Radiopharmacy Quality Assurance Manager | Barts Health NHS Trust


Company:	Barts Health NHS Trust
Salary:	£75,328 - £86,114 per annum inc
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, EC1A 7BE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	7 Jul 2026
Closing date:	23 Aug 2026

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Summary

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.

• 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.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

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.

This advert closes on Tuesday 28 Jul 2026

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