Clinical Trials Specialist Pharmacist | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

University College London Hospital; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in London seeks an experienced senior pharmacist to lead a clinical trial service, providing innovative treatments to patients. The role involves risk assessments, line management, and supporting trial coordinators. Applicants must be GPhC registered with at least 3 years of NHS experience. Enjoy a rewarding role with flexible working opportunities and the chance to impact patient care positively.

Benefits

Staff discounts

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• At least 3 years experience in an NHS hospital healthcare setting.
• Prior experience in clinical trials is desirable.
• Ability to manage pharmacists and support clinical trial coordinators.

Responsibilities

• Support the Principal Pharmacist R&D in providing a high-quality service.
• Lead on risk reviews and set up new trials.
• Manage dispensing errors and lead audits.

Skills

GPhC registered

Leadership

Risk assessment

Audit

Education

Pharmacy degree

Job description

Overview

University College London Hospitals undertakes world-class research across many specialities including cancer, neurology, stroke, rheumatology, and early phase medicine. In this role you will be a key part of facilitating this research. You will lead a sub team of pharmacists to provide a high-quality clinical trial service, thereby giving access to new, ground-breaking treatments to patients via study protocols.

The postholder will acquire experience of leadership, line management, finance, risk assessments, audit, and inspection. Applicants must be GPhC-registered pharmacists with at least 3 years’ experience in an NHS hospital healthcare setting. Prior experience of clinical trials is desirable. The post holder will be well supported by the Principal Pharmacist R&D and the senior team. There are many reasons to join UCLH; including staff discounts and flexible working opportunities. Come and join our team if you are looking for a job where you can make a difference to patient care whilst learning about research delivery and digital health.

Responsibilities

• The postholder is a member of the senior pharmacy research team and supports the Principal Pharmacist R&D to provide a high-quality consistent service.
• Lead on risk reviews for the UCLH Joint Research Office (known as “Assess, Arrange and Confirm” or AAC) and work closely with senior technical staff to set up new trials.
• Lead on collating and establishing trends in any dispensing errors/deviations on the Trusts’ digital database (Datix), reviewing and implementing new or amended SOPs, and leading the process of audit from external regulators and sponsors.
• Provide senior support to clinical trial coordinators, nursing and clinic/day unit staff and representatives from the pharmaceutical industry to ensure the smooth running of all clinical trials requiring pharmaceutical services.
• Line manage pharmacists who rotate through clinical trials.

About UCLH and our services

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Additional information

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

This advert closes on Sunday 21 Sep 2025