Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 282-SB048
- Employer
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Marsden Hospital Sutton
- Town
- Sutton
- Salary
- £59,490 - £66,239 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Pharmacist -Clinical Trials
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
Band 8a Specialist Pharmacist - Clinical Trials (Sutton site)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 8a Pharmacist, to join the Pharmacy Clinical Trials team in Sutton. This is post to maintain the clinical trial pharmacy service provided at the Royal Marden NHS Foundation Trust (now consisting of over 40 individuals). The post holder will be integrated with the research team as well as lead on the set-up and maintenance of clinical trials running at the Trust and other clinical areas of the hospital for allocated clinical units. Applicants are required to have previous clinical trials & aseptics experience and a background in oncology or haemato-oncology is desirable.
Main duties of the job
To maintain and support the Clinical Trials service in accordance with current UK Clinical Trial Regulations, the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) regulation 2004 (EU Clinical Trial Directive) and all updates, together with ICH GCP guidelines and departmental procedures, ensuring provision of a high-quality service to patients and staff at the Royal Marsden.
To be responsible for managing and coordinating all aspects of Clinical Trials Pharmacy Dispensary/ West Wing/ Oak Ward and Drug Development Unit (DDU)at Sutton, to ensure that the supply of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs) is undertaken in accordance with current legislation and best practice guidelines, ensuring appropriate handling of IMP in order to safeguard patients, staff and the Trust.
To provide highly specialised pharmaceutical and clinical advice to all trial medicines, including phase 1 to phase 4 and Advance Therapy Investigational Medicinal Products (ATIMP) across all specialisms, to senior medical and nursing staff.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:
- Responsible for ensuring that all pharmacy aspects of Clinical Trials are carried out to the highest practicable standards of ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines and statutory national guidance.
- This post will be responsible for leading and managing the Clinical Trials services ensuring all Clinical Trial patients receive the best, personalised, safe care on time.
- Ensure the appropriate handling of trial medication in order to safeguard patients, staff and the Trust.
- To proactively develop the pharmacy service setting in line with trust agreed priorities and regional and national objectives, identifying opportunities for the development of pharmacy services to match identified service and care needs. Promote the on-going Trust initiative to continually improve theÌýClinical Trials services and patient experience.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GPhC registration
- MSc/Diploma Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification/experience
- Good Clinical Practice Training and knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Non-medical prescriber
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience post-registration hospital pharmacy experience
- Clinical Trials experience
- Aseptics experience
Desirable criteria
- Oncology or Haemato-Oncology Pharmacy experience
- Clinical audit experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of effective interpersonal skills for team working with particular ability to liaise with multidisciplinary team members
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Ability to demonstrate self-motivation, problem solving skills and ability to work without supervision
- Good leadership qualities: Able to take initiative, responsibility and to delegate effectively
- Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise
- Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail and accuracy
- Evidence of understanding the NHS Plan
- Ability to pioneer, initiate and implement change
- Evidence of training other members of staff
- Evidence of commitment to customer care initiatives
- Experience of investigating incidents and managing risk
- Computer Literacy (e.g.: Microsoft Word and Outlook
Desirable criteria
- Published Research
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Myriam Bradburn
- Job title
- Lead R&D Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Support Team
- Telephone
- 01629 690825
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