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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent: Job share will be considered
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
251-CORP5671-PCT
Employer
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Basingstoke and Winchester (cross site with an assigned base) Basingstoke and North - Hampshire Hospital
Town
Basingstoke
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/08/2025 08:00

Employer heading

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Pharmacist - Clinical Trials

Band 6

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacist to join the Pharmacy Clinical Trials Team as a Band 6  Clinical Trials Pharmacist.

The post holder will be a member of both pharmacy clinical trials and R&D teams at Hampshire Hospital NHS Foundation trust. They will work with both teams to ensure the smooth running of clinical trials delivered at HHFT with the support of the Lead Clinical Trials Pharmacist.

 You will be responsible for creating and maintaining bespoke pharmacy specific documentation for each trial. This involves reviewing sponsor documents and collaborating with sponsors, contract research organisations (CROs) and research teams. These bespoke documents serve as instructions for anyone involved in the receipt, storage, dispensing, labelling, accountability, and destruction of IMPs for the trial. A high level of attention to detail is essential as requirements of the sponsor and good clinical practice (GCP) must be met.

The successful candidate will be provided with the support of a well-established team, along with  opportunities to develop and improve  their
career, and to make a difference to patients’ lives.

Main duties of the job

·                Support for the day-to-day management of the clinical trials service, monitoring key quality and performance indicators and service pressures, recommending and implementing actions to address them. 

·                Maintaining or improving effective lines of communication between the Pharmacy and Research teams

·                To supervise, and delegate work to, junior staff under the direction of the appropriate pharmacist in charge, to ensure that professional, legal and procedural standards are met.

·                To act as a deputy for the pharmacist in charge of the section during their absence, to ensure continuity of service.

·                To participate in the emergency duty arrangements, which include implementation of defective drug recall procedures, in accordance with the agreement reached with the Trust. This is to ensure that pharmaceutical advice and service is available in an emergency outside pharmacy opening hours.

·                To respond in a timely manner to questions about medicines from healthcare professionals (both within and outside the hospital). To provide evaluated answers to these queries using a range of resources including electronic databases, books, journals etc.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

·                To support the development, delivery and evaluation of the Clinical Trials Pharmacy Service provided to the Research Department.

·                To deputise for the Lead Pharmacist supporting the development, delivery and evaluation of the clinical trials pharmacy service for Hampshire Hospitals, ensuring the requirements of pharmacy customers are met in accordance with pharmaceutical legislation, national guidance and departmental objectives.

·                To supervise people to ensure the effective operation of the Services provided to the Research Department.

·                To ensure that the highest standards of clinical care are continuously delivered

·                This post has a training element and the post holder will provide a mentoring and training role for new and junior staff.

·                To participate in any 7-day shift pattern as required by the service which may include weekend and Bank Holiday rotas

 

 

 

            Support for the day-to-day management of the clinical trials service, monitoring key quality and performance indicators and service pressures, recommending and implementing actions to address them. 

·                Maintaining or improving effective lines of communication between the Pharmacy and Research teams

·                To supervise, and delegate work to, junior staff under the direction of the appropriate pharmacist in charge, to ensure that professional, legal and procedural standards are met.

·                To act as a deputy for the pharmacist in charge of the section during their absence, to ensure continuity of service.

·                To participate in the emergency duty arrangements, which include implementation of defective drug recall procedures, in accordance with the agreement reached with the Trust. This is to ensure that pharmaceutical advice and service is available in an emergency outside pharmacy opening hours.

·                To respond in a timely manner to questions about medicines from healthcare professionals (both within and outside the hospital). To provide evaluated answers to these queries using a range of resources including electronic databases, books, journals etc.

Person specification

Training and qualifications

Essential criteria
  • M.Pharm or equivalent (4 years)
  • Register with the GPhC
Desirable criteria
  • Post graduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy

Skills & Ability

Essential criteria
  • Ability to organise self and others
  • Enthusiastic and self-motivated
  • IT Skills
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to lead and work as part of a multidisciplinary team

Experience & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
  • Advanced communication skills
  • Demonstrates a high standard of patient care
Desirable criteria
  • NHS Clinical Pharmacist experience
  • Experience of working with team

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldArmed Forces Covenant

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Marlyn Ortiz
Job title
Lead Pharmacist - Research & Development
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01256 315068
Additional information

Taryn Keyser (Deputy Chief Pharmacist)

email: [email protected]

Phone: 01256 313339

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