Job summary
University College London Hospitals undertakes world-class research across many specialities including cancer, neurology, stroke, rheumatology, and early phase medicine. In this role you will be a key part of facilitating this research. You will be an integral part of a team of clinical trial senior pharmacists who provide a high-quality dispensary and production service, thereby giving access to new, ground-breaking treatments to patients via study protocols. The postholder will demonstrate leadership, oversight, finance, risk assessment, audit, and inspection skills. A GPhC-registered, pharmacist with at least 2 years' post registration experience in an NHS hospital healthcare setting would be well suited. The post holder will be well supported by the Highly Specialist and Principal Research Pharmacists .Come and join our growing and dynamic team if you are looking for a job with excellent development opportunities, where you can make a difference to patient care whilst learning about research delivery.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will work as part of the UCLH clinical trials team to provide the pharmacy input and management of clinical trials across all sites in a manner consistent with Good Clinical Practice GCP requirements and other relevant guidelines
o Plan and participate in the risk assessment of clinical trials with respect to systems, patients, and staff at UCLHo Participate in clinical trial feasibility assessment meetings, to communicate feedback for our services for safety, capacity, and capability.o Support the day-to-day smooth running of the operational and dispensary functions of the pharmacy clinical trials team.o Support with the mentoring and development of the clinical trial technical team.o Monitor the progress of clinical trials in set up or undergoing amendment, and support or escalate as needed to maintain agreement timeframes.o Provide advice to the wider research community when appropriate and escalate to senior pharmacists when appropriate.o Participate in the management and development of the pharmacy clinical trial service at UCLH
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Master's in pharmacy, and Pharmacist Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Demonstrates a working knowledge of clinical trials, Good Clinical Practice and how these impact on pharmacy practice
Desirable
- Clinical Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or Pharmaceutical Technical Services
- Good Clinical Practice certificate
- Specialist Qualification in Clinical Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or Pharmaceutical Technical Services
- Clinical experience in Oncology/ Haematology, Neurology, Paediatrics or equivalent practical experience
Experience
Essential
- Full time post qualification pharmacy practice experience in an NHS hospital for at least 2 years
- Awareness of current national standards, guidelines, and service delivery issues relevant to clinical trials
- Participation in audit
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of clinical trials and dispensary
- Experience of writing SOPs, managing change and incidents, and developing and delivering action plans
- Demonstrable experience of aseptic services or QA.
- Experience of managing change in a pharmaceutical setting to meet specific patient needs and reducing patient risk.
- Experience of Good Clinical Practice or Good Manufacturing Practice audits and demonstrable evidence of use of findings to improve practice
- Previous experience in delivering education and training within pharmacy
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to work effectively independently or as part of a team, without direct supervision.
- Demonstrable ability to work accurately under pressure, and prioritise and manage time effectively
- Demonstrable ability to evaluate quality of own work, identify personal development needs, and maintain a portfolio of continuous professional development.
- Demonstrates ability to meet service targets
- Demonstrated ability to identify and manage risks.
- Demonstrates the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options
- Demonstrates experience of clinical reasoning and judgement in practice
- Ability to utilise Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint to support routine work activity
- Demonstrated good understanding of Pharmacy priorities
- Collect data regarding service provision
- Ability to communicate fluently in English in a verbal or written manner with patients, junior pharmacy, nursing, medical and other multidisciplinary staff
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical and medicine information to influence pharmacy, nursing, medical and other multidisciplinary staff, and patients or their representatives.
Desirable
- Experience in co-ordinating the day-to-day practice activities of others
- Identifies appropriate measures of service
- Demonstrated good understanding of key Trust, NHS and research priorities and publications
- Reports on data regarding service provision
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate and improve service quality.
- Ability to influence junior pharmacy, nursing, medical and other multidisciplinary staff
Research & development skills
Essential
- Implements the findings of pharmacy practice research
- Maintains a portfolio of practice
Desirable
- Participation in pharmacy practice research and implements relevant findings
- Demonstrates awareness of how research evidence is produced and distributed
- Demonstrates awareness of research evidence in clinical practice
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives, and visitors is minimised by:
Essential
- Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
- Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.
- Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
- Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Master's in pharmacy, and Pharmacist Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Demonstrates a working knowledge of clinical trials, Good Clinical Practice and how these impact on pharmacy practice
Desirable
- Clinical Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or Pharmaceutical Technical Services
- Good Clinical Practice certificate
- Specialist Qualification in Clinical Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or Pharmaceutical Technical Services
- Clinical experience in Oncology/ Haematology, Neurology, Paediatrics or equivalent practical experience
Experience
Essential
- Full time post qualification pharmacy practice experience in an NHS hospital for at least 2 years
- Awareness of current national standards, guidelines, and service delivery issues relevant to clinical trials
- Participation in audit
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of clinical trials and dispensary
- Experience of writing SOPs, managing change and incidents, and developing and delivering action plans
- Demonstrable experience of aseptic services or QA.
- Experience of managing change in a pharmaceutical setting to meet specific patient needs and reducing patient risk.
- Experience of Good Clinical Practice or Good Manufacturing Practice audits and demonstrable evidence of use of findings to improve practice
- Previous experience in delivering education and training within pharmacy
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to work effectively independently or as part of a team, without direct supervision.
- Demonstrable ability to work accurately under pressure, and prioritise and manage time effectively
- Demonstrable ability to evaluate quality of own work, identify personal development needs, and maintain a portfolio of continuous professional development.
- Demonstrates ability to meet service targets
- Demonstrated ability to identify and manage risks.
- Demonstrates the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options
- Demonstrates experience of clinical reasoning and judgement in practice
- Ability to utilise Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint to support routine work activity
- Demonstrated good understanding of Pharmacy priorities
- Collect data regarding service provision
- Ability to communicate fluently in English in a verbal or written manner with patients, junior pharmacy, nursing, medical and other multidisciplinary staff
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical and medicine information to influence pharmacy, nursing, medical and other multidisciplinary staff, and patients or their representatives.
Desirable
- Experience in co-ordinating the day-to-day practice activities of others
- Identifies appropriate measures of service
- Demonstrated good understanding of key Trust, NHS and research priorities and publications
- Reports on data regarding service provision
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate and improve service quality.
- Ability to influence junior pharmacy, nursing, medical and other multidisciplinary staff
Research & development skills
Essential
- Implements the findings of pharmacy practice research
- Maintains a portfolio of practice
Desirable
- Participation in pharmacy practice research and implements relevant findings
- Demonstrates awareness of how research evidence is produced and distributed
- Demonstrates awareness of research evidence in clinical practice
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives, and visitors is minimised by:
Essential
- Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
- Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.
- Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
- Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Pharmacy Department/University College London Hospital
235 Euston Road
London
NW1 2BU
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
