Releasing Pharmacist

Job summary

Releasing Pharmacist

NHS Band 7 Salary:£49,387 - £56,515 per annum

Hours Per Week: full time 37.5

Contract: Permanent

Main duties of the job

To perform final product approval (releasing officer) for items produced under the MHRA Manufacturer's Specials Licence and, if appropriate, for items produced under Section 10 of the Medicines Act 1968 and Regulation 37 of The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004. To ensure finished products are examined for their compliance with approved specifications and fitness for their intended purpose and to release or reject each batch as appropriate. This will require consideration of all factors relevant to the batch release including facility status, staff training status, production documentation review, and the final product.Apply specialist technical knowledge of good manufacturing practice and quality systems to ensure development and maintenance of quality control and assurance, including quality monitoring; preparation and review of work instructions; investigating quality deviations, non-conformances, and complaints and reporting to pharmacy management in accordance with procedures.

Job responsibilities

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust