Job summary We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, pro-active, and committed person to join our small and friendly pharmacy clinical trials and cancer care team. This role as a senior pharmacy technician will oversee the operational aspects of the clinical trials service, ensuring that processes are followed in line with local standard operating procedures and national regulations to provide a safe, effective, timely and high-quality patient centred service. You will work closely with the clinical trials pharmacists and clinical trials assistant to deliver the service. As part of the role, you will liaise with multidisciplinary teams, commercial and non-commercial companies, the local Research and Development Department, clinical trials units and sponsor companies. We are looking for someone with a passion in this area of work, with effective communication and organisational skills and demonstrate strong attention to detail. The ideal candidate will need to be self-motivated with a commitment to delivering high quality work with an ability to prioritise their workload. Main duties of the job The individual will be an active member of the team and will: Manage the day-to-day delivery of the clinical trials service. Train Pharmacy staff in clinical trial procedures. Oversee monitoring of the quality and storage conditions of clinical trial products. Organise, prioritise and delegate the clinical trial workload of the clinical trials team. Work as an Accredited Checking Technician undertaking the final accuracy checking of prescriptions, and other dispensing duties. Answer/resolve/escalate queries as appropriate. Provide system administration of the chemotherapy e-prescribing system. The successful candidate will work 37.5 hours per week and as part of this role will be required to work on a rota basis to provide a service on weekends and bank holidays. About us Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff. We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have approximately 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff. We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We believe working here is rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday inclusive of bank holidays (pro rata) and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme. Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything: easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk. Date posted 08 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata if part time Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 269-SFT8944 Job locations Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Odstock Road Salisbury SP2 8BJ Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities. Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities. Person Specification Essential and desirable criteria Essential GCSE Maths, English and Science (4 GCSE grade C or above min) GPhC Registration Significant experience in hospital pharmacy environment eg 3 years Experience in clinical trials pharmacy practice and procedures Accuracy checking qualification or working towards Desirable Current or recent GCP clinical trial certificate Working as an accredited checking tech or MMT Person Specification Essential and desirable criteria Essential GCSE Maths, English and Science (4 GCSE grade C or above min) GPhC Registration Significant experience in hospital pharmacy environment eg 3 years Experience in clinical trials pharmacy practice and procedures Accuracy checking qualification or working towards Desirable Current or recent GCP clinical trial certificate Working as an accredited checking tech or MMT 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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Address Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Odstock Road Salisbury SP2 8BJ Employer's website https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)