Senior Primary Care Clinical Research Pharmacist

Healthcare Central London Ltd

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Job summary

The role will be working within the Clinical Pharmacy team structure as part of the clinical research team. The role will include delivering research clinics, dispensing medication and Clinical Trial Investigational Medicinal Product (CTIMP) and ensuring appropriate disposal. Additionally, the post holder will actively assist the research team to conduct and design clinical trials. Direct patient contact will be essential to the role and will include delivery of clinics e.g. research clinics and vaccinations. The post holder will also work on Expressions of Interest, Sponsor Site visits and engage proactively with other teams to ensure delivery of an excellent clinical service

Main duties of the job

Research - Provide operational clinical input into the design and delivery of clinical trial opportunities previously approved by the organisational Research Committee

Support to individual Clinical Trials -Set up the trial specific study file with all necessary essential documentation, in preparation for pharmacy sign off by the Trial Chief Investigator

Primary Care Clinical Pharmacy service -Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients with multi-morbidity and polypharmacy and implement prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and order relevant monitoring tests

About us

Healthcare Central London Ltd (HCL) is the GP Federation owned by our 33 General Practices covering the Central London (Westminster) area. The organisation supports 4 Primary Care Networks (PCNs). We operate several NHS contracts on behalf of our PCNs including a Community Dermatology Service; Community Cardiology Service and a Secondary Care Referral Service and an out-of-hospitals provision which is sub-contracted to our 32 General Practices.

On behalf of our practices we are the host employers of a large, and rapidly growing team of ARRS (AdditionalRoles Reimbursementscheme) roles including Clinical Pharmacists; Pharmacy Technicians; First Contact Physiotherapists; Dieticians; Paramedics; Social Prescribers; Care Coordinators, Digital & Transformation Leads, Nursing Associates, GPAs and Care Co-ordinators.

Date posted

21 May 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£58,698 to £65,095 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0121-24-0010

Job locations

Capital House

London

NW1 5DH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Research

1. Provide operational clinical input into the design and delivery of clinical trial opportunities previously approved by the organisational Research Committee

2. Deliver research clinics including patient facing functions as determined by agreed specifications

3. Assist assurance of compliance with regulatory or commercial third parties criteria by having clear systems to ensure data integrity, quality control and evidence of protocol compliance

4. Ensure all documentation is completed and records are retained for the correct duration

5. Ensure medicines are stored, supplied and disposed of in line with legislative and best practice guidance and recommendations

6. Work with HCL Clinical Pharmacy Technicians in the oversight of any stored medicines

7. Work with HCL Clinical Pharmacy team to raise profile of research within the organisation

8. Liaise proactively with practice teams where appropriate to engage broader clinical research participation

9. Report any adverse events via national (e.g. MHRA Yellow Card), regional and local systems in a timely fashion

10. Produce reports in line with the requirements of the various clinical trials

11. Remain up to date on best practice with regards to delivering Clinical Trials including completing necessary training as recommended by the Head of Pharmacy or Head of Business Intelligence

12. Assist in the development of Pharmacy policies and procedures to support the delivery of clinical trials involving medication and related substances. Oversee the production, implementation and review of detailed written pharmacy guidance and SOPs and liaise with pharmacy teams across the HCL/CLH to ensure effective implementation of these SOPs and initiate change if necessary

13. Train medical, nursing and pharmacy staff in all aspects of handling drugs in clinical trials

14. Report any incidents via HCL Incident Reporting systems to ensure organisational oversight. Incidents should also be reported to external agencies as per the Clinical Trial Protocol and other relevant best practice

15. Work with the Head of Business Intelligence to generate data to evidence impact of trials and role. This may include data gathering and analysis, report writing and presentations.

Support to individual Clinical Trials

a) Set up the trial specific study file with all necessary essential documentation, in preparation for pharmacy sign off by the Trial Chief Investigator

b) Arrange for, and receive investigational medicinal product (IMP) in line with Clinical Trial SOPs and ensure compliance with GMP legislation

c) Maintain the professional expertise to be able to prescribe and to employ this during as part of a clinical trial if required and within own scope of competence

d) Support the multidisciplinary team meetings with investigators to initiate, manage and close down trials hence ensuring pharmacy participation

e) Adhere to the appropriate disposal procedure of unwanted trial materials

f) Liaise with the Head of Pharmacy and HCL Research Lead when assessing, approving or initiating new projects, and update all necessary stakeholders

g) Act as a source of Research expertise to advise on complex issues such as trial design, procurement, randomisation, blinding, and documentation for in-house clinical trials and to defend/justify the opinions or decisions if the advice is challenged

Primary Care Clinical Pharmacy service

  1. Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients with multi-morbidity and polypharmacy and implement prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and order relevant monitoring tests
  2. Manage own case load and run longer term conditions where responsible for prescribing as an independent prescriber for conditions where medicines have a large component whilst remaining within scope of practice and limits of competence
  3. Work in partnership with healthcare colleagues and implement improvements to patients medications including de-prescribing
  4. Support practice staff and patients to manage medicines queries
  5. Identify national and local policy and guidance that affects patient safety through the use of medicines and devices including MHRA alerts, product withdrawals, medicines shortages etc.
  6. Ensure medication safety processes are implemented for patients in the practice this could include routine high risk drug monitoring, clinical audits etc.

Professional Role

a) To ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times

b) To be professionally accountable for actions and advice.

c) To be aware of training and competency assessment of pharmacist trainees, diploma pharmacists and student pharmacy technicians and to participate in their training and competency assessment as required

d) Participate in Continuous Professional Development

e) Conduct Clinical Trial medication screening and dispensing checks

f) To attend Clinical Trial specific training course(s) to maintain and update knowledge including web based learning

g) Any other reasonable duties as requested by the Head of Pharmacy

Other services

1. Support the establishment of additional clinical services that may need to be mobilised e.g. Travel clinics

2. Ensure active engagement with Head of Pharmacy and Head of Business Intelligence to ensure joined up working across the services

3. From time to time, it may be necessary to support the HCL Pharmacy team with delivery of clinical tasks as relevant to training, experience and competence

4. Provide clinical and medicines optimisation advice to staff and patients for the service as relevant to role

5. Signpost any queries to the appropriate teams to support patient care

6. Support the site preparedness for CQC inspections and attend inspections to provide clinical and pharmaceutical assurance to the inspecting team

7. Recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleagues where necessary

8. Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team on site, HCL colleagues as well as other health and social care professionals across the system

Job description

Job responsibilities

Research

1. Provide operational clinical input into the design and delivery of clinical trial opportunities previously approved by the organisational Research Committee

2. Deliver research clinics including patient facing functions as determined by agreed specifications

3. Assist assurance of compliance with regulatory or commercial third parties criteria by having clear systems to ensure data integrity, quality control and evidence of protocol compliance

4. Ensure all documentation is completed and records are retained for the correct duration

5. Ensure medicines are stored, supplied and disposed of in line with legislative and best practice guidance and recommendations

6. Work with HCL Clinical Pharmacy Technicians in the oversight of any stored medicines

7. Work with HCL Clinical Pharmacy team to raise profile of research within the organisation

8. Liaise proactively with practice teams where appropriate to engage broader clinical research participation

9. Report any adverse events via national (e.g. MHRA Yellow Card), regional and local systems in a timely fashion

10. Produce reports in line with the requirements of the various clinical trials

11. Remain up to date on best practice with regards to delivering Clinical Trials including completing necessary training as recommended by the Head of Pharmacy or Head of Business Intelligence

12. Assist in the development of Pharmacy policies and procedures to support the delivery of clinical trials involving medication and related substances. Oversee the production, implementation and review of detailed written pharmacy guidance and SOPs and liaise with pharmacy teams across the HCL/CLH to ensure effective implementation of these SOPs and initiate change if necessary

13. Train medical, nursing and pharmacy staff in all aspects of handling drugs in clinical trials

14. Report any incidents via HCL Incident Reporting systems to ensure organisational oversight. Incidents should also be reported to external agencies as per the Clinical Trial Protocol and other relevant best practice

15. Work with the Head of Business Intelligence to generate data to evidence impact of trials and role. This may include data gathering and analysis, report writing and presentations.

Support to individual Clinical Trials

a) Set up the trial specific study file with all necessary essential documentation, in preparation for pharmacy sign off by the Trial Chief Investigator

b) Arrange for, and receive investigational medicinal product (IMP) in line with Clinical Trial SOPs and ensure compliance with GMP legislation

c) Maintain the professional expertise to be able to prescribe and to employ this during as part of a clinical trial if required and within own scope of competence

d) Support the multidisciplinary team meetings with investigators to initiate, manage and close down trials hence ensuring pharmacy participation

e) Adhere to the appropriate disposal procedure of unwanted trial materials

f) Liaise with the Head of Pharmacy and HCL Research Lead when assessing, approving or initiating new projects, and update all necessary stakeholders

g) Act as a source of Research expertise to advise on complex issues such as trial design, procurement, randomisation, blinding, and documentation for in-house clinical trials and to defend/justify the opinions or decisions if the advice is challenged

Primary Care Clinical Pharmacy service

  1. Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients with multi-morbidity and polypharmacy and implement prescribing changes (as an independent prescriber) and order relevant monitoring tests
  2. Manage own case load and run longer term conditions where responsible for prescribing as an independent prescriber for conditions where medicines have a large component whilst remaining within scope of practice and limits of competence
  3. Work in partnership with healthcare colleagues and implement improvements to patients medications including de-prescribing
  4. Support practice staff and patients to manage medicines queries
  5. Identify national and local policy and guidance that affects patient safety through the use of medicines and devices including MHRA alerts, product withdrawals, medicines shortages etc.
  6. Ensure medication safety processes are implemented for patients in the practice this could include routine high risk drug monitoring, clinical audits etc.

Professional Role

a) To ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times

b) To be professionally accountable for actions and advice.

c) To be aware of training and competency assessment of pharmacist trainees, diploma pharmacists and student pharmacy technicians and to participate in their training and competency assessment as required

d) Participate in Continuous Professional Development

e) Conduct Clinical Trial medication screening and dispensing checks

f) To attend Clinical Trial specific training course(s) to maintain and update knowledge including web based learning

g) Any other reasonable duties as requested by the Head of Pharmacy

Other services

1. Support the establishment of additional clinical services that may need to be mobilised e.g. Travel clinics

2. Ensure active engagement with Head of Pharmacy and Head of Business Intelligence to ensure joined up working across the services

3. From time to time, it may be necessary to support the HCL Pharmacy team with delivery of clinical tasks as relevant to training, experience and competence

4. Provide clinical and medicines optimisation advice to staff and patients for the service as relevant to role

5. Signpost any queries to the appropriate teams to support patient care

6. Support the site preparedness for CQC inspections and attend inspections to provide clinical and pharmaceutical assurance to the inspecting team

7. Recognise personal limitations and refer to more appropriate colleagues where necessary

8. Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team on site, HCL colleagues as well as other health and social care professionals across the system

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Willingness to be an agile worker and demonstrate flexibility adjusting to the needs of the business and needs of research work
  • Accountable for delivering professional expertise and service provision
  • Uses skills in a range of routine situations requiring analysis or comparison of a range of options
  • Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern and is able to refer to HCL Line manager or GPs when appropriate
  • Follows legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
  • Demonstrates shared decision making practice with patients as per NICE guidance
  • Demonstrate understanding of, and contributes to, the workplace vision
  • Demonstrates ability to improve quality within limitations of service
  • Demonstrate ability to motivate self to achieve goals
  • Demonstrates ability to be a leader in pharmacy provision within context of service
  • Provides a leadership style which is underpinned by strongly held values of the organisation and around equality, diversity and openness; effectively builds and maintains relationships with key individuals across the organisation
  • Demonstrate understanding of the process for effective resource utilisation
  • Demonstrate understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice
  • Demonstrates ability to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol
  • Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management
  • Demonstrate ability to extend boundaries of service delivery within the team
  • Acts a role model to members in the team and/or service
  • Excellent stakeholder management
  • Team working

Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
  • General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) registration (mandatory)
  • Independent Prescribing qualification
  • Good Clinical Practice certificate
  • Greater than five years experience in any field of pharmacy
  • Previous Clinical Trials or Research experience
  • Good IT skills including competent use of Microsoft tools
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrate understanding of the pharmacy role in governance and is able to implement this appropriately within the workplace

Desirable

  • Clinical Trial delivery in primary care
  • Competent and up to date to deliver vaccination programmes
  • General Practice experience
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development/ post graduate study
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Willingness to be an agile worker and demonstrate flexibility adjusting to the needs of the business and needs of research work
  • Accountable for delivering professional expertise and service provision
  • Uses skills in a range of routine situations requiring analysis or comparison of a range of options
  • Recognises priorities when problem-solving and identifies deviations from normal pattern and is able to refer to HCL Line manager or GPs when appropriate
  • Follows legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies/procedures and codes of conduct
  • Demonstrates shared decision making practice with patients as per NICE guidance
  • Demonstrate understanding of, and contributes to, the workplace vision
  • Demonstrates ability to improve quality within limitations of service
  • Demonstrate ability to motivate self to achieve goals
  • Demonstrates ability to be a leader in pharmacy provision within context of service
  • Provides a leadership style which is underpinned by strongly held values of the organisation and around equality, diversity and openness; effectively builds and maintains relationships with key individuals across the organisation
  • Demonstrate understanding of the process for effective resource utilisation
  • Demonstrate understanding of, and conforms to, relevant standards of practice
  • Demonstrates ability to identify and resolve risk management issues according to policy/protocol
  • Follows professional and organisational policies/procedures relating to performance management
  • Demonstrate ability to extend boundaries of service delivery within the team
  • Acts a role model to members in the team and/or service
  • Excellent stakeholder management
  • Team working

Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
  • General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) registration (mandatory)
  • Independent Prescribing qualification
  • Good Clinical Practice certificate
  • Greater than five years experience in any field of pharmacy
  • Previous Clinical Trials or Research experience
  • Good IT skills including competent use of Microsoft tools
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrate understanding of the pharmacy role in governance and is able to implement this appropriately within the workplace

Desirable

  • Clinical Trial delivery in primary care
  • Competent and up to date to deliver vaccination programmes
  • General Practice experience
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development/ post graduate study

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.

UK Registration

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Additional information

UK Registration

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Employer details

Employer name

Healthcare Central London Ltd

Address

Capital House

London

NW1 5DH


Employer's website

https://healthcarecentrallondon.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Healthcare Central London Ltd

Address

Capital House

London

NW1 5DH


Employer's website

https://healthcarecentrallondon.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Pharmacy

Lola Apakama

lola.apakama@nhs.net

Date posted

21 May 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£58,698 to £65,095 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0121-24-0010

Job locations

Capital House

London

NW1 5DH


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