Contract: Permanent
Closing date: Wednesday 18th September
Recruitment Partner: Shannon Linton
The Responsible Person (RP) role is a legal requirement under the provisions of the Boots UK Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA).
The RP safeguards product users against potential hazards arising from poor distribution practices. You will be named as Responsible Person and Responsible Person (import) on the Boots UK WDA.
This is a full-time, permanent position based in Nottingham.
About the role
You will be accountable for ensuring that Boots UK complies with relevant legislation and national competent authority guidance relating to Good Distribution Practice (GDP) and ensuring acceptable standards are upheld and maintained. The role holder must ensure that operations do not compromise the quality of medicines by ensuring that a robust and workable Quality Management System is in place and maintained to meet regulatory and business requirements. As the Responsible Person, you will be a member of the Superintendent Pharmacist's Office team, reporting to the Deputy Superintendent Pharmacist.
In your role as Responsible Person, you will be required to:
- Are a subject matter expert for GDP and medicinal product wholesaling across Boots UK
- Ensure that a quality management system is implemented and maintained
- Ensure that the provisions of the Boots UK WDA are observed and maintained, including the monitoring, review and implementation of new and emerging legislation
- Ensure that initial and continuous GDP training programmes are implemented and maintained
- Ensure that self-inspections are performed at appropriate regular intervals following a prearranged programme and necessary corrective measures are put in place.
- Ensure that any additional requirements imposed on certain products by national law are adhered to
- Acts as Responsible Person (import)
- Are a primary point of contact for national competent authorities for medical products (e.g. MHRA)
- Lead and help develop any direct reports
What you'll need to have
- Membership of one of the following professional bodies:
o Royal Society of Biology
o Royal Pharmaceutical Society
o Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland
o Royal Society of Chemistry
o The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
o The Chartered Quality Institute
o The Organisation for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs
- Expert knowledge of, and experience in, Good Distribution Practice together with the regulatory requirements for medicinal products in the UK and Europe
- Extensive experience using and maintaining a Quality Management System
- Proven leadership experience
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
- Proven ability to understand complex problems and facilitate solutions (demonstrating due regard to potential risk for the business and the ability to use personal influence to ensure that appropriate decision-making is achieved)
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written with sound attention to detail
- Ability to operate with autonomy and limited supervision
It would be great if you also have
- Project management experience
- Understanding of the operation of community pharmacy
- Experience acting as an RP and/or Responsible Person (import) on a wholesale distribution authorisation
Our benefits
- Boots Retirement Savings Plan
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Generous employee discounts
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
- Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.
- Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.
Why Boots
At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, it's with you, we change for the better.
What's next
Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
This role requires the successful candidate to complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.
Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.