Lead Pharmacist - Clinical Trials
The closing date is 20 July 2025
Job summary
A fantastic opportunity has emerged for a passionate, highly motivated, and dynamic R&D Lead Oncology/Haematology Clinical Trials Pharmacist, to join the Research and Development Unit at the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
Our service is built around providing a high-quality service to our patients and staff of the Trust. ESNEFT holds a MS License for the manufacture of Specials as well as MIA (IMP) for manufacturing Investigational Medicinal Products for Clinical Trials.
This position will be based either at Ipswich Hospital or Colchester Hospital, with the expectation to provide cross-site coverage to ensure consistent service delivery and maintain the quality of service.
Applicants should have previous experience in clinical trials and oncology or haematology -oncology. You will be part of a dynamic team consisting of research focused Chief Investigators, Principal Investigators, Consultants, AHPs pharmacy and dedicated Research and Development team, who are always striving for excellence in the quality of our work.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work flexibly, contributing their expertise to cutting-edge pharmaceutical research developments.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide leadership in the provision of Specialist Clinical Trials Pharmacy Services to patients within the Oncology & Haematology and act as a point of contact for all R&D related pharmacy activities at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. In addition will provide a specialised clinical pharmacy service to oncology and haematology patients The post holder will work closely with senior Research and Development (R&D) colleagues and the multidisciplinary team within the cancer units, to ensure the provision of an integrated and efficient pharmacy service.
The post holder will provide expert, high quality pharmaceutical care to patients on clinical trials and will be pivotal in ensuring that all approved clinical pharmacy and financial Key Performance Indicators are consistently achieved
The post is extremely patient focussed, the post holder's time will be spent carrying out clinical trials activities and working within the pharmacy service. Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills are required to ensure that all required management and governance activity is carried out to a high standard.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you
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Details
Date posted
04 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum Weekend working and On-call required
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
432-HR443-25
Job locations
Colchester / Ipswich Hospital
Colchester
CO4 5JL
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Colchester / Ipswich Hospital
Colchester
CO4 5JL
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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