Senior Technician, Clinical Trials

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust seeks a committed Pharmacy Technician to coordinate Clinical Trials. The role requires relevant qualifications and proven experience in hospital pharmacy. The technician will ensure high standards, manage trial documentation, and uphold patient care quality within oncology settings.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3/BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science essential.
• Must be registered with GPhC and have ACPT qualification.
• Desirable: ICH-GCP training and hospital pharmacy experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and maintain the Clinical Trials service.
• Prepare pharmacy guides and monitor drug accountability.
• Ensure compliance with clinical trial regulations and guidelines.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Time management

Computer literacy

Education

NVQ level 3/BTEC equivalent in Pharmaceutical Science

Registered as a pharmacy technician with GPhC

ACPT qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification

• Co-ordinate and maintain the Clinical Trials service in accordance with current UK Clinical Trial Regulations, the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) regulation 2004 (EU Clinical Trial Directive) and all updates, together with ICH GCP guidelines and departmental procedures and ensure provision of a high-quality service to patients and staff at the Royal Marsden.
• Setting up new clinical trials at RM, attending set-up meetings and working closely with Clinical Research Associates and Research Nurses.
• Be responsible for preparing and updating clear and concise pharmacy guides and assist with nurses preparation guidelines for clinical trials.
• Be responsible for ensuring that all pharmacy procedures are in place in time for recruitment of the first patient to a new clinical trial.
• Ensure storage condition records and accurate expiry records for clinical trials are kept up to date and archived for future reference.
  Be responsible for accurate record keeping and drug accountability of clinical trials.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NVQ level 3/BTEC equivalent in Pharmaceutical Science
• Registered as a pharmacy technician with GPhC
• Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification or qualification will be required to be undertaken as per required timeframes

Desirable criteria

• Current certified ICH-GCP training
• Practice Supervisor course or equivalent

Experience

Desirable criteria

• Work experience (post qualification) in hospital pharmacy
• Oncology Pharmacy experience
• Clinical Trial experience
• Experience in aseptic preparation
• Experience of team leader or suitable management
• Working knowledge/experience of writing SOPs
• Experience of working with EPIC system and EDGE

Skills Abilities/knowledge

Essential criteria

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Well-developed organisational, time management and planning skills; ability to organise workload
• Good communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal) with members of the public and other healthcare professionals
• Computer literate - Ability to use Microsoft office applications eg Word, excel and outlook with Intermediate level experience

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination - What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Personal Specifications (PDF, 338.3KB)
• Job Features Form (PDF, 144.6KB)
• Royal Marsden Trust Values (PDF, 715.5KB)
• Workplace Wellbeing and Rewards Guide (PDF, 1.2MB)