Lead Pharmacy Technician - Clinical Trials

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

1. In conjunction with the Pharmacy Clinical Trial team (including specialist technicians and pharmacists), the Production Department Management team and Quality Control staff, assist in the delivery of a responsive clinical trials service, to ensure good clinical practice standards (GCP) and the needs of service users are met.

2. To support the Specialist Clinical Trials Pharmacists and Chief Pharmacy Technician Clinical Trials by managing the clinical trials, technical and support staff, through liaison with the lead trial technicians in cancer and non-cancer services, other senior technicians and pharmacists, to ensure adequate staffing levels and appropriate skill mix.

3. To manage the day-to-day running of the clinical trials service in liaison with other lead clinical trial technicians.

4. To supervise and participate in the dispensing of clinical trials prescriptions and requisitions.

5. To supervise and participate in the accuracy checking by pharmacy technicians of all dispensing where a pharmacist has previously professionally checked the prescription or where the professional check is not required.

6. To supervise and participate in the appropriate, accurate and legible completion of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs) and Non Investigational Medicinal Products (NIMPs) accountability documentation.

7. To review and update clinical trial documentation and procedures in liaison with the Production Department Management team, the Pharmacy Clinical Trial team and the Quality Control Department to ensure a consistent approach.

8. To assist the clinical trials pharmacists in the review and set-up of new clinical trials; review of amendments and updates to existing studies and dissemination to all relevant pharmacy staff to ensure compliance with protocols and procedures in line with GCP. Involving close working with Sponsor representatives on how research can be delivered within the Trust. This will include writing study specific dispensing procedures, liaison with the Production Management team, research staff and liaison with the ChemoCare team (where necessary).

9. Alongside Specialist Pharmacist lead on allocated clinical trials from a pharmacy perspective and ensure GCP compliance on clinical trial delivery.

10. To manage stock control of trial medicines in liaison with the Pharmacy Clinical Trial team, including ordering and receipt, monitoring of stock levels, reconciliation of returns, monitoring of expiry dates, investigation and rectification of discrepancies in accountability and ensuring appropriate storage conditions. To lead in ensuring that correct trials medication is available for manufacture in the chemotherapy production unit in a timely manner, as required and that other associated medicines are ordered.

11. To supervise the upkeep of dedicated clinical trial storage areas, including temperature control and monitoring.

12. To measure and monitor all aspects of the clinical trial service on a regular basis liaising with the Information Technology and Finance administrators as needed.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

• General Pharmaceutical Council Registered Pharmacy Technician (or ability to register)
• Previous post-qualification experience of working in a large busy hospital Pharmacy department

Desirable

• Current Pharmacy accuracy checking validation / qualification

Experience

Essential

• Extensive and varied experience of working in hospital pharmacy
• Knowledge of computer-based pharmacy stock control and dispensing systems

Desirable

• Previous experience in Clinical Trials

Communication and Relationship Skills

Essential

• Experience of Teaching or Training staff
• Evidence of Leadership skills

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate competency under pressure
• Accurate and logical with excellent attention to detail

Planning and Organisation Skills

Essential

• good organisational skills and good time management
• Able to oversee more than one task at a time, prioritise accordingly and work to agreed deadlines

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Queen's Medical Centre campus

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH

Employer's website

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)