Principal Pharmacist Clinical Trials

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity as a Principal Pharmacist within the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, focusing on clinical trials. This role involves ensuring patients receive trial medicines and improving the use of protocols and guidelines within a dynamic team. The successful candidate will have essential qualifications such as GPhC registration and experience in pharmacy practice.

Qualifications

• Essential qualifications include GPhC registration and a Master's or Diploma in Pharmacy Practice.
• Experience in leading change projects and managing complex stakeholder relationships.
• Desirable training in Good Clinical Practice and leadership qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead pharmacy activities in accordance with regulatory GCP standards.
• Responsible for managing clinical trial input and ensuring safe handling of medicines.
• Facilitate research and audit projects within the department.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

GPhC registration

MSc/Diploma in Pharmacy Practice

Job description

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Job Summary

An exciting opportunity to become the

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity to become the Principal Pharmacist - Clinical Trials within dynamic cancer hospital pharmacy team. This job would be suitable for a person seeking a rewarding and challenging job looking to ensure that our cancer patients get access to clinical trial medicines. We have an extensive portfolio of trials within the Trust and new trials being opened regularly.

The postholder will be involved in multi professional groups looking at how use ofprotocols and guidelines can be improved within the Trust.Oncology experience is desirable however not essential as full training can be offered in house.The postholder will be part of a fabulous team with pharmacist prescribers, medicines management technicians specialist pharmacists, rotational technicians, assistants and a cohort of band six pharmacists. We have close links with BOPA and LJMU.We're here to deliver the best cancer care to the people we serve and we're looking for applications from those who share that commitment and our values: Putting people first; Achieving excellence; Passionate about what we do; Always improving our care; and Looking to the future.If you want to be part of a fantastic team and help support the Trust with our vision for providing the best cancer care in the country, then we want to hear from you.If you feel that you could be a part of this team and take your ideas and put them into practice please ring us to arrange an informal visit today.

Main duties of the job

You will be the pharmacy lead and be responsible for all aspects ofpharmaceutical input in accordance with legal requirements and GoodClinical Practice (GCP) relating to the handling dispensing, and disposalof medicinal products in clinical trials. You will also be the lead facilitatorfor research and audit projects for the department.You will be the operational lead in the pharmacy:a) To safeguard subjects, health care professionals and the HealthcareProvider Organisation (HPO) by ensuring that IMPs are appropriate foruse and are procured, handled, stored, and used safely and correctly.b) To ensure that IMPs are managed and dispensed to subjects inaccordance with the duly approved current protocol.c) To ensure that all pharmacy clinical trials procedures comply withrelevant guidelines and regulations.

About Us

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.

We are -

Kind

Empowered

Responsible

Inclusive

Details

Date posted

10 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 to £72,293 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

158-25-080-PHA

Job locations

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool

65 Pembroke Place

Liverpool

L7 8YA

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Expertise

Essential

• Financial forecasting and managing drug expenditure to include contribution to delivering cost improvement programs
• Significant experience of leading and managing change projects to improve services
• Experience of contributing to the delivery of medication governance and medication safety
  
  

Desirable

• Experience of working in haemato-oncology or solid tumour pharmacy
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Experience delivering education and training, and providing supervision to support the development of multidisciplinary team
• Recent evidence of delivering efficiencies
• Experience of working across organisational boundaries and managing complex stakeholder relationships
• Experience of setting and delivering objectives
  
  

Qualifications

Essential

• GPhC registration
• MSc/Diploma Pharmacy Practice
  
  

Desirable

• Good clinical practice training
• Postgraduate leadership qualification
• RPS membership
  
  

Person Specification

Knowledge and Expertise

Essential

• GPhC registration
• MSc/Diploma Pharmacy Practice
  
  

Desirable

• Good clinical practice training
• Postgraduate leadership qualification
• RPS membership
  
  

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

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT

Address

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool

65 Pembroke Place

Liverpool

L7 8YA

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT

Address

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool

65 Pembroke Place

Liverpool

L7 8YA

Employer's website

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

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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