Pharmacy Clinical Trials Assistant | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Band:3 (£24,071- £25,674 per annum)
Site: Leicester Royal Infirmary -37.5 hours per week and Glenfield Hospital 22.5 hours per week (2 posts)
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person with good interpersonal skills to work in our University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Pharmacy department.
Our dedicated team offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment. We require employees who will aspire to excellence, share our values and play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
You must possess excellent communication and organizational skills in order to provide an efficient and safe pharmacy service for patients and the running of the service in a busy environment.
Applicantsmust holdthe QCF/ NVQ level 2 pharmacy services qualification or equivalent.
This role will be based at the Leicester Royal Infirmary and the Glenfield Hospital ; however the successful candidate may on occasion be required to work at other UHL sites.
This is an interesting and varied role and involves supporting the service through daily activities within the pharmacy clinical trials department.
You will be a team player, have a strong work ethic and sense of accountability whilst also supporting the team. You will need to have an eye for detail, use your own initiative and be able to work flexibly to tight deadlines in sometimes changing and challenging circumstances.
In addition you will need to be confident in communicating over the phone and demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills in a busy clinical trials environment.
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust serves the population of Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland – a wonderful place to live and work, with a diverse range of urban and rural geography. Our services are delivered across Leicester Royal Infirmary, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester General Hospital, and beyond.
Our pharmacy teams work across the following areas:
- Clinical, including various tertiary-level services and Advanced & Consultant-level Pharmacist practice
- Aseptics, clinical trials & research
- Dispensary, stores, replenishment
- Procurement, homecare, commissioning & high-cost medicines
- Medicines safety
- Electronic systems (EPR, EPMA, closed-loop barcode-assisted medicines administration)
- Local and regional Medicines Information
- Being a flexible, supportive employer
- Helping people achieve positive work-life balance and reach their full potential.
- Passionate about seeing people develop; to the benefit of themselves, our service and our patients.
- Increasingly working with partners across the local Integrated Care System which provides further opportunities for collaboration and innovation
- Undertake clinical trials dispensing within Standard operating Procedures
- Take action in accordance with SOPs when areas of concern or errors are discovered in the receipt, handling, storage and supply of clinical trials material or monitoring of clinical trials
- Organise clinical trials folders to ensure ease of use and when required, produce statistical workload data.
- To carry out any other reasonable duties as required by line managers.
- Acting as a secondary contact for commercial companies, licensed manufacturing units and principal investigators with respect to trials in the absence of the senior technician.
If you would like further information or an informal chat please get in touch with Farzana Khalifa or Mohamed Hafeez
This advert closes on Friday 18 Oct 2024