Are you ready for your next challenge?! Do you want to work in a great team with supportive colleagues and help deliver exciting trials to our patients?
We have created a brand-NEW POST within our pharmacy trials team here at University Hospitals Birmingham (Queen Elizabeth Site) to lead on our non-cancer trial portfolio working closely with our non-cancer Trials Pharmacist and rest of the trials dispensary team. We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced pharmacy technician to ensure the review, smooth set up and running of this subset of trials. You will have a close working relationship with the research teams, R&D and trial sponsors.
You'll have access to learning, development and training opportunities to allow you to acquire the skills and knowledge to manage a service and deliver the best possible pharmacy trials service for our patients and service users.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
1. be responsible for the smooth day-to-day management of the non-cancer trials pharmacy service from our dedicated trials pharmacy providing a safe, efficient and timely service to our service users.
2. have a keen eye for detail and have the technical knowledge of medicines management to review trial documents to allow successful review, set up and delivery of our investigational medicinal products.
3. have the ability to work autonomously and within a team with excellent communication skills.
4. manage their time effectively and be able to act as a team leader, provide direction and motivate others within the team.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details on the role.
If you have any questions, would like to take a look around or require any further information, please feel free to contact us to discuss and we look forward to hearing from you.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
1. Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can.
2. Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* *NVQ Level 3 (Pharmacy Services) plus accredited underpinning knowledge BTEC/ City & Guilds (in Pharmaceutical Science) or equivalent
* *Professional Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
* *NVQ level 4 in management or equivalent knowledge and experience
* *Evidence of continued Professional Development
* *Accredited Checking Technician
* *Specialist formal training in Good Clinical Practice(GCP)
Desirable
* *Formal Leadership qualification
* *Professional Registration with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
Experience
Essential
* *Broad, up-to date and in depth knowledge of issues relating to clinical trials including knowledge of ICHGCP guidelines and Clinical Trials Legislation.
* *High level knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), MHRA licensing requirements, COSHH
* *Demonstrates responsibility for complying with agreed personal development programme to meet set knowledge and competencies.
* *Knowledge of HR policies and procedures.
* *Minimum 6 years post-qualification pharmacy experience.
* *Providing specialist technical advice to others i.e. medicines handling and labelling requirements.
* *Working knowledge of a broad range of medicines and their safety issues.
* *Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
* *Demonstrates an understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession.
* *Demonstrates the ability to be able to handle safely and competently pharmaceutical equipment and medicines used in the dispensing process.
* *Contribution to education of other staff.
Desirable
* *Managerial experience implementing HR policies and procedures
Additional Criteria
Essential
* *Able to or understand and work within Trust policies of data protection, equal opportunities, health and safety and meet differing needs of patients.
* *Plans own workload according to departmental priorities. Reliable and conscientious approach to work.
* *Good communication skills -- written, verbal and electronic.
* *Good IT skills -- ability to use a variety of electronic systems for recording and reporting data.
* *Ability to work on own or within a team, able to act as team leader, motivating others.
* *Able to co-ordinate work flows.
* *Able to determine and manage staff working patterns.
* *Able to check the work of others.
* *Good organisational skills.
* *Self motivated.
* *Good interpersonal skills.
* *Ability to accept responsibility for specific work areas.
* *Demonstrate problem solving skills.
* *Ability to work well under pressure, prioritising work as appropriate to achieve deadlines.
* *Demonstrates ability to develop, implement and follow SOPs.
* *Demonstrates ability to be flexible.
* *Supervising and organising APU staff.
* *Managing the provision of patient specific cytotoxic services.
* *Participate in the personal development and review systems of APU staff.
* *Make judgements in involving a range of facts or situations.
* *Accountable for own actions and those of others.
* *Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for service including quality and audits.
* *Able to manage sickness absence in accordance with Attendance Management Policy.
* *Good understanding of Cancer Services.
* *Good patient counselling skills.
* *Excellent aseptic technique.
* *Willing to work cross-site, as required.
* *Willing to participate in late night, weekend and on-call service, as required.
Desirable
* *Able to or understand the recruitment and selection process.
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
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