Senior Assistant Technical Officer Clinical Trials

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cancer research center in Manchester seeks individuals to join their Clinical Trials team. The role involves supporting pharmacy requirements for clinical trials and ensuring adherence to regulatory guidelines. No previous pharmacy experience is necessary; candidates can progress through apprenticeship. This is an exciting opportunity for those passionate about contributing to cancer care and research.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic, committed, adaptable, and flexible team player.
• Able to support pharmacy requirements within clinical trials.

Responsibilities

• Support all aspects of pharmacy requirements for clinical trials.
• Ensure compliance with ICH-GCP, GMP, and other regulations.

Job description

Overview

As a member of the Clinical Trials team, you will work closely with other members of the team to ensure that Christie patients have access the latest development of oncology/haematology investigational medicines. The Pharmacy Department are also supporting the large-scale collaborative project alongside several research partners and have strong links with the University of Manchester.

We are wishing to recruit individuals who are enthusiastic, committed, adaptable and flexible to our team. Now is an exciting time to join the Trust as our clinical trial activity continues to grow due to the expansion of phase I experimental cancer medicines and advanced therapies investigational medicinal products (ATIMPs). If you are passionate, keen, and interested in making a positive contribution to the care of cancer patients involved in clinical trials, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Support all aspects of pharmacy requirements for medicinal products within the context of a clinical trial (handling, dispensing, drug accountability, administration, storage, disposal of medicinal products).
• Provide support to ensure activities within the pharmacy department are managed in accordance with the International Conference of Harmonisation Good Clinical Practice Guidelines (ICH‑GCP), Good manufacturing Practice (GMP), the Research Governance Framework for Health & Community Care (2001), and the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004.

Qualifications

• No previous pharmacy experience or qualifications required; NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services can be undertaken as a Band 2 apprentice, progressing to Band 3 upon successful completion.

About the Christie

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% of patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.