Lead QA Radiopharmacy

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Quality Assurance professional to lead the Quality Assurance function within Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's specialist Radiopharmacy service.

The Radiopharmacy Manufacturing Unit supplies radiopharmaceuticals to Nuclear Medicine departments across Liverpool and Cheshire and Merseyside and the wider North West region. The successful candidate will provide leadership for the Pharmaceutical Quality System, ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), MHRA licensing requirements and other relevant regulatory standards.

Working closely with the Chief and Deputy Chief Radiopharmacists, the post holder will play a key role in maintaining regulatory compliance, supporting service development, leading quality improvement initiatives and ensuring the safe manufacture and release of radiopharmaceuticals. The role includes acting as a named Quality Controller on the MHRA Manufacturer's "Specials" Licence and leading quality-related matters during regulatory inspections.

This is an excellent opportunity to influence the future development of a modern NHS radiopharmacy service while working within a highly specialised multidisciplinary team committed to delivering safe, high-quality patient care.

• Lead the Radiopharmacy Quality Assurance team and provide professional leadership for quality-related activities.
• Maintain and continuously improve the Pharmaceutical Quality System in accordance with GMP and MHRA requirements.
• Act as a named Quality Controller on the MHRA Manufacturer's "Specials" Licence.
• Lead quality activities during regulatory inspections and audits.
• Oversee deviation management, CAPA, change control, validation and quality risk management processes.
• Support the release of radiopharmaceutical products for clinical use.
• Lead GMP training and competency development within the department.
• Support the introduction of new services, technologies and radiopharmaceutical products.
• Contribute to strategic planning and service development within the Radiopharmacy Unit.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the continued delivery of safe, effective and compliant radiopharmacy services.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dariusz Osowski Job title: Chief Radiopharmacist Email address: dariusz.osowski@liverpoolft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07787198746