Senior Pharmacy Technician Clinical Trials LW

NHS National Services Scotland; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

Do you want to be at the forefront of transforming clinical pharmacy? Do you want to work with a supportive and friendly team?

We are currently transforming our clinical pharmacy service across NHS Fife, as an integrated pharmacy service across hospital, primary care and specialist teams, under a new Head of Pharmacy for Clinical Services. The aim is to join up care for our patients across transitions of care and ensure the best outcomes for patients with their medicines.

An opportunity has arisen for a full time post for an experienced pharmacy technician registered with the GPhC with proven post qualification experience to join our integrated pharmacy team. You will be based at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy but will be required to work across NHS Fife Hospital sites providing support for clinical trials.

You will work collaboratively with Pharmacy and Research & Innovation departments to deliver the pharmacy components of clinical research in NHS Fife. You will be involved in all pharmacy aspects of clinical trials including development and implementation of trial specific pharmacy procedures, managing files, dealing with research teams, laboratories, sponsors and the dispensing of trial medication. You will also have sessions to enable you to maintain your checking qualification and clinical skills.

You must be able to work independently or as part of the pharmacy team and wider multidisciplinary team. Excellent communication, organisational and time management skills are key attributes required to successfully deliver this role.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.

For informal enquiries, please contact Sandee Beattie at [e-mail] or call on 01592 643355 ext 28513.

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application. NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Fife welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part-time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Recruiting Board.