Job summary
A fantastic opportunity has emerged for a passionate, highly motivated, and dynamic pharmacist to join the pharmacy clinical trials team at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.This 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.This position will be based in Sutton but will require working at our Chelsea site when necessary, to ensure consistent coverage and maintain the quality and speed of service during absences and annual leave.Applicants should have previous experience in clinical trials, and a background in oncology or haemato-oncology would be advantageous.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.Our team continues to support the research strategy of "taking personalized cancer treatment to the next level," with approximately 380 active IMP studies and increasingly complex new clinical trials across all specialties, including gene therapies and cellular therapies studies.
Main duties of the job
- To maintain and support the Clinical Trials service in accordance with current UK Clinical Trial Regulations, the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) regulation 2004 (EU Clinical Trial Directive) and all updates, together with ICH GCP guidelines and departmental procedures, ensuring provision of a high-quality service to patients and staff at the Royal Marsden.
- To be responsible for managing and coordinating all aspects of Clinical Trials Pharmacy Dispensary/ Day units/ Wards at Chelsea & Sutton as required, to ensure that the supply of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs) is undertaken in accordance with current legislation and best practice guidelines, ensuring appropriate handling of IMP in order to safeguard patients, staff and the Trust.
- To work closely with the research team and provide high specialist advise in prescribing and management of adverse events of IMP in line with the clinical trial protocol
- To lead on pharmaceutical and clinical issues relating to trial medicines management within the Dispensary/ Day units/ Wards at Chelsea & Sutton as required ensuring adherence to national guidelines and medicines legislation.
About us
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information please refer to the job description and person specification
- Responsible for ensuring that all pharmacy aspects of Clinical Trials are carried out to the highest practicable standards of ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines and statutory national guidance.
- To proactively develop the pharmacy service setting in line with trust agreed priorities and regional and national objectives, identifying opportunities for the development of pharmacy services to match identified service and care needs. Promote the on-going Trust initiative to continually improve the Clinical Trials services and patient experience.
- To assist the Lead Pharmacist, Clinical R&D in review of RMH/ICR sponsored protocols prior to submission to the Committee for Clinical Research (CCR) and attend CCR as the pharmacy representative as required when these studies are being reviewed
- Identify any systematic or preventable errors associated with medicines used within the Clinical Trial service in Sutton and work closely with Dispensary/ Day units/ Wards at Chelsea & Sutton as required, and nursing team to find solutions and minimise risk of recurrence
- To maintain pharmacy clinical trial database for activity and support the Lead Pharmacist, Clinical R&D to produce the trial activity quarterly report, identifying any capacity issues and resource requirements and highlighting any areas of potential cost saving
- To liaise with pharmaceutical companies over the initiation, management and external audit inspection of Clinical Trials.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information please refer to the job description and person specification
- Responsible for ensuring that all pharmacy aspects of Clinical Trials are carried out to the highest practicable standards of ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines and statutory national guidance.
- To proactively develop the pharmacy service setting in line with trust agreed priorities and regional and national objectives, identifying opportunities for the development of pharmacy services to match identified service and care needs. Promote the on-going Trust initiative to continually improve the Clinical Trials services and patient experience.
- To assist the Lead Pharmacist, Clinical R&D in review of RMH/ICR sponsored protocols prior to submission to the Committee for Clinical Research (CCR) and attend CCR as the pharmacy representative as required when these studies are being reviewed
- Identify any systematic or preventable errors associated with medicines used within the Clinical Trial service in Sutton and work closely with Dispensary/ Day units/ Wards at Chelsea & Sutton as required, and nursing team to find solutions and minimise risk of recurrence
- To maintain pharmacy clinical trial database for activity and support the Lead Pharmacist, Clinical R&D to produce the trial activity quarterly report, identifying any capacity issues and resource requirements and highlighting any areas of potential cost saving
- To liaise with pharmaceutical companies over the initiation, management and external audit inspection of Clinical Trials.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC registration
- MSc/Diploma Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification/experience
Desirable
Skills Abilities/Knowledge
Desirable
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Good Clinical Practice Training and knowledge
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience post-registration hospital pharmacy experience
- Clinical Trials experience
- Aseptics experience
Desirable
- Oncology or Haemato-Oncology Pharmacy experience
- Clinical audit experience
Skills Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of effective interpersonal skills for team working with particular ability to liaise with multidisciplinary team members
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Good leadership qualities: Able to take initiative, responsibility and to delegate effectively
- Ability to demonstrate self-motivation, problem solving skills and ability to work without supervision
- Ability to pioneer, initiate and implement change
- Computer Literacy (e.g.: Microsoft Word and Outlook
Other Requirements
Essential
- Pioneering, Pursues Excellence & Collaborative
- Enthusiastic
- Adaptable
- Flexibility to meet the needs of the service
- Professional attitude & demeanour
- Able to work on both sites and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC registration
- MSc/Diploma Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification/experience
Desirable
Skills Abilities/Knowledge
Desirable
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Good Clinical Practice Training and knowledge
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience post-registration hospital pharmacy experience
- Clinical Trials experience
- Aseptics experience
Desirable
- Oncology or Haemato-Oncology Pharmacy experience
- Clinical audit experience
Skills Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of effective interpersonal skills for team working with particular ability to liaise with multidisciplinary team members
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Good leadership qualities: Able to take initiative, responsibility and to delegate effectively
- Ability to demonstrate self-motivation, problem solving skills and ability to work without supervision
- Ability to pioneer, initiate and implement change
- Computer Literacy (e.g.: Microsoft Word and Outlook
Other Requirements
Essential
- Pioneering, Pursues Excellence & Collaborative
- Enthusiastic
- Adaptable
- Flexibility to meet the needs of the service
- Professional attitude & demeanour
- Able to work on both sites and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
