Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Pharmacy Technician Clinical Trials

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Job summary

Come and join our friendly pharmacy clinical trials team.

The team provide pharmacy support for the expanding Research and Development work of the trust, we have a large portfolio of studies requiring the input of the pharmacy department.

We are involved in trials which cover many clinical specialties including ophthalmology, cardiology, gastroenterology and dermatology.

We are heavily involved in supporting the NIHR Royal Liverpool Clinical Research Facility in the conduct of first in human studies.

We work with external trial sponsors such as pharmaceutical companies, universities and local research units to ensure the correct and safe management of clinical trial medication.

You will be involved in the set up and management of upcoming studies.

You will also assist in the maintenance of trial drugs, dispensing, labelling and checking of clinical trial drugs, recording drug accountability and investigating any discrepancies and temperature monitoring of any areas storing clinical trial medication.

You will also meet with external trial representatives during their monitoring visits to discuss the conduct of the trials at site.

Full training in our in-house procedures and policies will be given.

You must be a qualified Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC and have 12 months experience of working in Clinical Trials. You must be an accredited accuracy checker.

Main duties of the job

You will be based at the Royal Liverpool Hospital site with the pharmacy trials team.

Responsibilities will include

Dispensing and checking clinical trial prescriptions
Writing and checking of individual trial procedures
receipt and management of storage of investigational medicinal products
Support Clinical Facility when required
Support cross site if required
Weekend and late rotas in the main dispensary

Full details in job description

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Date posted

08 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

287-DSS-18-24-A

Job locations

Royal Liverpool University Hospital

Prescot Street

Liverpool

L7 8YE

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To facilitate the delivery of a safe and effective clinical trials service for the trust, in line with the available resources.
1. To be responsible for and participate in the delivery and maintenance on a day to day basis, of the dispensing and checking of trials in line with resources and service demands.
1. To work closely with the Clinical Trials Pharmacists to develop and support clinical trial provision across the Trust.

Please refer to the detailed Job Description attached

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To facilitate the delivery of a safe and effective clinical trials service for the trust, in line with the available resources.
1. To be responsible for and participate in the delivery and maintenance on a day to day basis, of the dispensing and checking of trials in line with resources and service demands.
1. To work closely with the Clinical Trials Pharmacists to develop and support clinical trial provision across the Trust.

Please refer to the detailed Job Description attached

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

Excellent verbal communication skills/ Excellent written communication skills
Ability to future plan
Ability to understand role and service priorities
Ability to work accurately and under pressure
Ability and willingness to adapt to change

Desirable

Aseptic skills still current

Other

Essential

Attention to detail

Desirable

Willingness to attend Leeds clinical trials course

Qualifications

Essential

B/TEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences (or equivalent)

Desirable

Registered as a practising Pharmacy Technician with the RPSGB

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable post qualification experience in hospital pharmacy
12 months post registration experience in clinical trials
Experience with a range of clinical trials

Desirable

Experience of training staff
Experience of Audit

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

Excellent verbal communication skills/ Excellent written communication skills
Ability to future plan
Ability to understand role and service priorities
Ability to work accurately and under pressure
Ability and willingness to adapt to change

Desirable

Aseptic skills still current

Other

Essential

Attention to detail

Desirable

Willingness to attend Leeds clinical trials course

Qualifications

Essential

B/TEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences (or equivalent)

Desirable

Registered as a practising Pharmacy Technician with the RPSGB

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable post qualification experience in hospital pharmacy
12 months post registration experience in clinical trials
Experience with a range of clinical trials

Desirable

Experience of training staff
Experience of Audit

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Liverpool University Hospital

Prescot Street

Liverpool

L7 8YE

Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Liverpool University Hospital

Prescot Street

Liverpool

L7 8YE

Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)