Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy Technician - Clinical Trials
- Grade
- Band 5/6
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term - Secondment)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-C7190617
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wycombe
- Town
- Wycombe
- Salary
- £29,970 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Technician -Clinical Trials
Band 5/6
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
Working as part of of the Pharmacy clinical trials team, at both Wycombe and Stoke Mandeville sites, to support the running of clinical trials involving medications. This role involves working with teams both inside and outside of pharmacy to ensure that clinical trials are run safely and efficiently within Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
Further details are available in the job description and person specification
Main duties of the job
Working within the pharmacy Clinical Trials team to support the set up, running and maintenance of Clinical Trials using investigational medicinal products (IMP)
See job description and person specification for details.
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are "a great place to work!"
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.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
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.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact [email protected] (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is a cross site role involving working with the pharmacy team and the research and innovation team to run trials at BHT.
See job description and person specification for details.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered with GPHC
- Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT)
Desirable criteria
- Formal GCP training with current certification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Registered member of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Accredited Checker (or willing to undertake the course and to be completed within one year of the appointment)
Desirable criteria
- Writing Standard Operating Procedures
- Hospital experience
- Clinical Trials experience
Skills and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Communicate in a clear, concise and professional manner (written)
- Able to work to deadlines
- Work on own initiative and be capable of making decisions.
- Recognise limits of own competencies and when to refer and seek advice from colleagues.
Desirable criteria
- Able to supervise and train others
- Identify the need for SOPs and assist in preparation and implementation of SOPs
- Organise tasks efficiently and delegate appropriately.
- Forward thinking and able to develop new ideas
- Able to recognise and communicate need for change and be able to participate in change management processes.
- Good Keyboard /computer skills
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
- Cross site working
- Willingness to adapt to special requirements i.e. handling of cytotoxic drugs
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Siobhan Gettings
- Job title
- Lead Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01296316197
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