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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Senior Lead Pharmacy Technician Clinical Trials Aseptics

The closing date is 19 January 2026

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Job summary

Do you want to help deliver cutting edge care within one of the UK's largest, research active NHS organisations with a global reputation for breaking new ground in clinical and biomedical research? Would you like to join a friendly and supportive team during a truly exciting time of expansion and development? Read on!

We're currently recruiting a Senior Lead Pharmacy Technician to drive our clinical trials aseptic services at Hammersmith Hospital. In this pivotal role, you'll co ordinate all pharmaceutical aspects of clinical trials prepared in the aseptic unit--liaising with research teams and sponsors, designing robust dispensing procedures, and ensuring impeccable records and audit trails.

You'll champion safe, compliant practice grounded in GMP and GCP, including advice on aseptic preparation, including of advanced therapies, and keep trials running smoothly through great collaboration and meticulous oversight.

In return, you'll join a supportive, ambitious culture that recognises excellence and invests in your development--through structured progression, award schemes, and access to outstanding benefits, including the NHS pension, flexible working options, and wellbeing initiatives.

If you are a registered pharmacy technician with broad experience, including of aseptics, but have limited experience in clinical trials, we also offer a structured Band 5 to 6 progression programme to support the right candidate to develop into the role within 12 months.

Main duties of the job

  • You'll bring technical excellence to day to day aseptic services, including optimising our CMM pharmacy system with well designed worksheets and labels for trial products.
  • As an educator and role model, you'll develop technicians and assistants, deliver on the job training, and maintain a strong CPD portfolio backed by our commitment to professional growth.
  • In this highly specialist role you will advise and assist research teams to set-up and run clinical trials which will give our patients access to the latest potential new treatments anywhere in the UK. You will have your own portfolio of studies to deliver and the ability to act independently but with the backing of expert support in the clinical trials and dispensary teams in Pharmacy and the close relations we have with the specialist research teams.
  • Our team works across a broad range of commercial, academic, and Imperial-sponsored trials, screening and delivering a variety of specialised therapies to patients.
  • With circa 400 active trials managed by passionate professionals, you'll find an exciting landscape with the emerging development of personalised and precision medicines. We have a global reputation for breaking new grounds in clinical and biomedical research, are a ECMC (Early Cancer Medicine Centre) and are the largest BRC in the UK.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

Details

Date posted

07 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£46,419 to £55,046 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-WCCS-2328

Job locations

Hammersmith Hospital

London

W12 0HS


Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Recognised pharmacy technicians qualification e.g. NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services
  • Registered Technician with the GPhC
  • Mandatory professional CPD as defined by the GPhC

Desirable

  • Accredited Checking Technician (or to be achieved within 12 months) for both PN and chemotherapy (in and final check)

Experience

Essential

  • Post qualification: solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice including aseptic services, ward/distribution services, dispensary and clinical trials
  • Previous experience in training others
  • Previous experience in looking after pharmacy computer systems

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent and professional written communication skills
  • Excellent and professional verbal and written communication skills
  • The ability to communicate empathetically towards patients
Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Recognised pharmacy technicians qualification e.g. NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services
  • Registered Technician with the GPhC
  • Mandatory professional CPD as defined by the GPhC

Desirable

  • Accredited Checking Technician (or to be achieved within 12 months) for both PN and chemotherapy (in and final check)

Experience

Essential

  • Post qualification: solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice including aseptic services, ward/distribution services, dispensary and clinical trials
  • Previous experience in training others
  • Previous experience in looking after pharmacy computer systems

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent and professional written communication skills
  • Excellent and professional verbal and written communication skills
  • The ability to communicate empathetically towards patients

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Hammersmith Hospital

London

W12 0HS


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Hammersmith Hospital

London

W12 0HS


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Chief Technician Clinical Trials, Aseptics & ATMPs

Daniel Meredith

d.meredith@nhs.net

02033132629

Details

Date posted

07 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£46,419 to £55,046 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-WCCS-2328

Job locations

Hammersmith Hospital

London

W12 0HS


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