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A vacancy has arisen within the Clinical Trials Unit, Pharmacy Department, to join a small dedicated team as a Clinical Trials support worker (Band 3)

The post-holder will be required to provide high quality administrative support to the Clinical Trials staff at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. Duties will include drug accountability, filing of paper and electronic data, ordering of stock, expiry date monitoring, monitoring of emails sent to the Unit, organisation of Clinical Trial files (paper and electronic) and dealing with visitors to the Unit including representatives from study Sponsors.

There is also a requirement to perform general Pharmacy procedures on occasion, such as receipt of Clinical Trial goods and the dispensing of Clinical Trial prescriptions.

I.T/Admin experience is essential and Pharmacy experience is desirable, but not essential as full training will be given. Applicants should be conscientious, reliable, self-motivated, have good attention to detail and have an interest in healthcare services. High standards of verbal and written communication skills are required. The successful applicant will work under technician supervision.

Informal enquires about this post should be directed to Michael Christie (Clinical Trials Co-ordinator) michael.christie@nhs.scot or to Dawn Gordon (Clinical Trials Pharmacist) dawn.gordon5@nhs.scot

Telephone number 01224 553624

Interviews will be held on 3rd September 2025

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 Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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