Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Town Sheffield
Salary £74,290 - £85,601 per annum pro rata for part time staff
Salary period Yearly
Closing 23/02/2025 23:59
Interview date 11/03/2025
Clinical Trials & Innovative Medicines Lead Pharmacist
NHS AfC: Band 8c
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages, and financial support systems.
Job overview
A new and exciting opportunity has been created for an experienced clinical trials pharmacist to work directly with the Senior Pharmacy Management team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (STH).
The post-holder will be responsible for the leadership and strategic development of the clinical trials service following significant recent investment into the team to expand the clinical trial portfolio at STH.
Working closely with medical, university and research staff, the successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the development and expansion of clinical trial delivery across Trust.
Main duties of the job
1. To lead, manage, develop and be responsible for pharmacy clinical trials services including Advanced Therapy Investigational Medicinal Products (ATIMPs) at STHFT.
2. To provide expert advice on pharmaceutical aspects of clinical trials and ensure that all legal and statutory requirements are met, both within and outside pharmacy.
3. Ensure pharmacy clinical trials services are fully aligned to support the Trust’s research strategy and the pharmacy strategy.
4. To represent pharmacy at the Trust Research Board to prioritise studies, provide updates on pharmacy services and capacity, performance metrics and on developments with ATIMPs.
5. Lead pharmacy clinical trials input into the Trust Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products Group providing expert quality assurance and governance advice on the safe handling of products and compliance with legislation and guidance.
6. Develop links and network with regional and national pharmacy clinical trial groups and actively contribute to strategic policy and governance agendas.
7. Support the safe and appropriate use of the digital environment to record clinical trial prescribing and administration and data records ensuring compliance with regulations.
8. Contribute to departmental strategy, governance and leadership as a member of the Pharmacy Senior Management Team providing expertise and oversight on clinical trials services.
Working for our organisation
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. It is an energetic and vibrant organisation that places patients and staff at the heart of everything they do.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* Masters Degree in Pharmacy
* Postgraduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy or similar/equivalent
* GPhC registered pharmacist
* Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
* Extensive hospital experience including clinical pharmacy and clinical trials.
* Experience of multidisciplinary and team working at pharmacy, Trust and regional level.
* Experience in a management role.
* Experience of assessing and minimising risk associated with medication processes and service provision.
* Experience of service development and change management in a pharmacy service.
* Experience of staff management, recruitment, appraisal and performance management.
* Experience of audit, and policy development and implementation and monitoring.
* Experience of delivering CTIMP studies.
* Excellent customer service skills demonstrable from previous experience working within pharmacy.
* Experience of training, education, and supervising staff.
* Experience of presentation including to senior managers.
* Experience of external inspections including MHRA and CQC.
* Research, audit and publication experience.
* Strategic planning experience.
Skills and Knowledge
* Work to high standards of accuracy and reliability demonstrable from previous experience.
* Ability to communicate highly complex information verbally, and in writing, to multidisciplinary teams, senior management, and external stakeholders.
* Ability to critically analyse information and make judgements.
* Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to form positive relationships.
* Knowledge and understanding of the EU Clinical Trial Directive.
* Knowledge of GCP, GDP, GMP, and innovative pharmaceuticals such as ATMPs.
* Ability to plan and organise own work and the work of others.
* Evidence of working independently using own initiative.
* Evidence of incorporating best practice into current practice.
* Knowledge of pharmacy governance and risk management.
* Evidence of the ability to prioritise tasks and delegate as appropriate.
* Evidence of the ability to concentrate for long periods, work under pressure, and meet deadlines.
* Ability to influence and negotiate demonstrating strong leadership.
* Highly developed skill for analysing clinical and technical information.
* Ability to propose and implement change taking into account impact on other areas.
* Accountable for own professional actions.
* Good computer literacy and use of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
* Knowledge of aseptic preparation of medicines.
* Record of having published in peer reviewed professional journals and/or books.
The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
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