Lead Pharmacy Technician – Clinical Trials

NHS Professionals; Hucknall; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Professionals Limited, on behalf of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, is seeking a Lead Pharmacy Technician Clinical Trials across Queens Medical Centre (QMC) and City Hospital.

You will lead and coordinate the technical aspects of clinical trial activities, ensure compliance with the Trust’s policies, the UK/EU legislation, and governance frameworks, and supervise staff to maintain high standards of practice.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with relevant professional qualification.
• Experience in clinical trials pharmacy and dispensing clinical trial medicines.
• Knowledge of GCP, IMP/NIMP accountability and clinical trial procedures.
• Experience in stock control, documentation and pharmacy quality assurance.
• Strong communication, team management and organisational skills, with commitment to CPD.

Responsibilities

• To supervise and participate in the dispensing of clinical trial prescriptions and requisitions, ensuring medicines are supplied accurately and in accordance with the relevant requirements.
• To supervise the accurate, complete and legible maintenance of accountability records for IMPs and NIMPs and update study procedures with teams.
• To assist with review and setup of new studies, liaising with sponsors, research teams and production/chemoCare as required.
• To manage clinical trial medicine stock control including ordering, receipt, stock level monitoring, returns reconciliation and expiry checks.
• To monitor service performance and support audits, sponsor inspections and data recording with IT and Finance teams.
• To support induction and training of pharmacy staff and others on clinical trial procedures; participate in recruitment and CPD.

Skills

Clinical trials

GCP knowledge

IMP/NIMP accountability

Stock control

Documentation & QA

Strong communication

Team management

Organisational skills

CPD commitment

Education

Registered Pharmacy Technician

Job description

NHS Professionals Limited, on behalf of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, is seeking a Lead Pharmacy Technician Clinical Trials across Queens Medical Centre (QMC) and City Hospital.

You will lead and coordinate the technical aspects of clinical trial activities, ensure compliance with the Trust’s policies, the UK/EU legislation, and governance frameworks, and supervise staff to maintain high standards of practice.