Job Description

About The Role

Are you ready to lead a high-performing QA team in a dynamic pharmaceutical environment?

We're looking for an experienced

QA Shift Manager

to join our Quality & Governance team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong leadership skills and a passion for quality to make a real impact and develop into a QA Manager role.

Wha

t you'll do

Lead and manage a team of QA Officers, ensuring compounded and Specials licence products are released in compliance with GMP and QMS standards. Support and deputise for the QA Manager, including involvement in regulatory inspections. Drive people development through coaching, mentoring, and upskilling the team. Oversee investigations into non-conformances and implement CAPAs. Ensure readiness for internal audits and external regulatory inspections. Collaborate with stakeholders to maintain compliance and continuous improvement.

Hours:

Day shift , occasional on-call duties and potential cover for other shifts (overtime allowance for night shift cover)

Reports to:

QA Manager

Direct Reports:

14 QA Officers

Why Lloyds Clinical?

We have a lot to offer to not only the 100,000 patients we support, but also to our valued employees. Lloyds Clinical has a wide range of exciting opportunities for passionate professionals across nursing, patient services, compounding, pharmacy and warehousing. These roles come with fantastic benefits including:
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays Company bonus scheme Outstanding training & development programmes Up to 1200 refer a friend bonus Full support from our employee assistance programme including a health and well-being app Savings and discounts at multiple retailers through our rewards portal

About You

Experience:

QA release of compounded products and Specials licence products; leadership experience in a shift manager role.

Skills:

Strong people management and coaching ability; confident in supporting and deputising for QA Manager.

Knowledge:

GMP, GDP, MHRA requirements; experience with regulatory inspections desirable.

Qualifications:

Degree in a science discipline (or equivalent); pharmaceutical industry experience essential.

About Us

We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity & inclusion, taking a person-centred approach to our interview process that is fair and free from both discrimination and bias. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our resourcing team



At Lloyds Clinical, with over four decades of experience supporting patients since 1975, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional clinical homecare services to more than 100,000 patients in their own homes, workplaces, or communities across the UK. Our comprehensive range of treatments spans from medication delivery to specialised nursing for complex conditions such as home parenteral nutrition, chemotherapy, IV antibiotics, enzyme replacement therapy, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and beyond. Working in collaboration with the NHS, pharmaceutical companies, and private medical insurers, we prioritise patient care and are guided by our values of Delivering together, Being Accountable, Giving it our all and Continually Improving to provide the highest standards of service delivery and patient outcomes.