Job summary
This is a split post 50/50 working in the Pharmacy Clinical Trials and ChemoCare electronic prescribing teams.
As a registered pharmacy technician you will be part of the dedicated pharmacy clinical trials team delivering a high quality and responsive service to patients, clinical staff and sponsors who use our services on the QMC/City campus. There are currently approximately 200 studies of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs) which are either recruiting patients or in set up ready to begin recruitment. You will be taking the technical lead in the medicines management and set up of clinical trials at NUH.
This is a split post working half time in the clinical trials team and split with the SACT electronic prescribing team (ChemoCare). As a team member, you will support prescribers, pharmacists, production and nursing staff across NUH campuses and our satellite at Sherwood Forest (SFH). Duties include logging and resolving queries, liaising with the supplier (CIS Oncology), ChemoCare reports, chemotherapy protocol builds, and user training. Working closely with the ChemoCare governance group, the role can touch many aspects of the patient journey & aims to improve the patient and staff experience with chemotherapy prescribing.
Main duties of the job
You must have considerable post qualification hospital pharmacy experience and experience of clinical trials would be an advantage.
Vital for this role are good written and verbal communication and IT skills and you must also enjoy paying close attention to detail.
Your role will be central in providing a dedicated pharmacy service for clinical trial and ChemoCare support.
The role will require development and monitoring of appropriate procedures in accordance with both Good Manufacturing Practice and Good Clinical Practice as required under Clinical Trials Legislation.
Job responsibilities
1. In conjunction with the Pharmacy Clinical Trial team (including specialist technicians and pharmacists), assist in the delivery of a responsive clinical trials service, to ensure good clinical practice standards (GCP) and the needs of service users are met.
2. To support the Specialist Clinical Trials Pharmacists and Chief Pharmacy Technician Clinical Trials by managing the clinical trials, technical and support staff, through liaison with the lead trial technicians in cancer and non-cancer services.
3. To manage the day-to-day running of the clinical trials service in liaison with other lead clinical trial technicians ensuring adequate staffing levels and appropriate skill mix.
4. To supervise and participate in the dispensing of clinical trials prescriptions and requisitions.
5. To supervise and participate in the accuracy checking by pharmacy technicians of all dispensing.
6. To supervise and participate in the appropriate, accurate and legible completion of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs) and Non Investigational Medicinal Products (NIMPs) accountability documentation.
7. To review and update clinical trial documentation and procedures in liaison with the Production Department Management team, the Pharmacy Clinical Trial team and the Quality Control Department to ensure a consistent approach.
8. To assist the clinical trials pharmacists in the review and set-up of new clinical trials; review of amendments and updates to existing studies and dissemination to all relevant pharmacy staff to ensure compliance with protocols and procedures in line with GCP.
9. Alongside Specialist Pharmacist lead on allocated clinical trials from a pharmacy perspective and ensure GCP compliance on clinical trial delivery.
10. To manage stock control of trial medicines in liaison with the Pharmacy Clinical Trial team, including ordering and receipt, monitoring of stock levels, reconciliation of returns, monitoring of expiry dates, investigation and rectification of discrepancies in accountability and ensuring appropriate storage conditions.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
* BTEC, City and Guilds or NVQ level 3 in Pharmaceutical Services, or recognised equivalent
* Registered pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Desirable
* Existing management and organisational skills
* Qualified Accuracy Checker
Experience
Essential
* Clear understanding of the role of the technician in clinical trials management
* Extensive and varied experience of working in hospital pharmacy
* Working knowledge of ChemoCare Prescribing system
Desirable
* Experience in pharmacy clinical trials services
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
* Good verbal, written and interpersonal skills with an ability to liaise with a wide range of staff and patients within and outside NUH Trust
* Experience teaching or training staff
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
* Accurate and logical with excellent attention to detail
* Able to interpret complex trial protocols
Planning and organisation skills
Essential
* Methodical with good organisational skills and good time management
* Able to oversee more than one task at a time, prioritise accordingly and work to agreed deadlines
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