Job summary
Join Our Team as Associate Chief Pharmacist - R&D
This is your opportunity to lead and shape the future of pharmaceutical R&D in one of the UK's most respected healthcare organisations.
Why Join Us?
* Impactful Leadership: Drive the strategic development and delivery of the Trust's research and development pharmaceutical products programme.
* Pioneering Research: Be at the forefront of innovative medicines, working with leading researchers, clinicians, and industry partners to position our Trust as the partner of choice for groundbreaking trials.
* Cutting-Edge Initiatives: Lead preparations for delivering advanced therapies, including ATiMP production, ensuring our Trust remains ready to deliver transformative healthcare solutions.
* Governance Excellence: Oversee the governance of clinical trial pharmacy services, ensuring compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements while maintaining the highest standards of patient care and safety.
What You'll Do
* Collaborate with the Chief Officer for Strategy and the Head of R&D to enhance the Trust's capabilities in delivering innovative research.
* Lead a dedicated team in providing safe, efficient, and high-quality pharmacy services for clinical trials, ensuring adherence to GCP and regulatory standards.
* Partner with local Universities and manufacturing facilities to support the development and delivery of innovative medicines, including advanced therapies.
* Act as a key decision-maker for Clinical Trials in Pharmacy
Main duties of the job
This post is responsible for the leadership, strategic development and delivery of the research and development pharmaceutical products programme across the Trust, including infrastructure, clinical education, training and research. The postholder will develop the Trust capability to deliver research for new and innovative medicines and to be the partner of choice for trials in paediatrics and women's health. This post is responsible for the overall governance of clinical trials in Pharmacy, ensuring regulatory and statutory requirements are met. The postholder is responsible for ensuring Trust wide planning and preparedness for innovative medicines including ATiMP production through working with local manufacturing facilities and ensuring safe operation of local hot lab facilities. The post holder will ensure regulatory (GCP legislation) and internal standards agreed for the clinical trial pharmacy service are met, ensuring performance is monitored and that services are provided efficiently, and in accordance with the needs of users. They will hold delegated authority to take decisions on matters arising concerning Clinical Trials in the absence of the Chief Pharmacist. The post holder will be required to be a key member of Trust R&D multidisciplinary groups and represent the Trust at external system wide meetings.
The post holder will be based in the Pharmacy Department at the Birmingham Children's Hospital Site but is responsible for clinical trials across all Trust sites.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Date posted: 27 March 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8c
Salary: £74,290 to £85,601 a year pa pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 284-25-6930572-COCM
Job locations: Birmingham Children`s Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NH
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.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details: Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NH
Employer's website: https://bwc.nhs.uk/
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