Job summary
Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values, and we look for people who are strongly aligned with them.UCLH is committed to delivering top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world class research. Our Trust values are Safety, Kindness, Improving and Teamwork.As a research pharmacy assistant, you will be assisting our pharmacy clinical trials team deliver world class research by maintaining the storage and receipt of clinical trials medicines across the Trust. You will assist the lead clinical trial dispensary technicians and our trials production colleagues to provide a high-quality dispensary service giving access to new and ground-breaking treatments to patients via study protocols. Together we undertake ground-breaking research across several specialities including cancer, neurology, stroke, rheumatology, and early phase medicine with approximately 300 trials currently open to recruitment involving investigational medicines, known as IMPs.The Trust has ample opportunities available for career aspirations and in the PCTU we have an education and training lead who will ensure you are on the correct path for your career. Our Team is tight knit and work well together. This vacancy would suit a newly qualified graduate or someone with experience in a community healthcare setting who is looking for a team that can provide a high level of mentoring and support on an on-going basis
Main duties of the job
The post-holder is responsible for the set-up of clinical trials run at UCLH and must oversee the accurate receipt of medicines from clinical trial sponsors (who supply the medicines), and storage of those medicines in a way that is safe, traceable, and accountable. They will be supported by pharmacy assistants with dispensing of medicines for clinical trial use and have direct face to face contact with patients enquiring about our services.The core skills required include an attention to detail, good organisation skills, computer skills and good communications skills. They will support the Principal Pharmacy Technician - Research and Clinical Trials in meeting objectives towards maintaining and developing the pharmacy clinical trial service across the Trust
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Qualification, knowledge & competence
Essential
- Registration as a technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC )
- NVQ Level 3 Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- 3 years full-time work in a hospital / industrial pharmacy
- Experience in working with Clinical Trials, dispensary and or production
Desirable
- Experience to include rotations in a hospital/industry setting e.g. wards, stores, production, dispensary
- London Pharmacy Education and Training stage 3 Technician self-development programme - relevant modules, equivalent or working towards
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Previous assessable experience of contribution to the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Previous assessable experience of contribution to the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Previous evaluated experience of project work
- Demonstrated ability to train and assess others on a one-to-one basis
- Demonstrate the ability to solve problems
- Demonstrate the ability to work accurately under pressure
- Demonstrate the ability to motivate staff
- Demonstrate the ability to organise project work
- Demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex information effectively using clear written and spoken English and overcome barriers to understanding
- Demonstrate the ability to clearly and accurately complete routine and non-routine documentation as indicated in the JD
- Demonstrated computer skills - Email - Word processing - Spreadsheet - Accurate data entry
- Demonstrated accurate numeracy skills, including - Complex calculations - Addition, subtraction, division, multiplication - Percentages, decimals, fractions, ratios
Person Specification
Qualification, knowledge & competence
Essential
- Registration as a technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC )
- NVQ Level 3 Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- 3 years full-time work in a hospital / industrial pharmacy
- Experience in working with Clinical Trials, dispensary and or production
Desirable
- Experience to include rotations in a hospital/industry setting e.g. wards, stores, production, dispensary
- London Pharmacy Education and Training stage 3 Technician self-development programme - relevant modules, equivalent or working towards
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Previous assessable experience of contribution to the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Previous assessable experience of contribution to the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Previous evaluated experience of project work
- Demonstrated ability to train and assess others on a one-to-one basis
- Demonstrate the ability to solve problems
- Demonstrate the ability to work accurately under pressure
- Demonstrate the ability to motivate staff
- Demonstrate the ability to organise project work
- Demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex information effectively using clear written and spoken English and overcome barriers to understanding
- Demonstrate the ability to clearly and accurately complete routine and non-routine documentation as indicated in the JD
- Demonstrated computer skills - Email - Word processing - Spreadsheet - Accurate data entry
- Demonstrated accurate numeracy skills, including - Complex calculations - Addition, subtraction, division, multiplication - Percentages, decimals, fractions, ratios
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
