Production Pharmacist Specialist – GMP & Unlicensed Medicines

NHS Tayside; Dundee; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Tayside is recruiting for a Pharmacist to join the NHS Scotland Pharmaceutical ‘Specials’ Service Production team. The role focuses on manufacturing high-quality unlicensed medicines and supporting investigational medicinal products for clinical trials across the UK.

The successful candidate will work within a regulated environment, ensuring GMP/GCP compliance and contributing to product development, documentation and quality assurance. Training will be provided where needed.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacist with current registration is required.
• GMP/GCP knowledge is advantageous for this role.
• Full training will be provided to the successful candidate.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all production activities comply with GMP, GCP and MHRA/BSA/Home Office licence requirements.
• Identify, document and report problems, deviations or non-conformances promptly.
• Contribute to new product development, design/optimisation of manufacturing methods and documentation, and assess product stability.
• Maintain accurate, compliant production records in line with quality system standards.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Production, Quality Assurance and R&D to support continuous improvement.

Skills

GMP knowledge

Quality assurance

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Registered Pharmacist

Job description

NHS Tayside is recruiting for a Pharmacist to join the NHS Scotland Pharmaceutical ‘Specials’ Service Production team. The role focuses on manufacturing high-quality unlicensed medicines and supporting investigational medicinal products for clinical trials across the UK.

The successful candidate will work within a regulated environment, ensuring GMP/GCP compliance and contributing to product development, documentation and quality assurance. Training will be provided where needed.