Pharmacy Technician - Clinical Trials

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to join the expanding clinical trials team in Bradford. No prior clinical trials experience is required as full training will be provided, and you must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

You will contribute to day-to-day clinical trials operations, including dispensing, accuracy checking, and collaboration with researchers.

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacy technician with GPhC registration.
• Hospital pharmacy experience is desirable; full training provided.
• GCP training current or within scope of practice.

Responsibilities

• Dispense and accurately check prescriptions in the dispensary.
• Process deliveries and returns, resolve discrepancies.
• Support setup and close-down of clinical trials.
• Assist monitoring visits from trial sponsors and action required items.
• Review pharmacy elements of trial contracts with sponsors.
• Ensure safe and legal conduct of clinical trials.
• Provide timely clinical trial prescriptions in collaboration with research teams.
• Produce required paperwork for trials.

Skills

Decision making

Communication

Team player

IT skills

Dispensing

Education

Registered Pharmacy Technician

Qualified accuracy checker

GCP training

Tools

Dispensing software

Job description

Employer Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Bradford Royal Infirmary Town Bradford Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 21/09/2026 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 5

Job overview

Closing Date: 21.09.26 (this may change dependent on response).

Shortlisting to take place following closing date commencing 22.09.26

Interview expected to take place in the week commencing 28.09.26

Due to current Home Office Guidelines, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic pharmacy technician to join our expanding clinical trials team. Bradford Teaching Hospitals is a great place to work, with a friendly and welcoming pharmacy team. We are now one of 21 UK CRDCs – Commercial Research Delivery Centres; a key aim of which is to increase the number of commercial clinical trials within the Trust, so there is a lot of potential for us to change and improve our working practices. We welcome contributions from the whole team and appreciate people who are prepared to put forward ideas.

You will be part of a well-supported and established team, working with experienced staff. We will make sure that you are offered appropriate training and development for the role if required. No prior experience of working in this area is required – full training will be provided to the successful candidate.

To apply for this post, you must be r egistered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Main duties of the job

CLINICAL TRIALS

• Contribute to the day to day running of the pharmacy clinical trials work. This includes dispensing and accuracy checking of prescriptions, processing deliveries and returns, identifying and resolving discrepancies or errors
• Support the set-up and close-down of clinical trials
• Support monitoring visits from trial sponsors, and complete any required actions
• Review the pharmacy element of individual clinical trial contracts with sponsors and the wider research team
• Be involved with ongoing work to ensure the safe and legal conduct of clinical trials
• Work closely with the research teams to ensure timely provision of clinical trial prescriptions
• Produce paperwork required for the smooth running of individual clinical trials

Working for our organisation

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We are one team

We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

CLINICAL TRIALS

• Contribute to the day to day running of the pharmacy clinical trials work. This includes dispensing and accuracy checking of prescriptions, processing deliveries and returns, identifying and resolving discrepancies or errors
• Support the set-up and close-down of clinical trials
• Support monitoring visits from trial sponsors, and complete any required actions
• Review the pharmacy element of individual clinical trial contracts with sponsors and the wider research team
• Be involved with ongoing work to ensure the safe and legal conduct of clinical trials
• Work closely with the research teams to ensure timely provision of clinical trial prescriptions
• Produce paperwork required for the smooth running of individual clinical trials

EDUCATION & TRAINING

• Undertake any training required for the safe, legal and efficient performance of duties
• Deliver training to staff such as student pharmacy technicians and trainee pharmacists
• Attend any meetings relevant to the role and undertake appropriate training opportunities

OTHER TASKS

• Other duties at a comparable level of responsibility as required by the department
• Dispensing and accuracy checking prescriptions in the dispensary
• Other tasks may be available depending on previous experience and department needs, such as policy and protocol writing/review or supporting the governance team

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

• Participate in audit and pharmacy practice research as time/department need allows

Person specification

Experience

• Registered pharmacy technician
• Hospital pharmacy experience
• Clinical trials experience – full training will be given if no previous experience
• Demonstrable post-qualification hospital experience including dispensary services and aseptic manufacture

Skills

• Ability to make decisions
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work alone and with a team
• Able to prioritise and work under pressure
• Basic IT skills
• Ability to process and interpret complex information
• Good ability to train other members of staff

Knowledge

• Understanding of information governance and confidentiality

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacy technician
• Qualified accuracy checker
• Current certified Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training

other

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.