Clinical Trial jobs in United Kingdom

Due to the postholder leaving to undertake another role in the pharmacy department, an opportunity has arisen for a Pharmacy Technician to join our friendly and dedicated Pharmacy Clinical Trials team. We are responsible for the pharmacy aspects of clinical trials involving Investigational Medicinal Products (CTIMPs) within the Trust. University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) is a very research active Trust. Clinical trials are conducted on several sites and across a wide spectrum of clinical specialities including haematology, oncology, ophthalmology, renal, gastroenterology, emergency medicine, stroke, neonatal, liver, diabetes, and Urgent public health studies.

You will be part of a specialised team of UHDB pharmacists and technicians who ensure all aspects of pharmaceutical input occur in accordance with legal requirements and Good Clinical Practice. This encompasses anything from prescribing, dispensing, administration, stock management, storage, and disposal of trial Investigational Medicinal Products (IMP’s) and non-IMPs.

• Work primarily at the Royal Derby Hospital site within the pharmacy clinical trials area in the pharmacy dispensary.
• Collaborate with the pharmacy cancer satellite team and undertake clinical trial work at other UHDB sites, particularly Queens Hospital Burton, as determined by trial activity.
• Be the regular on-site point of contact for clinical trials, supported by trial technicians and pharmacists in the Clinical Trials Pharmacy Team.
• Complete a full pharmacy clinical trial induction from both the QHB and RDH sites to be fully embedded into the team.
• Interact with UHDB staff across the Trust, including the pharmacy department, clinical trial research nurses and practitioners, clinicians, trial sponsors and representatives, and patients.

• Experience working in pharmacy settings involved in clinical trials is desirable (embedded content from the original description).
• Understanding of Good Clinical Practice and regulatory requirements for trial medications is essential.
• Willingness to travel between UHDB sites as required by trial activities.

Day to day you will be supported by the trial technicians and pharmacists in the Clinical Trials Pharmacy Team. A full pharmacy clinical trial induction will be provided from both the QHB and RDH sites so you are fully embedded into the team. Availability: 5 days a week, Monday to Friday, between 9:30 and 16:30.

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• Ongoing support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

For further details / informal visits contact: Peter Mason, Specialist Pharmacist - Research and Development, Email: peter.mason4@nhs.net, Telephone: 01332 789493. Availability: 5 days a week, Monday to Friday, between 9:30 and 16:30.