Lead Pharmacy Technician – Clinical Trials (NHS)

NHS Professionals; Nottingham; Sur place; GBP 18 000 - 25 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

NHS Professionals Limited is seeking a Lead Pharmacy Technician for Clinical Trials at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, covering QMC and City Hospital. You will lead technical aspects of trial activities, ensuring compliance with governance, medicines handling, and applicable UK/EU legislation.

You will supervise technical and support staff, coordinate with pharmacists and QA, and contribute to continuous improvement of clinical trial processes and stock control within the department.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with current professional registration.
• 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.

Responsabilités

• Supervise and participate in dispensing of clinical trial prescriptions and requisitions.
• Oversee accuracy checking where a pharmacist has completed the professional check.
• Maintain accountability records for IMPs and NIMPs.
• Review and update study documentation with Production Management and QA.
• Assist trial pharmacists with set-up of new studies and amendments.
• Liaise with sponsors and research teams; prepare study-specific dispensing procedures.
• Manage stock control, orders, receipts, returns and expiry checks.
• Investigate discrepancies; ensure storage conditions and availability for chemotherapy production.
• Monitor service performance and maintain operational data with IT and Finance.
• Support protocol-related income calculation and sponsor audits.

Connaissances

Registered Pharmacy Technician

Clinical trials pharmacy experience

GCP/IMP/NIMP knowledge

Stock control experience

Communication & leadership

Formation

Pharmacy Technician registration

Description du poste

NHS Professionals Limited is seeking a Lead Pharmacy Technician for Clinical Trials at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, covering QMC and City Hospital. You will lead technical aspects of trial activities, ensuring compliance with governance, medicines handling, and applicable UK/EU legislation.

You will supervise technical and support staff, coordinate with pharmacists and QA, and contribute to continuous improvement of clinical trial processes and stock control within the department.