Pharmacy Clinical Trials Assistant

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

The closing date is 27 October 2024

Job summary

Band: 3 (£24,071- £25,674 per annum)

Site: Leicester Royal Infirmary -37.5 hours per week and Glenfield Hospital 22.5 hours per week (2 posts)

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person with good interpersonal skills to work in our University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Pharmacy department.

Our dedicated team offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment. We require employees who will aspire to excellence, share our values and play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

You must possess excellent communication and organizational skills in order to provide an efficient and safe pharmacy service for patients and the running of the service in a busy environment.

Applicants must hold the QCF/ NVQ level 2 pharmacy services qualification or equivalent.

Main duties of the job

This role will be based at the Leicester Royal Infirmary and the Glenfield Hospital ; however the successful candidate may on occasion be required to work at other UHL sites.

This is an interesting and varied role and involves supporting the service through daily activities within the pharmacy clinical trials department.

You will be a team player, have a strong work ethic and sense of accountability whilst also supporting the team. You will need to have an eye for detail, use your own initiative and be able to work flexibly to tight deadlines in sometimes changing and challenging circumstances.In addition you will need to be confident in communicating over the phone and demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills in a busy clinical trials environment.

About us

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust serves the population of Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland - a wonderful place to live and work, with a diverse range of urban and rural geography. Our services are delivered across Leicester Royal Infirmary, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester General Hospital, and beyond.

Our pharmacy teams workacross the following areas:

Clinical, including various tertiary-level services and Advanced & Consultant-level Pharmacist practice
Aseptics, clinical trials & research
Dispensary, stores, replenishment
Procurement, homecare, commissioning & high-cost medicines
Medicines safety
Electronic systems (EPR, EPMA, closed-loop barcode-assisted medicines administration)
Local and regional Medicines Information

We pride ourselves on-

Being a flexible, supportive employer

Helping people achieve positive work-life balance and reach their full potential.

Passionate about seeing people develop; to the benefit of themselves, our service and our patients.

Increasingly working with partners across the local Integrated Care System which provides further opportunities for collaboration and innovation

Date posted

04 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

358-6638786-CSI

Job locations

Leicester Royal Infirmary

Infirmary square

Leicester

LE1 5WW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake clinical trials dispensing within Standard operating Procedures
Take action in accordance with SOPs when areas of concern or errors are discovered in the receipt, handling, storage and supply of clinical trials material or monitoring of clinical trialsequipment.
Organise clinical trials folders to ensure ease of use and when required, produce statistical workload data.
To carry out any other reasonable duties as required by line managers.
Acting as a secondary contact for commercial companies, licensed manufacturing units and principal investigators with respect to trials in the absence of the senior technician.

If you would like further information or an informal chat please get in touch with Farzana Khalifa or Mohamed Hafeez

Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake clinical trials dispensing within Standard operating Procedures
Take action in accordance with SOPs when areas of concern or errors are discovered in the receipt, handling, storage and supply of clinical trials material or monitoring of clinical trialsequipment.
Organise clinical trials folders to ensure ease of use and when required, produce statistical workload data.
To carry out any other reasonable duties as required by line managers.
Acting as a secondary contact for commercial companies, licensed manufacturing units and principal investigators with respect to trials in the absence of the senior technician.

If you would like further information or an informal chat please get in touch with Farzana Khalifa or Mohamed Hafeez

Person Specification

Training and qualification

Essential

NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy or equivalent
GCSE (or equivalent) in English

Skills and ability

Essential

Organisational skills
Good communication skills

Experience

Essential

Previous experience in pharmacy

Other requirements

Essential

Flexible/motivated

Person Specification

Training and qualification

Essential

NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy or equivalent
GCSE (or equivalent) in English

Skills and ability

Essential

Organisational skills
Good communication skills

Experience

Essential

Previous experience in pharmacy

Other requirements

Essential

Flexible/motivated

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).

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