Pharmacy Assistant - Clinical Trials

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

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Job summary

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust in Bath is seeking a Pharmacy Assistant to provide essential administrative and operational support to theClinical Trials Pharmacy team. You will work under supervision to perform general pharmacy duties and act as a contact for sponsors and healthcare professionals involved in trials.

The role offers a fixed-term 18-month contract, 37.5 hours per week, and a salary of £25,760–£27,476 per annum pro rata.

Qualifications

• Good level of general education, including English and Maths.
• Familiarity with Good Clinical Practice.
• Experience working in a healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative/clerical support for the clinical trials pharmacy team.
• Carry out general pharmacy duties under supervision of a pharmacist or technician.
• Liaise with sponsors and healthcare professionals involved in trials.
• Attend online national and international clinical trial meetings.
• Support site files and pharmacy logs for sponsor inspections.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Attention to detail

Workload prioritisation

Education

General education incl. English & Maths

Job description

Main area Research and Development Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Fixed term: 18 months (in first instance) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday) Job ref 427-8357418

Employer Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal United Hospital Bath Town Bath Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 27/10/2026 23:59

Pharmacy Assistant - Clinical Trials

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

Join Our Pharmacy Clinical Trials Team

We are looking for an organised and motivated individual to provide essential administrative and operational support within our Clinical Trials Pharmacy team.

In this role, you will:

• Provide full administrative support to the clinical trials pharmacy staff
• Carry out a range of general pharmacy duties under the supervision of a pharmacist or pharmacy technician
• Act as a key point of contact for Sponsors and healthcare professionals involved in clinical trials supported by the Pharmacy Department at the Royal United Hospitals Bath
• Liaise with colleagues across multiple professional groups, both within the hospital and externally
• Attend online national and international clinical trial meetings as required

You may also be asked to support additional tasks or work in other areas of the department depending on service needs.

If you’re enthusiastic, organised, and interested in supporting innovative clinical research, we’d love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• To adhere to ICH – Good Clinical Research Practice Guidelines.
• To provide a complete administrative/clerical support for the pharmacy clinical trials team
• To maintain clinical trial protocols and all other relevant documents
• To manage and re-direct incoming correspondence, using initiative where appropriate.
• To liaise with other RUH clinical trial departments and Clinical Research Organisations to arrange suitable times for sponsor visits.
• To support the technician to ensure that site files and pharmacy logs are ready for inspection by sponsors.
• To support technician where necessary in ordering and managing clinical trial investigational medicinal products
• To support technician with regular expiry date checks of clinical trial investigational medicinal products and dealing with emergency stock issues.
• To unpack, check against original order and store correctly clinical trial investigational medicinal products received, completing any required documentation.
• To report any discrepancies found to the clinical trials technician and clinical trials pharmacist.
• To ensure clinical trials stock is located in the correct designated area
• To support the technician in maintaining the audit trail of the clinical trial drugs by collecting and storing prescriptions
• Deputise for the Clinical Trials Technician when required.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A detailed job description and main responsibilities have been encompassed in the attached job description

Specific skills

• Demonstrates experience of familiarity with Microsoft Office
• Demonstrates experience of attention to detail
• Demonstrates experience of workload prioritisation

Qualifications and training

• Good level of general education, including English and Maths
• Demonstrates awareness of Good Clinical Practice
• Demonstrates evidence of working in healthcare environment

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Ioana Fodor Job title Senior Specialty Manager Pharmacy Clinical Trials Email address [e-mail]