Job details
- Job reference: 259470
- Salary: Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
- Job closing date: 25/09/2026
- Job Type: Other Therapeutic
- Location: Ninewells Hospital
- Employment type: Permanent
- Hours Per Week: 25.2
- Job posted date: 11/09/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Tayside
- Department: Quality Assurance
NHS Scotland Pharmaceutical ‘Specials’ Service (NHSS PSS)
We invite you to join us as a Releasing Officer within the Quality Assurance Department at NHSS PSS.
Prospective post holders must be graduates with a relevant degree and be eligible for nomination as a Releasing Officer on a Manufacturing ‘Specials’ Licence. Please see the Person Specification.
Duties include:
- Approving the release of batches of medicines for use in the treatment of patients throughout the UK
- Approving starting materials for use in manufacture
- Approving the environment for manufacture in PSS
- Approving production and QA documentation
- Providing advice on quality issues to staff and customers
We are a licensed NHS pharmaceutical manufacturing unit based at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee supplying hospitals throughout the UK and community pharmacies. NHSS PSS also holds a Manufacturer’s Authorisation (Investigational Medicinal Products). NHSS PSS is a values-based facility showing:
- Care & Compassion
- Dignity & Respect
- Openness, honesty and responsibility
- Quality & teamwork
This post is suitable for individuals who enjoy learning and working with accuracy and attention to detail, both alone and as part of a team. Hours of work are 25.2 per week, Monday to Friday. Working pattern is negotiable.
For further information, or to arrange a site visit, please contact:
Russell Costello, Deputy QA Manager, NHSS PSS
e-mail: russell.costello@nhs.scot
or
Liam Harvey, QA Manager, NHSS PSS
e-mail: liam.harvey@nhs.scot
Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.
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This advert is for Releasing Officer with NHS Tayside in Dundee, Scotland. It is listed as a Band 7 Officer (discipline unspecified) role. The advertised salary is £52,845 - £61,466. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 25 Sep 2026.
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