Clinical Trial Pharmacy Technician

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Au sein de l'Université Hospital Wales, nous recrutons un Technicien en Pharmacie des Essais Cliniques. Le candidat idéal doit être un technicien de pharmacie enregistré, avec une connaissance des principes de bonne pratique clinique. Responsabilités variées, y compris la gestion des prescriptions et le travail en équipe pour assurer un service pharmaceutique de haute qualité.

Qualifications

• Doit être un technicien en pharmacie enregistré.
• Connaissance de la législation de la bonne pratique clinique.

Responsibilities

• Dispensation et vérification des prescriptions d'essai clinique.
• Contribuer à la fourniture d'un service de distribution pour les patients d'essai clinique.
• Rédiger des procédures pour gérer les produits médicaux expérimentaux.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Proactivity

Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

Education

Registered Pharmacy Technician Qualification

Job description

At the University Hospital Wales, our patients are at the heart of everything we do.

Are you a registered Pharmacy Technician?

Do you have attention to detail and an interest in research?

Are you proactive and ambitious about providing exceptional care and experience for patients?

Are you able to work independently in a concise, methodical way?

If yes, the Pharmacy Department is recruiting a Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician to join our clinical trials team at the University Hospital of Wales.

We seek a dedicated individual demonstrating professional accountability to enhance patient care, ensuring maximum efficiency, safety, and compliance with Good Clinical Practices and Health Board policies. All work adheres to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and EU Good Manufacturing Practice legislation.

The post involves supporting the clinical trials team by dispensing and checking clinical trial prescriptions for patients under Cardiff and Vale UHB care, providing a high-quality, patient-focused pharmaceutical service to patients, research staff, and external sponsors.

You will work as part of a specialized, friendly team and independently manage problems, enquiries, and urgent requests, consulting with senior technicians or pharmacists as needed.

Duties

The ideal candidate should have knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and ensure adherence to GCP principles in managing clinical trials while maintaining accurate dispensing records. Other responsibilities include:

• Contributing to the provision of a dispensing service for clinical trial patients.
• Managing the pharmacy clinical trials service efficiently under the supervision of pharmacists and senior technicians.
• Performing technical checking of prescriptions as an Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician.
• Writing pharmacy procedures for managing Investigational Medicinal Products.
• Working both as part of a team and independently to resolve problems, handle enquiries, and manage urgent requests, consulting senior staff when necessary.
• Liaising with CRAs during feasibility visits, site initiation, and monitoring visits.
• Assisting with invoicing for Clinical Trials.
• Participating in ordering, stock control, distribution, and disposal of clinical trials items.

Fluency in Welsh is desirable; applications from English and Welsh speakers are equally welcome.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the UK's largest Integrated Health Boards, employing over 17,000 staff and offering over 100 specialist services across six hospital sites. We serve over 500,000 residents in Cardiff and the Vale, focusing on local health and care needs, collaborating to develop regional services. We are committed to improving health outcomes, delivering excellent care, and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, with a vision that everyone should have the opportunity to lead a healthy life. Our 10-year strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, aims to build a sustainable health service through collaboration with the public and our workforce.

For further details or informal visits, contact: Rhiannon Swanson, Senior Clinical Trials Technician, at [e-mail].