Job summary
Are you interested in entering the world of research? Do you want to contribute to evidence based practice? If yes, then we have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacist to join the Clinical Trials team based at Queen's Hospital as part of the Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. This role offers you the chance to make a real difference to the delivery of research and gain valuable experience in clinical trials.
You will be supporting the Lead Clinical Trials Pharmacist and Clinical Trials Senior Technician in the delivery of a diverse portfolio of both commercially and non-commercially sponsored studies. You will organise the set-up of trials, management of ongoing studies, ensuring all current legislation, MHRA guidelines and Good Clinical Practice standards are met.
You must be a registered pharmacist and must have completed the Certificate in Pharmacy Practice or Module 1 of the Postgraduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice. You must be able to work with medical and nursing staff and other health care professionals.
We require an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist with good team working, communication and organisational skills. You must be hard working, accurate and have previous hospital pharmacy experience, (experience in clinical trials is desirable).
For further details, please contact Rashid Khan, Lead Clinical Trial Pharmacist atmohammed-rashid.khan@nhs.net or Tel: 01708 435 553
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide support to the Clinical Trials team in pharmacy within Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust. To ensure all trials are conducted in accordance with the trial protocol and in accordance with ethics and the law; that they are dispensed accurately with optimum regard to patient safety and that all necessary records are made in the required format.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record(we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated goodby the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen'sand get rid of corridor care.
We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.
We run a Women's Health Hubin Ilford; an Ageing Well Centrein Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospitaland at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexiblyand more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wageemployer.
Some of the positive changes we've made are captured in this film.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Pubudu Chandrasekera, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5110. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Pubudu Chandrasekera, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5110. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist in the UK (MRPharmS).
Desirable
- First 18 months of the JPB (UCL) Postgraduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent qualification).
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively with senior medical staff and healthcare professionals.
Experience/ Knowledge
Desirable
- Experience of working with nursing and medical staff and other health care professionals.
- Previous experience of clinical trials in NHS.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist in the UK (MRPharmS).
Desirable
- First 18 months of the JPB (UCL) Postgraduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent qualification).
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively with senior medical staff and healthcare professionals.
Experience/ Knowledge
Desirable
- Experience of working with nursing and medical staff and other health care professionals.
- Previous experience of clinical trials in NHS.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
