Quality Control Analyst - BHP | Barts Health NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Quality Control Analyst – Microbiology within Pharmacy Technical Services at Barts Health NHS Trust. Based at The Royal London and St Bartholomew’s Hospitals, the post holder will work within the QC Microbiology team, supporting high-quality aseptic services and ensuring the highest standards of product quality and patient safety.

The role involves working collaboratively with Production, Quality Assurance, and multidisciplinary teams to maintain compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and regulatory requirements. The post holder will contribute to the Quality Management System (QMS), including environmental monitoring, microbiological testing, and the investigation and escalation of out-of-specification (OOS) results and environmental monitoring excursions.

Key responsibilities include microbial identification, trend analysis, and supporting sterility assurance activities across aseptic and radiopharmacy units. The role also involves managing deviations, CAPAs, and change controls, alongside maintaining controlled documentation such as SOPs and reports.

The post holder will support audit readiness, continuous improvement initiatives, and internal quality reviews while demonstrating strong technical microbiology knowledge and attention to detail in a regulated environment.

This role requires excellent organisational and communication skills, with a strong commitment to quality, compliance, and patient safety

• Conduct environmental monitoring of cleanroom areas (Grade A-D) to ensure aseptic compliance.
• Raise and assist in investigating out-of-limit (OOL) and out-of-specification (OOS) results.
• Generate monthly and annual trend analyses and report KPIs to the quality leadership team.
• Review, draft, and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Raise deviations in the QMS system and lead minor and major investigations. Support critical deviations, assist in defining corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs), and ensure effective implementation following excursion reports.
• Ensure audit readiness and contribute to internal audits and self-inspection programmes

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 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.

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.

This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Jun 2026