Job overview

We are looking for an individual to join our friendly, patient-centred team to help deliver the pharmacy clinical trials service, working at the heart of Cancer Research and Innovation at UHNM. This key role will be a central part of the Cancer Pharmacy Clinical Trials team, pre-dominantly based in the RSUH Cancer Centre as well as working across RSUH and County sites to provide an excellent service to patients, trial sponsors and a range of trust teams including Cancer Pharmacy, Research and Innovation and wider multi-disciplinary teams.

As a team we value good communication, hard work and we make sure that patient care and safety are central to all we do. We are passionate about our role in developing innovative new cancer treatments and providing a great service to our local community. We will provide all necessary training and support for the right candidate to develop in this job role and their future career at UHNM.

You will need to be a pro-active team player with excellent communication skills, an organised approach and a willingness to learn.

If you have any questions about this role and you would like to be a part of our team, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We look forward to hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

To dispense medications to patients, after receiving appropriate training and following the appropriate written procedures

To hand out medicines to patients following appropriate training

To order and receive clinical trial drugs, process receipt paperwork and acknowledge receipt on IVRS (Electronic Medication Supply) systems following the appropriate written procedures

To assist in the creation of trial specific SOPs and documentation under supervision

To check stock levels and expiry dates of clinical trial drugs and keep balance logs up to date following appropriate SOPs

Assist with trial close out, medicines destruction and archiving trial documents following specific written procedures

Assist in ensuring compliance with any recommendations arising from Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority (MHRA) inspections relating to clinical trials.

Support the implementation of the Research Governance Framework and the Research and Innovation Strategy within the Pharmacy Directorate and the UHNM. 

Work location will be mainly based at Royal Stoke  University Hospital , with a requirement to also work  at  County Hospital site

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.