Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 309-UCLH-6957
- Employer
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- UCLH
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £56,276 - £63,176 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Rotational Technical Services Pharmacist (Production, QA, and Trials)
NHS AfC: Band 7
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Job overview
UCLH is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population from the local area and throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. The Trust mission is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education and world-class research.
With the expansion of the Production, Clinical Trials and Quality Assurance teams, to help meet increased workload from across the Trust, this newly updated rotational position offers a broad and in-depth experience within the Production, Clinical Trials and Quality Assurance departments. A key driver for the development of this rotation is to recruit, train and develop senior and specialist Technical, Clinical Trial and QA pharmacists of the future.
The postholder will be encouraged and supported to undertake relevant postgraduate studies in QA, Clinical Trials and technical services, and gain experience in a related clinical pharmacy speciality.
Main duties of the job
The QA rotation will offer experience in:
• Maintaining and developing the Quality Systems
• Approving new products, including clinical trial and unlicensed medicines
• Effective oversight of the GMP and GDP managed facilities
The Clinical Trial rotation will offer experience in:
• Developing the systems related to the control of Clinical Trial setup, maintenance and close-out
• GCP and Clinical Approval of new Clinical Trials cross site.
• Training and education of pre-registration and qualified pharmacists in Clinical Trials
The Production rotations will offer experience in:
• Managing PN, CIVAS and Chemo in a busy licenced aseptic facility
• Technical understanding of the stability and preparation of aseptic products
• Training and education of pre-registration and qualified pharmacists in Technical Services
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
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University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
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National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
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Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
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University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
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Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
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University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
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The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
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University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters in Pharmacy plus pre- registration training and experience
- Competency assessed and examined pharmacist registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
Desirable criteria
- Additional specialist clinical qualification such as certificate of pharmacy practice or equivalent experience
- Additional clinical modules in Oncology/ Haematology, Nutrition, Intensive Care, Paediatrics or equivalent practical experience
- Post graduate diploma in pharmaceutical science, pharmacy or other relevant scientific subject
- GCP certificate
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post qualification pharmacy practice experience and work in an aseptic or QA unit with a comprehensive portfolio of products
- Previous assessable experience of training and teaching
Desirable criteria
- Previous assessable experience of developing and expanding aseptic services or QA to meet specific patient needs, and reducing patient risk
- Previous assessable experience of managing the introduction, operation and audit of clinical trials according to GMP and GCP
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrated practical knowledge of GCP, GMP, QA and all current relevant regulations
- Demonstrated ability to monitor and take action on out of specification results and process deviations within the context of an aseptic quality system
- Demonstrated ability to undertake formulation of patient specific medicines to meet their clinical needs
- Demonstrated knowledge of the validation requirements for pharmaceutical facilities, equipment and products
- Demonstrated good understanding of key NHS objectives and publications
- Demonstrated ability to identify and manage risks
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate and improve service quality
- Demonstrated expert clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge in the area of oncology, haematology, and clinical nutrition.
- Demonstrated awareness of, and commitment to the clinical governance agenda
- Demonstrated evidence of a CPD portfolio of practice
- Demonstrated evidence of maintaining a broad level of pharmacy practice and interests
- Demonstrated evidence of managing the safe handling of hazardous materials
- Demonstrated ability to undertake validated aseptic manipulation requiring fine and accurate motor skills and concentration
- Demonstrated ability to sit or stand in a restricted position at a laminar flow cabinet or isolator for periods of the working time.
- Demonstrated evidence of highly developed physical skills for accurate keyboard use
- Flexibility with regard to changes in work schedules
- Awareness of the needs of confidentiality
- Awareness of equal opportunities
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrated ability of being able to initiate change within a GMP or GDP unit
- Demonstrated practical knowledge of GMP, GDP, GCP and all current relevant regulations
- Demonstrated knowledge of being able to devise and monitor capacity plans within a GMP or GDP unit
Communication
Essential criteria
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical and medicine information within the pharmacy team.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical and medicine information within the multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate medicine information to patient and patient representatives.
Personal and People Development
Essential criteria
- Demonstrated ability to undertake the day to day management, motivation, and appraisal of staff
- Demonstrated ability to identify training needs of self and others
- Demonstrated ability to deliver lectures, teaching and formal presentations
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Flora Tong
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacist for QA
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
or
Andrew Barron, Deputy Chief Pharmacist for Medicines Optimisation & Clinical Trials on [email protected].
Interview date: Two weeks after closing date, TBC
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