Job summary
Are
you ready for the next step in your pharmacy career? We are offering an
exciting progression opportunity for those who already hold an NVQ Level 2 in
Pharmacy Services who are enthusiastic, committed, and eager to grow. This
role provides the chance to develop new skills, increase responsibility, and
work closely with an experienced pharmacy team in a supportive environment.
Join
our dynamic Clinical Trials Pharmacy team and help shape the future of
healthcare. As an Assistant Practitioner Pharmacy Supervisor, youll be at
the heart of ground-breaking clinical trials, ensuring the safe and effective
management of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs) while supporting
world-class research across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
What
Were Looking For
A detail-oriented professional with
a passion for clinical research and patient safety.
Strong organisational skills and
the ability to manage multiple studies simultaneously.
Excellent communication skills to
liaise confidently with sponsors, auditors, and clinical teams.
A proactive team player who thrives
in a fast-paced, research-driven environment..
An experienced pharmacy services
assistant with a desire to progress
If
youre motivated, meticulous, and excited by the prospect of working at the
forefront of clinical research, wed love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Lead your own portfolio of studies:
Take ownership of assigned trials, managing queries and ensuring smooth
pharmacy operations.
Be the face of pharmacy for
sponsors: Host and support monitoring visits with external research
associates, ensuring compliance and reporting findings back to the team.
Keep research on track: Coordinate
and maintain essential documentation, oversee archiving, and ensure pharmacy
site files are audit-ready.
Act as the go-to contact: Liaise
with research assistants and nurses to implement trial protocols safely and
efficiently in line with ICH-GCP guidelines.
Safeguard compliance: Conduct
regular audits and monitoring to uphold the UK Policy Framework for Health
and Social Care Research.
Support audits with confidence:
Assist Pharmacy Technicians in preparing for external inspections, ensuring
everything is ready for visiting auditors.
Be a team player: Help colleagues
new to the department and contribute to the smooth running of day-to-day
pharmacy operations.
Dispensary excellence: Manage IMPs
from receipt to destruction, ensuring every step is handled with precision
and care.
About us
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest and busiest acute trusts in England.
We are involved in research at all levels, developing and trialling new
treatments for patients. We believe that being involved in cutting-edge
research helps us to provide better care.
We
offer a unique range of services to our region, treating and managing the
simplest to the most complex conditions and diseases, including advanced
therapies and early phase studies.
Join
us and be part of a team driving innovation in healthcare and contributing to
life-changing treatments. Gain exposure to a wide variety of clinical trials
across multiple hospital sites, develop your skills in a supportive
environment with opportunities for growth and progression, and play a crucial
role in ensuring the safe delivery of cutting-edge therapies to patients.
This
is more than just a jobits a chance to make a real impact on the future of
medicine
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working
under guidance of SOPs, ICH-GCP and COSHH, the main duties for staff working
in this role are:
To maintain an assigned portfolio
of studies within the designated clinical trials pharmacy (LGI, St James
Hospital or Chapel Allerton Hospital) including managing and responding to
any pharmacy queries received for studies within the portfolio.
To host and support monitoring
visits with external clinical research associates as requested by the
Sponsor, ensuring that all pharmacy activity is compliant with protocol
requirements. Report back on findings to the pharmacy team
To coordinate the maintenance of
all documentation required in pharmacy site files, including archiving
arrangements.
To act as a primary point of
contact for pharmacy, liaising with research assistants/research nurses
within LTHT, co-ordinating the timely implementation of approved trial
protocols to ensure safe operation of the trials in line with ICH-GCP
guidelines
To assist with the collection and
collation of trial data and completion of pharmacy trial documentation in
accordance with trial protocols.
To undertake regular
auditing/monitoring of the pharmacy files to ensure that research complies
with the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research.
To assist the Pharmacy Technicians
in the preparation of Trials audits which are undertaken by external
agencies, ensuring that everything required is made available to the auditors
when they arrive on site
Assist the Pharmacy Technicians in the day-to-day
operations of the pharmacy department helping other team members who are new
to the department as required
The
post holder will also provide dispensary support to the pharmacy clinical
trials team, performing all tasks relating to the management of
Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs) including receipt, dispensing,
returns, quarantine and destruction
At
LTHT we provide pharmacy services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The post
holder will be required to work weekends, Bank Holidays and late nights on a
rostered basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working
under guidance of SOPs, ICH-GCP and COSHH, the main duties for staff working
in this role are:
To maintain an assigned portfolio
of studies within the designated clinical trials pharmacy (LGI, St James
Hospital or Chapel Allerton Hospital) including managing and responding to
any pharmacy queries received for studies within the portfolio.
To host and support monitoring
visits with external clinical research associates as requested by the
Sponsor, ensuring that all pharmacy activity is compliant with protocol
requirements. Report back on findings to the pharmacy team
To coordinate the maintenance of
all documentation required in pharmacy site files, including archiving
arrangements.
To act as a primary point of
contact for pharmacy, liaising with research assistants/research nurses
within LTHT, co-ordinating the timely implementation of approved trial
protocols to ensure safe operation of the trials in line with ICH-GCP
guidelines
To assist with the collection and
collation of trial data and completion of pharmacy trial documentation in
accordance with trial protocols.
To undertake regular
auditing/monitoring of the pharmacy files to ensure that research complies
with the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research.
To assist the Pharmacy Technicians
in the preparation of Trials audits which are undertaken by external
agencies, ensuring that everything required is made available to the auditors
when they arrive on site
Assist the Pharmacy Technicians in the day-to-day
operations of the pharmacy department helping other team members who are new
to the department as required
The
post holder will also provide dispensary support to the pharmacy clinical
trials team, performing all tasks relating to the management of
Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs) including receipt, dispensing,
returns, quarantine and destruction
At
LTHT we provide pharmacy services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The post
holder will be required to work weekends, Bank Holidays and late nights on a
rostered basis.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Confirm you have completed a Level 2 Apprenticeship/NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services
Desirable
- Confirm you hold GCP certification, including when this was obtained
Experience
Essential
- Describe what experience you have working in hospital or community pharmacy as a pharmacy dispensing assistant
- Give an example of a time you have had to supervise other staff
Desirable
- Describe what experience you have in clinical trials, including IMP management
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Describe a time where you have organised and prioritised your workload
- Give an example of when you used your initiative to solve a problem at work
- Describe a time where you needed to refer a problem to someone else, and why
- Give an example of when you needed good attention to detail
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Confirm you have completed a Level 2 Apprenticeship/NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services
Desirable
- Confirm you hold GCP certification, including when this was obtained
Experience
Essential
- Describe what experience you have working in hospital or community pharmacy as a pharmacy dispensing assistant
- Give an example of a time you have had to supervise other staff
Desirable
- Describe what experience you have in clinical trials, including IMP management
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Describe a time where you have organised and prioritised your workload
- Give an example of when you used your initiative to solve a problem at work
- Describe a time where you needed to refer a problem to someone else, and why
- Give an example of when you needed good attention to detail
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.
