Specialist Pharmacist for Clinical Trials

Job summary

There is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic pharmacist to join the Pharmacy Clinical Trials Team at Great Ormond Street Hospital. We are looking for an experienced and committed pharmacist to lead the pharmacy paediatric cancer service.This is a busy and fast-paced tertiary paediatric clinical trials service. You will be a key member of an expert multidisciplinary team contributing to the safe and pharmaceutically appropriate service to children with cancer and their families.You will become a member of a nationally and internationally recognised team and be expected to champion the role of pharmacy across the trust. You will provide an exemplary clinical trial paediatric service in accordance with GCP and the research hospital strategy. The post holder will successfully balance the demands of medicine governance and safety with research delivery.Please get in touch for more information or an informal visit to the pharmacy department.

Main duties of the job

• To ensure that the Paediatric Cancer CTIMPs Clinical Trials are conducted in accordance with GCP, GMP, and all other relevant medicines regulations and ethical requirements.
• To provide a good framework of pharmaceutical care through effective drug history taking and documentation, screening of different medication charts in accordance with the specifics of the clinical trials protocol, evaluating efficacy and toxicity of the investigational medications used, observing and reporting risk issues relating to the use of the investigational medications
• To provide a clinical pharmacy service to the patients recruited to CTIMPs Paediatric Cancer Clinical Trials and support the Senior Specialist Haematology and Oncology Safari Day Care pharmacists.
• To support the Senior Specialist Pharmacist, for Haematology and Oncology Clinical Trials in the timely setup of new studies
• To ensure that pharmacy documentation is accurate and up to date based on the latest approved protocols and amendments
• To support the Senior Specialist Pharmacists, in providing and retrieving costs of pharmacy research support services; and in liaising effectively with Sponsors and relevant parties regarding the initiation, maintenance, closure and archiving of Paediatric Cancer Clinical Trials
• To support and supervise the Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technicians allocated to the Paediatric Haematology and Oncology trial portfolio

About us

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the role criteria through a process that is fair, open, consistent, and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and fostering a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We have policies and procedures to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and executive-supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women's staff networks.

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