Specialist Pharmacy Technician Clinical Trials

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking an enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to join their Clinical Trials Team. This role offers the opportunity to work within a supportive and experienced team dedicated to promoting research and improving patient care. You will be involved in assessing clinical trials, managing medication dispensing, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. Your contributions will directly impact the quality of care provided to patients and help advance innovative treatments. If you are passionate about pharmacy and eager to develop your career in a dynamic environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• GPhC registered pharmacy technician with considerable hospital experience required.
• Clinical trial experience is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Review and assess feasibility of clinical trials and ensure medication is dispensed safely.
• Train staff involved in dispensing trial medication and manage queries from research teams.

Skills

Time Management

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Clinical Trial Knowledge

Education

GPhC Registered Pharmacy Technician

Job description

A Vacancy at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.

Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge? Are you looking to develop your career and expand your knowledge of research and clinical trials? Then come and join us!

At UHCW our vision is to become a national and international leader in healthcare. As such our mission is to: Care, Achieve and Innovate. We can achieve our vision and mission by providing and improving quality of care and services, encouraging creativity and embracing research and learning.

We are a friendly, experienced, supportive team, who want to promote research and open studies which will provide new treatments and medication for patients. You will be working with multi-disciplinary teams to bring research to patient.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Technician with excellent time management, communication skills and attention to detail to join our Clinical Trials Team.

Applicants are required to be a GPhC registered pharmacy technician with considerable hospital experience.

Clinical trial experience is not essential for this role, but would be desirable.

Responsibilities:

1. Review and formally assess the feasibility of potential clinical trials within pharmacy across all areas of the department. This will include the dispensing of aseptic products and monitoring of trials run at ward level.
2. Help with the day to day running of current trials including training staff involved in dispensing trial medication so they feel confident and competent.
3. Ensure trial medication is stored correctly and dispensed to patients safely and in accordance with regulations and legislation.
4. Dealing with queries from research teams, patients and undertaking requests from sponsor monitors.
5. Interpret and dispense for final checking prescriptions, written for inpatients including controlled drugs, clinical trials, cytotoxic chemotherapy and total parenteral nutrition. This may include complex calculations and manipulations.
6. Ensure all extemporaneous dispensing in all pharmacy departments in the Trust is carried out to the required quality, Health & Safety, COSHH standards by providing all department SOPs and documentation.
7. Query with the prescriber or a Pharmacist any ambiguous or illegally written prescriptions, endorsing the prescription with accurate information.
8. To secure/maintain Accredited Accuracy Checking status and perform the final accuracy check of prescriptions and inpatient orders in accordance with departmental policy. To show continuous competency in checking accurately and safely.
9. Ensure inpatients receive their medication at the appropriate time through effective supply from dispensaries, stores and the Aseptic Unit. This will include liaising with and providing information to nursing, portering and purchasing staff and through supervising and directing the work of ATO’s and technicians.
10. Enter all dispensing, ward supply, manufacturing information and patient data accurately into the pharmacy management system(s) (computer) in real time for effective stock control and financial reporting.
11. Ensure daily stock counts are carried out within all areas.
12. Organise the effective communication of information between Wards/departments, theatres, and pharmacy to ensure accurate supply of drugs.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Monday 14 Apr 2025.