Employer University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Lancaster Infirmary Town Lancaster Salary £24,071 - £25,674 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/12/2024 23:59
Pharmacy Senior Assistant Technical Officer (SATO) - Clinical Trials
NHS AfC : Band 3
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
UHMBT are looking for a Senior Assistant Technical Officer (SATO) to join our Pharmacy Clinical Trials team, based at Royal Lancaster Infirmary.
Are you dynamic, friendly and have a keen interest to be involved in supporting the provision of new and novel medicines to patients enrolled in clinical studies across Morecambe Bay?
Then this is the job for you!
The prime function of the Pharmacy Clinical Trials unit is the management and dispensing of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMP) under strict protocols and regulations.
To apply for this post you must have extensive knowledge and experience of providing high quality dispensing services from a hospital Pharmacy
Have an understanding of what good governance looks like and be able to work in accordance with Good Clinical Practice regulations.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties
Ensure quality of pharmacy site files are maintained in preparation for monitoring visits.
Support and facilitate monitoring visits by external clinical trial sponsors
Deal with clinical trial stock, in regards to patient returns, expired stock and destruction of investigational medicinal products (IMPs) appropriately, following clinical trial procedures.
You will be responsible for temperature monitoring of IMPs and ensuring any excursions are managed appropriately and efficiently.
You will need to respond promptly to receive deliveries
To help improve the clinical trials service, you will be involved in audit data collection and reporting.
As this is a specialist role, full training will be provided, although a qualification in Pharmacy Services is a requirement of the role
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Education and qualifications
* English and Maths GCSE grade C or above
* NVQ and Btec level 2 in Pharmacy Services
* Completion of a recognised OTC sales course
Experience
* Experience in hospital pharmacy or other Pharmacy Setting
* Experience in dispensing medications, drugs receipt, record keeping and cold chain maintenance
* JAC trained
* Experience with clinical trials
* Experience with Aseptic preparation
Skills Ability and Knowledge
* Knowledge of Pharmacy working procedures and current drugs legislation
* Working knowledge of Health and Safety regulations including Control of substances Hazoardous to Health (COSHH)
* Good communication skills, written and oral
* Basic computer skills
* Ability to prioritise workload with good attention to detail and accuracy
* Good manual, accuracy and analytical dispensing skills
* Ability to work under pressure
* Team Player
* Ability to work alone
* Reliable, honest, trustworthy and able to maintain confidentiality at all times
* Ability to work a designated shift pattern inline with the Trusts 7 day working policy
* Ability to travel as required
The Behavioural Standards Framework
Everybody’s responsibility in everything we do
PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.
The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be EffortlesslyInclusive .
The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert
If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and additional to this a £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.
Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us atUHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle into your new roleincluding: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this linkhttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding .
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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