Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 8A
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Regular Saturday and Sunday working with non-standard pattern of working)
- Job ref
- 290-WCCS-2084
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £64,156 - £71,148 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Lead Pharmacist Oncology & Red Cell Clinical Trials
Band 8A
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
You will clinically review proposed Oncology & Red Cell Haematology clinical trials to ensure they are clinically appropriate, financially responsible and can be safely run at the Trust; where issues arise in the review you will work with Consultants, specialist pharmacists, research teams and Sponsors to resolve these.
You will be the clinical pharmacy lead on all pharmaceutical aspects of Oncology & Red Cell clinical trials and help ensure the provision of a high quality Pharmacy service to patients on these clinical trials, in conjunction with the Pharmacy Clinical Trials team and other specialist and operational areas of Pharmacy.
You will provide a clinical screening service for clinical trials and support clinics in Oncology & Red Cell Haematology, liaising with prescribers, nurses and clinical research teams. You will assist with trials of advanced therapies (ATMPs) in Oncology & Red Cell Haematology and work with the Oncology & Haematology ward pharmacists to ensure in-patients on clinical trials have their care optimised according to the clinical trial protocol.
You will support the Head of Pharmacy Clinical Trials & ATMPs to manage the Pharmacy Clinical Trials team and service and will act as key liaison for one of the three main sites.
Main duties of the job
- You will advise and assist the Oncology and Red Cell Haematology research teams, Sponsors and the Joint Research Office in the setting up and running of the trials, including clinical, pharmaceutical, financial, GCP and GMP issues. You may set-up and lead on some clinical trials and provide specialist advice and support to the pharmacy technicians and rest of the Pharmacy Clinical Trials team.
- You will either have or complete BOPA Passport within the first 12 months in role to support screening of SACT clinical trial prescriptions and will have a strong background in clinical pharmacy services and across all aspects of Pharmacy, to enable you to provide advice and support to other aspects of the service.
- You will contribute to the maintenance and development of the clinical trial service to ensure the smooth running of the clinical trials across the Trust.
- You will actively look to develop and participate in clinical trial reporting, audit and innovative projects in-house and nationally.
- You may line manage pharmacy staff and contribute to the training and development of all grades of pharmacy and other research staff.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Member of the GPhC
Desirable criteria
- GCP and GMP training
- Diploma/MSc in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
- London Cancer Alliance Passport for SACT Screening (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Oncology and/ or Haematology experience
- Clinical Trials experience
- A solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (ideally to include aseptic services, clinical trials, ward services, dispensing and medicines information)
- Demonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options for patients
Desirable criteria
- Screening IV SACT
- Experience in management of others
- Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the Clinical Governance agenda
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential criteria
- Able to interpret and apply complex guidance, including GCP and GMP, to everyday situations.
- Ability to identify and manage risks, including managing financial risks
- Advanced understanding of complex medicines; effective policies and risk
- Good personal organisation and time management skills
Desirable criteria
- Word and Excel at an advanced level
- Demonstrate the ability to reconcile national priorities with local realities in the relevant specialist area
- Demonstrated ability to identify and meet own and others training needs
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Victoria Latham
- Job title
- Pharmacy Clinical Trials & Advanced Therapies
- Email address
- [email protected]
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