Senior Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician (NHS AfC: Band 5) - Pharmacy Clinical Trials - Manch[...]

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician to join their dynamic team in Manchester. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the delivery of high-quality care in clinical trials. The ideal candidate will possess strong organisational and communication skills, with a commitment to maintaining the highest standards of service. Join a leading NHS Trust that values diversity and fosters a culture of inclusion, providing you with the chance to develop professionally while making a significant impact on patient care. This is your chance to be part of a forward-thinking healthcare organization that prioritizes innovation and excellence.

Qualifications

• Must be registered with the GPhC.
• Experience as a hospital pharmacy technician is essential.
• Evidence of post graduate development and CPD.

Responsibilities

• Assist with managing technical pharmacy clinical trials service.
• Implement and maintain procedures for Clinical Trial medication.
• Promote team working within the Clinical Trials Pharmacy Team.

Skills

Good Interpersonal and communication skills

Good organisational skills

Evidence of knowledge and practice regarding team management

Professional awareness

Teaching and mentoring skills

Education

NVQ3 / BTEC in Pharmacy Services

BTEC Professional Diploma in Pharmacy Services

Relevant post qualification Clinical trials courses

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Senior Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician

NHS AfC: Band 5

Main area Pharmacy Clinical Trials Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 349-CSS-7124480*

Site Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Town Manchester Salary £29,970 - £36,483 Per Annum, Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 19/05/2025 23:59

Job overview

Are you committed to delivering a high quality service and providing the very best standard of care for patients? If so, this is an exciting opportunity to join our diverse team to deliver a safe and efficient dispensing and technical service

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is a leading integrated health, teaching, research, and innovation organisation in the thriving city region of Manchester. We offer a unique range of services to the North West, treating and managing the simplest to the most complex conditions and diseases. Therefore, recruiting the best talent to fulfil this role is really important to us.

We have an opportunity for a Senior Pharmacy Technician within Clinical Trials.

To help us do this, we are looking for an enthusiastic and astute individual to join our busy team. Self-motivated and flexible, you will have excellent organisational and communication skills. You’ll have the ability to work effectively both independently and with the existing teams within the pharmacy department.

You must have a BTEC/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Pharmaceutical Science, have successfully completed the BTEC level 4 Accuracy Checking Technician's course or hold a recognised equivalent qualification and be registered with the GPhC. The post will be 37.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

Assist with managing all aspects of the technical pharmacy clinical trials service and contribute to its future development in accordance with departmental strategic and business plans.

Work with the Senior Pharmacy Technician – Clinical Trials to provide the operational management of the pharmacy clinical trials service in accordance with departmental strategic, capacity and business plans.

Responsible for implementing and maintaining procedures to ensure the appropriate legislation and regulations relating to the use of Clinical Trial medication are followed.

Assist with coordinating staffing arrangements in clinical trials area and to liaise with the other Senior Pharmacy technicians to ensure appropriate skill mix and technical and support staff allocation throughout the department.

Promote team working within the Clinical Trials Pharmacy Team.

The post-holder is responsible for assisting with the training and assessment of clinical trials staff in accordance with National, Regional and local requirements.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring safe systems of work are maintained as defined under statutory legislation, COSHH, Controls Assurance and Professional Standards in their area of responsibility.

Working for our organisation

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail] .

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Registration

• Registered with the GPHC

Qualifications

• NVQ3 / BTEC in Pharmacy Services or Equivalent nationally recognised qualification
• BTEC Professional Diploma in Pharmacy Services or equivalent
• Relevant post qualification Clinical trials courses and training

Knowledge and Experience

• Evidence of post graduate development.
• Experience in relevant role practicing as a hospital pharmacy technician
• Evidence of practice as an accredited accuracy checking technician
• Current and relevant knowledge in area of speciality
• Evidence of day to day operational management skills
• Evidence of staff management
• Previous involvement in staff training
• Evidence of CPD development
• Evidence of project management skills

Skills

• Good Interpersonal and communication skills
• Good organisational skills
• Evidence of knowledge and practice regarding team management
• Professional awareness
• Evidence of active involvement in service development
• Teaching and mentoring skills

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 Gayle Silvester Job title Specialist Senior Pharmacy Technician - CT Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01612764623