Pharmacy technician for Clinical Trials

NHS Professionals; Crewe; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Professionals is recruiting a Lead Pharmacy Technician for Clinical Trials attached to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. You will lead and coordinate technical aspects of clinical trial activities, ensuring compliance with the Trust’s policies, medicines handling guidelines and regulatory requirements.

The role covers Queens Medical Centre (QMC) and City Hospital, with a 37.5 hour week, shifts Mon-Fri 8:45 to 17:00, starting ASAP and ending after 3–6 months.

Qualifications

• Lead Pharmacy Technician Clinical Trials role requiring coordination of technical aspects and adherence to policies and governance.
• Pharmacy team supervision and interdepartmental collaboration for trials.

Responsibilities

• To supervise the dispensing of clinical trial prescriptions and requisitions, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• To oversee accuracy checking by technicians when a pharmacist has completed the check.
• To coordinate staff levels and ensure appropriate skills mix within the trials team.

Skills

Dispensing

Staff supervision

Clinical trials

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Job Title: Pharmacy technician for Clinical Trials

Grade: Band 5

Trust: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Location: QMC and City Hospital

Ward: Pharmacy Clinical Trial

Pay rate: £15.67

Shift pattern: Mon- Fri 8:45 to 17:00

Hours per week: 37.5hours

Start date : ASAP

End date: 3-6 months

Job summary We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Pharmacy Technician Clinical Trials at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, joining the Pharmacy Clinical Trials Department across Queens Medical Centre (QMC) and City Hospital. You will be responsible for leading and coordinating the technical aspects of clinical trial activities, ensuring all processes comply with the Trusts Clinical Trials Policy, guidelines for the safe and secure handling of medicines, relevant UK and EU legislation, and the Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care 2005. You will play a key role in supporting the safe, effective and compliant management of clinical trials, maintaining high standards of practice and ensuring all activities meet the required regulatory and governance requirements.

Main duties of the job As a Lead Pharmacy Technician Clinical Trials, you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of an effective service in collaboration with specialist technicians, pharmacists, the Production Department Management team and Quality Control staff. You will manage clinical trials technical and support staff, working closely with lead trial technicians across cancer and non-cancer services, senior technicians and pharmacists to maintain appropriate staffing levels and ensure the right mix of skills within the team. You will also oversee the day-to-day running of the department in liaison with other Lead Clinical Trial Technicians, ensuring staff are effectively coordinated and operational requirements are met..

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Job descriptionJob responsibilities

• To supervise and participate in the dispensing of clinical trial prescriptions and requisitions, ensuring medicines are supplied accurately and in accordance with the relevant requirements.
• To oversee pharmacy technicians accuracy checking where a pharmacist has already completed the professional check or where such a check is not required.
• To supervise the accurate, compl...