Clinical Trials Pharmacy Assistant

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279); Chichester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Chichester seeks a Clinical Trials Pharmacy Assistant, offering a salary of £24,937 to £26,598 per annum. The role includes managing pharmacy clinical trials, assisting with IMP dispensing, and supporting documentation. Candidates must have good organisational skills, an NVQ Level 2 or equivalent, and experience in pharmacy and clinical trials. The position supports flexible working and a commitment to staff development.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Supportive wellbeing programme

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Excellent prioritisation and organisational skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Experience in clinical trials and hospital pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop pharmacy clinical trials service.
• Support document administration and IMP management.
• Assist in setting up new studies.

Skills

Organisational skills

Reliability

Flexibility

Education

5 x A-C GCSE or equivalent

NVQ Level 2 or equivalent

Tools

Pharmacy and dispensing experience

GCP

Clinical trial experience

Hospital pharmacy experience

Job description

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Clinical Trials Pharmacy Assistant

The closing date is 10 December 2025

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust is committed to expanding our access to clinical trials for our patients as part of the Trust's commitment to research and innovation.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated person with excellent organisational skills to support us in managing and developing our pharmacy clinical trials service.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Trials Pharmacy team at UHSussex operates across Trust sites at Worthing, Chichester and Brighton.

The post-holder will work in the pharmacy department at St. Richard's hospital.

Your role will be important in helping provide a dedicated pharmacy clinical trials service through IMP (Investigational Medicinal Product) management, IMP dispensing, assisting in document administration, assisting in the set-up of new studies and liaising with colleagues from Pharmacy and from Research and Innovation.

To be successful you must have excellent prioritisation and organisational skills, be reliable, flexible and able to work on your own initiative as well as providing support to the clinical trials pharmacy team when required.

About us

At UHSussex (UHSx), diversity is our strength, & we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness & experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, & can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) & a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients & staff with the same compassion & empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above & beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our candidate information pack & wellbeing programme,for staff which is extensive & designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching & training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us & throughout your career we will help you to grow & develop.We hope that in choosing UHSx you are choosing a long & happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make & feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application & the start of your journey with UHSx.

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person Specification

• 5 x A-C GCSE or equivalent
• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
• Pharmacy and dispensing experience
• GCP
• Clinical trial experience
• Hospital pharmacy experience

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

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.

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum, pro rata