Senior Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician

Transformationunitgm; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool is seeking a Senior Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician. The role involves providing leadership to pharmacy staff, managing key operational duties related to clinical trials, and ensuring quality care within a dedicated team. This is an opportunity to work in a state-of-the-art facility focused on specialist cancer care. Candidates with exemplary skills in communication, team leadership, and attention to detail are encouraged to apply. The position offers a competitive salary reflecting NHS Band 5 standards.

Qualifications

• Registered as a pharmacy technician with GPhC.
• Completed NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services.
• GCP training done in the last 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Lead Entry Level Technicians and Pharmacy Assistants.
• Manage clinical trials service delivery in the pharmacy.
• Ensure compliance with aseptic techniques and stock control.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Attention to Detail

Team Leadership

Methodical

Education

NVQ pharmacy services level 3 or equivalent

GPhC registration as a pharmacy technician

Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training within last 3 years

Job description

Employer The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool Town Liverpool Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/07/2025 23:59

Senior Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician

NHS AfC: Band 5

In cases where we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to automatically close any vacancies prior to the specified closing date - all vacancies are capped at a sufficient number; you are advised to submit your completed application form as early as possible.

Please note that applications are accepted only by completion of our application form. If you have any needs that prevent you from applying in this way and participating in our online recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0151 5565176 or [e-mail] at the earliest opportunity to ensure that support can be provided. Adjustments can be made for you during application and interview.

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Job overview

Senior Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust provides highly-specialist cancer care for a population of 2.4 million people across Cheshire & Merseyside, North Wales, the Isle of Man and parts of Lancashire.

In June 2020, we opened Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool, our spectacular new cancer hospital in the heart of Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter, providing state-of-the-art facilities as part of a £162m investment.

It is an exciting time for the clinical trials service at CCC-Liverpool . The department is developing and delivering a large number of cutting edge clinical trials in collaboration with our colleagues within research and innovation. We have multiple aseptic isolators on site and deliver observational and interventional studies. We have opportunities to increase our Band 5 senior Technicians to support our expanding service. We are looking for enthusiastic, forward thinking and experienced candidates to join our friendly and dedicated team. This is an important position within our large, diverse and welcoming pharmacy team.

Working pattern will be: 37.5 hours per week, and there may be weekends and on-call on a rota basis.

Part time hours will be considered.

Main duties of the job

In summary you will:

Provide leadership to Entry Level Technicians and Pharmacy Assistants

Responsible for operating the clinical trials service delivery within the pharmacy department, including, but not limited to:

Stock control, liaising with relevant departments inside the organisation and clinical trial sponsors/clinical research associates outside the organisation, training, audits and accuracy checking.

Maintaining or achieving personal validation in aseptic manipulation and aseptic use.

Refer any non-protocol or non-standard prescriptions to relevant authority.

Need to refer matters requiring expert advice to the appropriate pharmacist e.g. availability of drugs/release of intrathecal chemotherapy/ trial medications.

Working for our organisation

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.

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Detailed job description and main 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

Education/ Qualifications

• NVQ pharmacy services level 3 dual qualification or equivalent necessary to register with GPhC
• GPhC registration as a pharmacy technician
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training completed within last 3 years

Knowledge and Experience

• Understanding the requirements of Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
• Demonstrate ability to record accurately
• Good written and verbal communication
• Logical reasoning and problem solving
• Numerate and literate
• Calm under pressure
• Methodical and organised
• Motivator
• Accurate and high attention to detail
• Staff Training

Experience

If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be invited for an interview via email. Please ensure you regularly check your emails (including junk folders) following your application and let us know if you have any problems. If you would prefer for us to communicate with you in a different way, or need adjustments to the interview process, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0151 556 5176 [e-mail] .

The cost of processing a new DBS application is met by the successful applicant. DBS costs are recovered via salary deduction following commencement in post - further details including cost are available from the Recruitment Team. It is a Trust recommendation that candidates requiring a DBS check subscribe to the DBS Update Service - further details are available here - https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service . Candidates who withdraw post-DBS submission will be invoiced for the full cost of the check including administration fee.

The Trust takes active responsibility for meeting national guidance and legal requirements in relation to our Safeguarding Policy, including local arrangements for the protection of adults at risk.

The Trust is committed to providing high standards of both patient and staff experience. To support us in doing this the Trust, in partnership with Trade Unions has developed and embedded key values and behaviours that all staff are required to demonstrate throughout their employment. The Trust's values and behaviours support the Trust Vision 'to provide the best cancer care to the people we serve' and our Mission 'to improve health and wellbeing through compassionate, safe and effective cancer care'.

We promote and support diversity in our workforce. The Trust have staff networks for LGBTQ+, disability and long terms conditions, international and ethnically diverse staff and a menopause network. The Trust also hold Disability Confident Level 2 Status and provide supporting policies and processes to enable staff with disabilities and long term conditions to work in a way that best meets their needs.

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.

Name Dan Perkins Job title Lead Pharmacy Technician – Clinical Trials Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0151 318 8706