Lead Specialist Clinical Trials Pharmacist

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading children's hospital in Liverpool is seeking an enthusiastic pharmacist for a part-time role covering Clinical Trials during a maternity leave vacancy. The successful candidate will support the NIHR Clinical Research Facility, ensuring compliance with all statutory and trust requirements. This role includes responsibilities for training programs, management of Controlled Drugs, and supervision of junior pharmacy staff. A competitive salary is offered along with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Extensive post graduate hospital experience is essential.
• Good working knowledge of applying GCP requirements to Clinical Trials is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead pharmacy for clinical trials ensuring compliance.
• Plan and coordinate training programs related to clinical trials.
• Act as Lead Specialist Pharmacist for Controlled Drugs.
• Provide advanced clinical pharmacy services.
• Supervise junior pharmacy staff in dispensary.

Skills

Extensive post graduate hospital experience

Good working knowledge of applying GCP requirements to Clinical Trials

Job description

Job summary

Alder Hey Pharmacy Department is looking for an enthusiastic pharmacist to cover the Clinical Trials aspect of a maternity leave vacancy.

The successful candidate will join our Clinical Trials pharmacy team, providing support to the NIHR Alder Hey Clinical Research Facility (CRF) and Trust Clinical Research Division. You will ensure compliance with statutory, professional, and trust requirements. This includes supporting feasibility and setup of dispensary and aseptic clinical trials.

For more information please contact Andrea Gill, Consultant Pharmacist Medication Safety & Governance ([e-mail]) or Andrea Leatherbarrow, Deputy Chief Pharmacist ([e-mail])

Main duties of the job

• Pharmacy Lead for clinical trials ensuring that they meet statutory, professional and trust management requirements, includes supporting feasibility and set up of Aseptic Services Unit (ASU) clinical trials
• To plan and coordinate clinical pharmacy training programs with regard to clinical trials and controlled drugs
• To act as Lead Specialist Pharmacist for the safe management of Controlled Drugs
• To provide advanced specialist clinical pharmacy services in the dispensary (Outpatient and Inpatient)
• To supervise junior pharmacists, pre-registration pharmacists and other pharmacy staff working in the dispensary

About us

As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children's medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world's leaders in children's healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children's specialists. Alongside this is ourInnovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.

We know that a children's hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.

Details Date posted

30 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year 0

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

411-MED-25-7254819-A

Job locations

Pharmacy Dept

Eaton Road

Liverpool

L12 2AP

Job description Job responsibilities

See attached Job Description for detailed information about the job requirements and personal specification

Job description Job responsibilities

See attached Job Description for detailed information about the job requirements and personal specification

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Extensive post graduate hospital experience
• Good working knowledge of applying GCP requirements to Clinical Trials

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Extensive post graduate hospital experience
• Good working knowledge of applying GCP requirements to Clinical Trials

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Pharmacy Dept

Eaton Road

Liverpool

L12 2AP

Employer's website

https://alderhey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Pharmacy Dept

Eaton Road

Liverpool

L12 2AP

Employer's website

https://alderhey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)