Pharmacy Clinical Trials (Health Science) Associate Practitioner

Oxford University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Pharmacy Clinical Trials Associate Practitioner (Band 4) on a permanent basis. The role involves acting as Lead Practitioner for individual clinical trials, managing the supply of trial medications to research nurses, and maintaining financial records and drug accountability.

You will collaborate with investigators, research nurses, sponsors and pharmacy staff, ensuring adherence to GCP and trial protocols while delivering

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Service Skills or BTEC Level 2 in Pharmacy Support.
• Extensive experience in day-to-day management and handling of IMPs.
• AI-generated applications will not be considered.

Responsibilities

• Be the Lead Practitioner for individual clinical trials and main contact once recruitment opens.
• Manage supply chain of Clinical Trial medications to research nurses.
• Maintain financial records and complete drug accountability activities.
• Prepare for monitoring visits, audits and inspections; escalate concerns promptly.
• Maintain trial files and generate invoices for allocated studies.
• Ensure GCP training and compliance with trial protocols.

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Service Skills

BTEC Level 2 Certificate in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Support

Job description

Job summary

Pharmacy Clinical Trials (Health Science) Associate Practitioner - Band 4 - Permanent

The Clinical Trials Pharmacy consists of Pharmacists, Technicians, Assistants and Practitioners. We work closely with research teams across the trust and external representatives.

Main duties of the job

As a Pharmacy Clinical Trials (Health Science) Associate Practitioner in our team, you will have an extremely varied role.

You will act as the Lead Practitioner for individual clinical trials, being the main point of contact for the clinical trials once open to recruitment. You will be involved in maintaining the supply chain of Clinical Trial medications to research nurses who deliver treatment to patients, maintaining financial records, completing drug accountability activities, closing down and archiving of completed studies, as well as facilitating meetings from sponsors.

A successful candidate should possess

• NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Service Skills OR BTEC Level 2 Certificate in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Support and
• have extensive experience of the day-to-day management and handling of IMPs.

Applicants without these essential qualifications will not be considered. Please note that we do not accept AI-generated applications.

Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification attached, and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Details

Date posted: 23 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 4
Salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 321-CORP-8347906-B4

Job responsibilities

Core Role - Clinical Trials

• Be the main point of contact for individual clinical trials once they are open to recruitment.
• Communicate effectively with Investigators, Research Nurses, Trust Research & Development, Sponsors, Clinical Research Associates and Pharmacy staff during the running of a clinical trial.
• Communicate effectively with research patients, who may at times be upset, to support the running of the trial and provide an expert service.
• Assist with the preparation for monitoring visits, audits and inspections, and complete any necessary work prior to these. Escalate any concerns to senior team in a timely manner.
• Maintain clinical trial files, ensuring items can easily be located and are presentable.
• Be responsible for generating invoices for allocated studies and assist with invoices for other studies as needed.
• Complete GCP checklists for allocated studies on a regular basis as indicated by objectives and procedures and assist in the completion of GCP check lists for other studies.
• Maintain Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training.
• Apply principles of GCP in the management of clinical trials and work within the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trial) Regulations 2004 and EU directive relating to clinical trials.
• Follow clinical trial protocols and SOPs during dispensing of clinical trial IMPs and other drugs included in the protocol.
• Process and complete Clinical Trials Amendments, ensuring Pharmacy Green Light approval is issued in accordance with R&D Monthly lists.
• Close down allocated clinical trials within the timeframes indicated by objectives and procedures and assist in the close down of other studies.
• Be competent to: Order, receipt, undertake stock acknowledgement, pack-down, label, undertake returns and destruction of clinical trial IMPs and other medicines. Dispense and check doses for patients in clinical trials. Undertake expiry date and stock level checks and maintain stock levels. Temperature monitor clinical trial stocks and manage an excursion.
• Assist in the collection of data as requested by the Senior Clinical Trial Technicians or Clinical Trial Pharmacists.
• Follow SOPs for own area of work. Propose changes or comment on changes to SOPs as required.
• Represent the Clinical Trials Team to update the dispensary staff at meetings.
• Develop knowledge and skills for the safe use of equipment in the department; such as Waysafe cabinet, Ultra-deep freezers and take responsibility for its safe use by others.
• Safely handle hazardous materials: chemotherapy, genetically modified IMPs, other Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs), dry ice, etc. according to departmental and Trust SOPs.

Clinical Trial Aseptic Unit (CTASU)

• Maintain expertise, skills and necessary knowledge of the technical aspects of aseptic dispensing to undertake the safe and accurate completion of product worksheets and labels, assembly of components for dose preparation, preparation of a wide range of aseptic products.
• Use high levels of precision and accuracy to manipulate components in a gloved isolator to prepare doses accurately and safely for patients.
• Participate in the clean room/isolator cleaning rota.
• Assist in environmental and physical monitoring of the CTASU.
• Support the maintenance and accurate recording of departmental records and results including staff training, environmental monitoring, cleaning, maintenance logs and worksheets.

Shortlisting Criteria - Essential

• Experience
• Qualifications
• Skills
• Knowledge

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. 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.

Employer details

Employer name: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Cross site: Churchill Hospital / John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7LE, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Specialist Senior CT Pharmacy Technician, Samuel Badcock, [e-mail], 01865572151

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