PSU Deputy Quality Assurance and Technical Lead | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£49,387 - £56,515 per annum (FTE) or pro-rata for part time roles
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Bristol, BS2 8ED
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	30 Oct 2026
Closing date:	29 Nov 2026

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Summary

The PSU deputy Quality Assurance and Technical Lead is responsible for completing and coordinating quality assurance activities within the Parenteral Services Unit (PSU), ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), regulatory standards, and Trust policies. The post holder will report to the PSU Quality Assurance and Technical Lead and accountable pharmacist.

The post holder will support the safe and effective preparation of aseptic medicines by maintaining the Quality Management System (QMS), overseeing Environmental Monitoring (EM) and validation programmes, managing quality investigations and audits, and supporting service developments.

Working closely with the PSU Quality Lead, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, technical officers, Estates, Quality Control services and external contractors, the post holder will provide leadership on quality assurance matters and contribute to the continuous improvement of aseptic manufacturing services supporting cancer and haematology patients.

• To apply specialist knowledge ofqualiyt management systems, GMP, GDP and quality risk management principles.

• To ensure compliance with national pharmaceutical standards (QAAPs) and NHS guidance relating to aseptic preparation.

• To communicate effectively with individuals within Parenteral Service Unit, and other technical service departments across BFT.

• To develop own skills and knowledge and to support in the training and development of othe staff.

• Deputising for the PSU Quality Assurance and Technical Lead

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. 

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Refer to Job Description and Person Specification.

The post holder will be required to work within specialist aseptic clean room facilities which we are required to operate under strict regulatory rules. The guidelines covering the operation of these aseptic facilities mean that staff members with certain long term or recurrent medical or health conditions, such as gastrointestinal or skin conditions, can represent a risk of microbial contamination which therefore precludes access to the clean room. For candidates’ information, our Occupational Health team will carry out an assessment at the stage when conditional offers are made. The assessment will consider whether any candidate would not be able to work in an aseptic facility and/or whether any candidate would be able to work in an aseptic facility with any restrictions or reasonable adjustments.

This advert closes on Sunday 15 Nov 2026

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