to £43,552.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £31997.00 - £43552.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2025 |
| Location: | London, E14 4PU |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | K9919-25-0152 |
Summary
The post holder will be in a cross-cutting role based around the pharmaceutical supply chain and will be expected to engage with a wide range of stakeholders from global pharmaceutical suppliers to our own storage and national distribution provider. The role will involve a reasonable amount of problem-solving and working on Quality Management Systems, and will need attention to detail, as well as delivering at speed. Essential role criteria: Experience working in Quality Assurance within the Pharmaceutical or similar sector Have high attention to detail and accuracy Ability to interpret and trend quality data Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to defend and explain complicated ideas. Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships. Knowledge and experience in Pharmaceutical Quality Management Systems (PQMS) Selection Process Details Please note you will not be able to upload yourCV. You must complete the application form in as much detail as possible.Please do not email us your CV Stage 1: Application & Sift Success profiles This vacancy is using success profiles and will assess your behaviours, experience and strengths. You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the above listed 7 essential criteria , and this will be in the form of a: Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application) 1000word Statement of Suitability. This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria. The Application form and Statement of Suitability will be marked together. Longlisting: In the event ofa large number ofapplications we willlonglistinto 3 piles of: Meets all essential criteria Meets some essential criteria Meets no essential criteria In order to be shortlisted you must meet all essential criteria and some essential criteria. Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on: Experience working in Quality Assurance within the Pharmaceutical or similar sector If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview and assessment Please do not exceed 1000words. We will not consider any words over and above this number. Feedback will not be provided at this stage. Stage 2: Interview (success profiles) You will be invited to a (single) remote interview. Behaviours and Strengths will be tested at interview. The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be: Seeing the Bigger Picture Changing and Improving Communicating and Influencing Working Together Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Eligibility Criteria Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (includingby definition internalapplicants). Location This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQs. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's core HQs (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London) Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC). Security Clearance Level Requirement Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard.