Releasing Pharmacist

Work with the QA Manager and other senior management personnel to ensure good manufacturing practice (GMP) and develop the quality management program to maintain the MHRA license and accredited unlicensed status. This will include providing and receiving complex and sensitive information, analysing and interpreting this information and relaying this information to the appropriate staff or customers Acting as one of the releasing officers to ensure that finished products are examined for their compliance with approved specifications and fitness for the intended purpose, and to release/reject each batch as appropriate. This will require consideration of all factors relevant to the immediate release including facility status, staff training status, production documentation review. This includes high levels of concentration over long periods of time to ensure each pharmaceutical product complies with a unique hospital specification, which includes dose calculations, precise and total paperwork/ label checking. Due to the nature of the role this will be subject to frequent interruptions to provide advice to staff on immediate resolution of other problems. Acting as one of the releasing officers requires intense scrutiny of documentation and judgmental skills to interpret information along with the ability to make a reasoned decision, questioning whether a product is fit to be used / released for patient use. Contribute in particular to those processes demanding higher skills or knowledge e.g. preparation of products for clinical trials. This will involve the receipt and interpretation of complex and sensitive information relating to individual patient care For further information/ details of the role please refer to the Job Description