Senior Research Pharmacy Technician (Registered Pharmacy Technician)

Transformationunitgm; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in London seeks a Research Pharmacy Assistant to support clinical trials by managing medicines and participating in groundbreaking healthcare research. Ideal for graduates or experienced pharmacy personnel looking for a supportive, mentoring environment. Join a team dedicated to excellence in patient care and innovative treatments.

Benefits

Season ticket loan for travel

Free independent and confidential support

Large retail discounts

Cycle to work scheme

On-site accommodation

Qualifications

• 3 years full-time work in a hospital or industrial pharmacy required.
• Experience in Clinical Trials and dispensary services essential.

Responsibilities

• Setup and management of clinical trials storage and medicines.
• Direct patient communication regarding pharmacy services.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good organisation skills

Good communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Job description

Employer University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site UCLH Town London Salary £35,964 - £43,780 per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 09/07/2025 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 5

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Job overview

Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values, and we look for people who are strongly aligned with them.
UCLH is committed to delivering top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world class research. Our Trust values are Safety, Kindness, Improving and Teamwork.
As a research pharmacy assistant, you will be assisting our pharmacy clinical trials team deliver world class research by maintaining the storage and receipt of clinical trials medicines across the Trust. You will assist the lead clinical trial dispensary technicians and our trials production colleagues to provide a high-quality dispensary service giving access to new and ground-breaking treatments to patients via study protocols. Together we undertake ground-breaking research across several specialities including cancer, neurology, stroke, rheumatology, and early phase medicine with approximately 300 trials currently open to recruitment involving investigational medicines, known as IMPs.
The Trust has ample opportunities available for career aspirations and in the PCTU we have an education and training lead who will ensure you are on the correct path for your career.
Our Team is tight knit and work well together. This vacancy would suit a newly qualified graduate or someone with experience in a community healthcare setting who is looking for a team that can provide a high level of mentoring and support on an on-going basis

Main duties of the job

The post-holder is responsible for the set-up of clinical trials run at UCLH and must oversee the accurate receipt of medicines from clinical trial sponsors (who supply the medicines), and storage of those medicines in a way that is safe, traceable, and accountable. They will be supported by pharmacy assistants with dispensing of medicines for clinical trial use and have direct face to face contact with patients enquiring about our services.
The core skills required include an attention to detail, good organisation skills, computer skills and good communications skills.
They will support the Principal Pharmacy Technician – Research and Clinical Trials in meeting objectives towards maintaining and developing the pharmacy clinical trial service across the Trust

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working .

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Person specification

Qualification, knowledge & competence

• Registration as a technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC )
• NVQ Level 3 Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
• Current GCP certificate

Experience

• 3 years full-time work in a hospital / industrial pharmacy
• Experience in working with Clinical Trials, dispensary and or production
• Experience to include rotations in a hospital/industry setting e.g. wards, stores, production, dispensary
• London Pharmacy Education and Training stage 3 Technician self-development programme – relevant modules, equivalent or working towards

Skills & Abilities

• Previous assessable experience of contribution to the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Previous assessable experience of contribution to the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Previous evaluated experience of project work
• Demonstrated ability to train and assess others on a one-to-one basis
• Demonstrate the ability to solve problems
• Demonstrate the ability to work accurately under pressure
• Demonstrate the ability to motivate staff
• Demonstrate the ability to organise project work
• Demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex information effectively using clear written and spoken English and overcome barriers to understanding
• Demonstrate the ability to clearly and accurately complete routine and non-routine documentation as indicated in the JD
• Demonstrated accurate numeracy skills, including - Complex calculations - Addition, subtraction, division, multiplication - Percentages, decimals, fractions, ratios

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world class research, innovation and creativity.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/work-with-us/why-choose-uclh/flexible-working.

We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.

Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage’s staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.

We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.

We are also members of www.mytrustbenefits.co.uk/ which offers discounts on high street retail stores, offers on travel deals, and also to take advantage of cash back schemes.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.

Please note that if you are at present in a training position on the 2016 new junior doctor’s contract and are applying for a Trust doctor role your salary will not be pay protected.

You will be placed on the appropriate point of the Trust Doctor pay scale based on your previous experience.

Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

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.