Senior Pharmacy Technician - Clinical Trials

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust is looking for a qualified Pharmacy Technician in Liverpool to join their clinical trials team. This role involves dispensing and checking trial prescriptions, writing trial procedures, and managing investigational medicinal products. Successful candidates must be registered with the GPhC, have clinical trials experience, and be accredited accuracy checkers. The trust offers comprehensive training and opportunities to support a wide range of clinical trials across multiple sites. The position is essential for the handling and accountability of trial drugs.

Qualifications

• Must be registered with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Experience in Clinical Trials is required.
• Accredited accuracy checker certification is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Dispensing and checking clinical trial prescriptions.
• Writing and checking of individual trial procedures.
• Receipt and management of storage of investigational medicinal products.
• Support to the wider trials team.
• Cross-site support if required.
• Weekend and late rotas in the main dispensary.

Skills

Qualified Pharmacy Technician

Experience in Clinical Trials

Accredited Accuracy Checker

Job description

Overview

Join our friendly pharmacy clinical trials team. We provide pharmacy support for the expanding Research and Development work of University Hospital of Liverpool Group, we have a large portfolio of studies requiring the input of the pharmacy department. We are involved in trials which cover many clinical specialties across our hospitals. We manage the CTIMP portfolio for the Walton Centre for Neurology and Liverpool Women's Hospital. We work with external sponsors such as pharmaceutical companies, universities and local research units in the management of IMP. You will be based on the Phase 1 Clinical Research Facility at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, involved in the set up and management of Phase 1 studies. You will be based on the CRF satellite pharmacy where you will assist in the maintenance of trial drugs, dispensing, labelling and checking of clinical trial drugs, recording drug accountability and investigating any discrepancies and temperature monitoring of any areas storing clinical trial medication. You will also meet with external trial representatives during their monitoring visits to discuss the conduct of the trials at site. Full in house training will be given.

Requirements

For the Band 5 post you must be a qualified Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC and have experience of working in Clinical Trials. You must be an accredited accuracy checker.

NOTE: (Annex 21 training positions will also be considered for qualified technicians with no trials experience)

Responsibilities

• Dispensing and checking clinical trial prescriptions
• Writing and checking of individual trial procedures
• Receipt and management of storage of investigational medicinal products
• Support wider trials team
• Support cross site if required
• Weekend and late rotas in the main dispensary

Organisation details

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services. For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Heather Michael Job title: Lead CRF Technician Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0151 706 2883