Advanced Clinical & Technical Services Pharmacist – Clinical Trials

Swansea Bay University Health Board; Swansea; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Swansea is seeking a highly motivated Advanced Clinical & Technical Services Pharmacist to join their Pharmacy team. This role involves providing clinical pharmacy services within the clinical trials team and supervising medicinal preparations. Candidates must hold an MPharm degree and possess excellent communication and organizational skills. The position offers excellent training and career development opportunities in a supportive health board environment.

Benefits

Professional training opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience as a clinical pharmacist in a specialist area.
• Ability to work in a highly specialist area and undertake autonomous practice.
• Recognizes need for sensitive and confidential handling of patient-related information.

Responsibilities

• Provide Clinical Pharmacy services within the clinical trial team.
• Supervise and release individually prepared and batch manufactured medicines.
• Lead the setup and management of clinical trials across various specialities.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Excellent communication skills

Excellent organizational skills

Good communicator

Innovative

Education

Masters Degree in pharmacy (MPharm)

Post Graduate MSc/Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience

Accredited Tutor for clinical pharmacy diploma

Job description

Advanced Clinical & Technical Services Pharmacist – Clinical Trials

We have an exciting new career development for an enthusiastic and highly motivated pharmacist with an interest in clinical trials to join our expanding Pharmacy team in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

We are looking for an 8a Pharmacist to provide Clinical Pharmacy services within our clinical trial team. You will also provide cover in our licensed aseptic unit which supports clinical pharmacy services by providing Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapies and CIVAS. Duties will include supervision and release of individually prepared and batch manufactured medicines.

Singleton Hospital is a Cancer Centre providing services to the population of South West Wales. SWWCC includes a Radiotherapy Department, Oncology and Haematology chemotherapy day units and a dedicated Oncology/Haematology ward.

You will have full support of the Principal Pharmacist for Clinical Trials, Head of Production and the wider Pharmacy team at Singleton and across the integrated Health Board.

You must have excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills.

Main duties of the job

The pharmacy clinical trials team work together with HB colleagues and sponsors to support a range of commercial and non-commercial studies involving investigational medicinal products. These trials evaluate innovative treatments across a broad range of diseases, give patients the chance to be a part of the development of treatments and the opportunity to potentially benefit from access to these novel medicines. This post will lead, within the clinical trials multidisciplinary teams, the timely set up and day-to-day management of a variety of clinical trials across various specialities.

You will also provide cover in our licensed aseptic unit which supports clinical pharmacy services by providing Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapies and CIVAS. Duties will include supervision and release of individually prepared and batch manufactured medicines.

This role will work with other cancer services pharmacists to develop and deliver clinical trial pharmacy services directly to our cancer patients. This will include clinical screening of clinical trial chemotherapy prescriptions on the Chemocare prescribing system.

The post holders will be involved with supervising and delivering training to provide education to other health professionals and undergraduates.

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Job responsibilities

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

• Masters Degree in pharmacy (MPharm).
• Post Graduate MSc/ Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience.
• Accredited Tutor for clinical pharmacy diploma.

Experience

• Experience as clinical pharmacist in specialist area.
• Experience of contributing into the pharmaceutical care in specialist area.
• Ability to work in a highly specialist area and undertake autonomous practice.
• Proven track record of competence.
• Evidence of clinical audit, practise research, implementation of procedures, protocols.
• Experience of working in Pharmacy Technical Services.
• Good communicator, motivated, able to work as part of a team.
• Innovative and well organised.
• Recognises need for sensitive and confidential handling of patient related information.
• Able to cope with emotional demands of patient involvement.
• Ability to concentrate when frequently under pressure and subject to interruptions.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Pharmacy Technical Services, Singleton Hospital

Pharmacy Technical Services, Singleton Hospital