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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Job share
  • Flexible working
  • Other
37.5 hours per week (Full time / Part time)
Job ref
434-SCS8389300
Employer
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wycombe Hospital
Town
Wycombe
Salary
£25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata for part time
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
17/11/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Pharmacy Clinical Trials Support and Administration

Band 3

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

  • Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
  • Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
  • Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
  • Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer. 

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

We are delighted to offer the opportunity to join our Clinical Trials Pharmacy team. In this post, you will work across a portfolio of studies alongside our nursing and medical teams in a variety of specialties, including surgery, cancer, critical care and haematology.

We are looking for a candidate who can work with our pharmacy and research colleagues to support the successful delivery of clinical trials undertaken at BHT.

You will need a commitment to continuous professional development, a desire to learn new skills and a keen eye for detail. Our clinical trials provide care to both inpatients and outpatients across numerous clinical locations within BHT.

We are therefore looking for creative and innovative team players who enjoy networking and building relationships with pharmacy colleagues and members of the multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide support to ensure that activities within the pharmacy department are managed to a high standard and in accordance with relevant legislation.

This post includes administrative duties as well as medicines handing, supporting the Pharmacy Clinical Trials team with its growing portfolio of work. For the right candidate, there will be opportunities to develop further pharmacy-related skills, such as completing an NVQ Level 2 qualification.

Key information and skills – see the person specification for further details.

  • The ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, members of the Trust's research teams and members of trial sponsor teams, such as clinical research associates (CRAs)
  • Organisation
  • Handling of confidential and personal information
  • Working on a visual display unit for a large part of the day
  • The ability to manage time and prioritise work appropriately
  • A desire to learn

Working for our organisation

Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - BHT - A great place to work (buckshealthcare.nhs.uk)

 What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

  • As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
  • We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.  
  • We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

 

 Why work for us?

  • We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
  • As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
  • Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
  • A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

 What do we stand for?

  • Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
  • Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
  • Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference numbers

Person specification

Special circumstances

Essential criteria
  • Willing to work across sites
  • Willing to adapt to special requirements e.g. handling cytotoxic drugs

Education Qualification and Training

Essential criteria
  • Sound educational backgroud
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice

Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice
  • Hospital or Pharmacy Experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoPositive about disabled peopleArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerStep into healthNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Evelyn Chan
Job title
Principal Pharmacist - CT & R&I
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01494 42 5144
Additional information

Monika Barnes, Clinical Trial Pharmacy Technician [email protected] 

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