Pharmacy Clinical Trials Operations Manager

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a well-motivated and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to join the Clinical Trials management team as a Band 7 Clinical Trials Operations Manager.

Although this role is full-time, part-time hours flexible to the needs of the team will be considered.

• Interview Date Tuesday, 30 July 2024
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

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Operational: You will be responsible for the operational management and organisation of the pharmacy clinical trials service across the Trust and will be required to deal with any operational issues which may arise.
You will be responsible for writing and implementing standard operational procedures for clinical trials across the Trust to ensure compliance with ICH GCP clinical trials legislation. You will be expected to contribute to internal audits of trials and related services in order to implement change where appropriate.

You will be required to undergo the relevant training to allow final sign-off of trial-specific instructions written by appropriately trained personnel within the team. You will have the ability to handle a diverse, high volume workload in a busy environment and be confident in dealing with professionals both internal and external to the Trust either face-to-face, via email or telephone. 
 
Managerial: You will possess supervisory, time management and interpersonal skills which will enable you to act as a role model and mentor for pharmacy trials staff thereby providing leadership, motivation, direction, advice and support. You will contribute to the recruitment and selection of new staff to the team and the on-going review and development of the Trust-wide Pharmacy Clinical Trials Service.

It is essential that you have substantial experience in the Pharmacy clinical trials setting. 

Working for our organisation

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.