Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 282-SB1257
- Employer
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Royal Marsden Sutton
- Town
- Sutton
- Salary
- £44,485 - £52,521 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Chief Technician, Clinical Trials
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Deputy Chief Technician, Clinical Trials Band 6 - Sutton based
An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic and self-motivated professional to join our clinical trials team at the Sutton site of the Royal Marsden.
You will be part of a team consisting of Pharmacists, Technicians and Assistants, who are always striving for excellence in all aspects of our work. We are working collaboratively as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team to ensure we always deliver outstanding care to our patients.
It is an exciting time to join the Royal Marsden Hospital Clinical Trials Department. Our service is built around providing a high-quality service to our patients and staff of the Trust. The department works closely with the Institute of Cancer Research and the post-holder will be supporting the development of innovative new cancer medicines as these drugs enter early phase clinical trials. The Oak Cancer Centre (a new, state-of-the-art treatment and research facility) opened in 2023 in Sutton which will speed up the translation of world-leading research into breakthroughs in treatment and care, transforming the lives of cancer patients at The Royal Marsden and beyond.
The hospital introduced the EPIC digital health record system in March 2023, and we are looking to use the full capabilities of this system to become a truly paperless department.
Main duties of the job
- Together with the Chief Technician, Clinical Trials the post holder will be responsible for:
The provision of the pharmacy clinical trials Good Clinical Practice (GCP) team service, operating within procedures and current legislation governing the management of clinical trials and pharmaceuticals. - The day-to-day management of the Clinical Trial dispensary
- Oversee income activities for clinical trials for pharmacy services
Working for our organisation
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification
- To directly supervise and manage staff to co-ordinate the daily running of the Pharmacy Clinical Trials GCP service, the Clinical Trial dispensary and funding operations.
- To ensure a prompt, safe, efficient and accurate Pharmacy Clinical Trials GCP service and Clinical Trial dispensing service is provided at all times.
- To support the Chief Pharmacy Technician, Clinical Trials and Deputy Chief Pharmacy Technicians at the other site to ensure a consistent service across the two sites.
- Co-ordinate and deliver training for all staff working in the Pharmacy Clinical Trials Team ensuring they conduct duties within legislations and local procedures/policies
- To assist the Chief Technician, Aseptic Services, through training and monitoring staff in the aseptic preparation of Clinical Trials.
- To deputise for the Chief Pharmacy Technician, Clinical Trials in their absence
- Participate with all activities within the Pharmacy Clinical Trials Team
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered pharmacy technician with GPhC
- Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) or working towards achieving qualification.
Desirable criteria
- Practice supervisor/Educational supervisor certificate / Train the Trainer or equivalent
- Leadership training or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant work experience (post qualification) in hospital pharmacy including experience within clinical trials
- Knowledge and understanding of the principles of Good Clinical Practice
- Experience of supervising others
- Training of staff
Desirable criteria
- Experience in aseptic preparation
- Experience of leading or organising a service on a day-to–day basis
- Working knowledge/experience of writing and reviewing SOPs
- Experience in handling systemic anticancer treatments and safe handling requirements of cytotoxic drugs
- Oncology Pharmacy experience
Skills Abilities/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal) with members of the public and other healthcare professionals
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and with staff at all levels.
- Innovative, ability to initiate ideas for improvement
- Well-developed organisational, time management and planning skills; ability to organise and prioritise own workload and that of others, effectively and to manage own time effectively
- Computer literate - Ability to use Microsoft office applications eg Word, excel and outlook
- Able to take responsibility and to delegate effectively
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Calm under pressure, maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
- Adaptable to change
- Prepared to take responsibility and able to work without direct supervision.
- Reliable with a good attendance record
- Well presented to appropriate standard for working in clinical area
- Demonstrate initiative: proactive and self-motivated.
- Approachable
- Able to work on both sites and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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
- Rajpreet Sran
- Job title
- Chief Technician , Clinical Trials
- Email address
- [email protected]
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