The Pharmacy Research Co-ordinator will be assisting the work of the Clinical Trials team under the direction, control and supervision of a clinical trials pharmacist or pharmacy technician and also assisting research teams under the direct supervision of a research nurse or other suitably qualified person.
Assistance will also be given to providing support in inpatient Pharmacy dispensary service, Pharmacy stores and the Pharmacy Aseptics Services Unit depending on the needs of each service, under the direction, control and supervision of a senior pharmacy technician or suitably qualified person.
This post is highly customer focused being the initial contact point for patients and hospital staff and is responsible for answering the telephone, receiving prescriptions and packing medicines ready for delivery to wards and departments.
This post also involves stock control duties including receiving stock and, having achieved NVQ level 2, dispensing of prescriptions under the supervision of technicians and pharmacists.
Main duties of the job
1. Clinical and Technical
Receive inpatient and clinical trial prescriptions and book into the prescription tracking system.
Assist in the dispensing of clinical trial and inpatients prescriptions under the supervision of the Pharmacy Technician and Pharmacist by following 'Guide to Good Dispensing Practice'.
Assist in ensuring adequate stock control, rotation and monitoring environmental conditions for storage of medicines, including clinical trial drugs.
Job responsibilities
To assess the content of historical trial folders in accordance with the specifications provided by the sponsor in preparation for trial closure and archiving.
To be responsible for monitoring the completeness of current pharmacy study files, including ensuring the most recent versions of documents such as the protocol, the contact list and randomised patient list are up to date and filed (hard and electronic copies).
To maintain the generic clinical trial electronic folders on the pharmacy drive.
To assist in maintaining the accuracy of a study spreadsheet, detailing which studies are open and which studies are closed.
To book and assist during monitoring visit from the trial sponsors.
To assist in maintaining financial records.
Support the pharmacy clinical trials team in collating clinical trial workload statistics.
To check stock levels and expiry dates of Clinical Trial Drugs.
To monitor the temperature-controlled storage areas for Clinical Trial Drugs within the pharmacy department and report deviations to the clinical trials pharmacist and technician.
To ensure that stock and the paperwork received from drug delivery is correct as per departmental and study specific SOP.
Person Specification
* NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent knowledge
* Educated to GCSE level or equivalent with passes at grade C or above
* Skills in IT literacy e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, email
* Willing to undertake further education
* Previous stock control experience
* Demonstrate initiative and self-motivation
* Receptionist experience
* Previous work with the general public
* Able to work with a good level of concentration
* Ability to organise and proven ability to work on own initiative
* Ability to meet deadlines and prioritise own workload with problem-solving ability. Proven experience of a logical and organised approach to work.
* Knowledge of CMM pharmacy dispensing system
* Hospital background
* Understanding of research trials and processes
* Experience of clinical audit
* Good Clinical Practice certificate and EU Directive training
* A level Maths/English (or equivalent)
* NPA dispensing or assistant qualification or equivalent
* Awareness of clinical and research governance
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.
£24,071 to £25,674 a year, dependent on experience.
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