Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust are in the exciting position to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated specialist pharmacist for clinical trials.
Sheffield Children's already takes part in research on a national and international scale, collaborating with universities and hospitals to make discoveries which can help prevent, diagnose and treat conditions that affect children and young people. We have an ambitious Research and Innovation Strategy and are increasing our already extensive specialist paediatric clinical trial portfolio. The already well-established pharmacy clinical trials team is an integral part of the multidisciplinary research team delivering clinical trial treatments.
We are seeking a confident pharmacist with drive and excellent communication skills who has substantial experience in direct delivery of clinical pharmacy services. The ideal candidate should have a broad range of clinical knowledge and the ambition to develop this role.
This post would be suitable for a clinically trained Band 7 with hospital experience looking to develop. Experience in clinical trials or paediatrics experience would be desirable but is not essential as training will be provided.
Main duties of the job
1. To lead the Pharmacy Clinical Trials team.
2. To be responsible for coordinating the pharmacy service to clinical trials and research involving investigational medicinal products.
3. To participate in the pharmaceutical services of the Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, including clinical pharmacy, aseptic services, and in-patient services.
4. You will be expected to take part in the weekend and bank holiday service and the out of hour emergency duty service.
Job responsibilities
Please read attached Job description and person specification for full details of job and the main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
* MPharm or equivalent
* Registered with GPhC
* Membership of the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacist Group Independent Prescribing qualification
Experience
* Significant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy
* Delivery of Clinical Pharmacy services
* Experience of personnel management
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Paediatric pharmacy experience
* Experience of working with Clinical Trials
Knowledge & Skills
* Highly developed communication skills (written and verbal)
* Good organisational skills
* Able to work on own initiative, is self-motivated and takes responsibility for work and delivers work on time to professional standards
* In depth knowledge of medicines management
* Experience of drug use in clinical trials
* Experience of service development
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.
Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum pro rata
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