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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital-based health services to residents of Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells, and surrounding areas such as Tonbridge, Sevenoaks, and parts of north-east Sussex. The Trust offers specialist services, including Oncology and Ophthalmology, across a wider region. Fordcombe Hospital, located near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024, focusing on planned care with two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day care beds, and diagnostic services such as X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy, alongside consultation and treatment rooms.
At MTW, we are committed to fostering a culture that allows staff to reach their full potential, offering career growth and development opportunities. We value the unique contributions of each employee in delivering the highest quality care to our patients. As a diverse employer, we actively welcome individuals from varied backgrounds and perspectives, believing that this diversity strengthens our organisation.
The NHS offers over 350 different career paths, with roles ranging from direct patient care to vital support services. The Trust provides flexible shift patterns and operates a successful Staff Bank for ad-hoc paid shifts. We also offer volunteer opportunities, and all vacancies are advertised on our website, where applications must be submitted online. In the 2023 NHS staff survey, our employees voted us the second most recommended NHS Trust in the South East.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults, and appropriate pre-employment checks are conducted on all recruits in order to comply with Safeguarding requirements.
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In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible-working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
Senior Pharmacy Assistant - Clinical Trials
Accepting applications until: 25-Nov-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 25-Nov-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Maidstone Hospital
- Address
- Hermitage Lane
- Town
- Maidstone
- Postcode
- ME169QQ
- Major / Minor Region
- Kent
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 3)
Specialty
- Main area
- Pharmacy
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to join our expanding Clinical Trials Pharmacy Team.
You will be part of a close, dedicated team working with Pharmacy and Research Staff in an essential role to help minimise waste and improve medicines efficacy with our high cost cancer drugs.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Trials Dispensing Assistant Technical Officer. Clinical trial experience is not essential for this role, but would be desirable. We are a very experienced, friendly team and you will be supported in your development into an exciting and fulfilling role.
If you have excellent time management, communication skills and attention to detail come and join our Clinical Trials Team.
We are a friendly, experienced, supportive team, who want to promote research and open studies which will provide new treatments and medication for patients.
You will help support the team with the day to day running of current trials, undertaking the receipt and dispensing of clinical trial prescriptions, and the ordering, receipt and appropriate storage of clinical trial medication.
Ensuring documentation is completed correctly and in a timely manner including completion of accountability logs and preparation for the safe disposal or return of used/unused clinical trial medication.
For any other information about the role please contact Satish Kumar on telephone number 01622 225277 and Ian Pamphlett on telephone number 01622 227090.
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• To participate in the Set-Up of new clinical trials opened at MTW Trust.
• To dispense clinical trial medication in accordance with departmental SOPs and clinical trial regulations.
• To receive clinical trial drug deliveries in accordance with departmental and clinical trial specific SOPs. To ensure that stock received is correct, the correct paperwork has been received as outlined in the delivery note or trial specific SOP. To ensure that appropriate temperature monitoring has been completed during shipment and to take appropriate actions on the event of a temperature excursion which will include quarantining stock and liaising with the pharmacy clinical trials team.
• Undertaking regular stock checks and ordering trial stock using trial specific documentation where appropriate.
• Support the pharmacy clinical trials team in collating clinical trial workload statistics.
• Monitoring the temperature-controlled areas for clinical trial medication within the pharmacy department and at ward level where appropriate. To take appropriate action in the event of a temperature excursion following sponsor guidelines.
• Safe and appropriate handling patient returned clinical trial medication. Ensuring where appropriate accountability logs are updated with details of returns.
• To be able to follow procedures, current clinical trials legislation and ensure working as per Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidance. and Safety at Work Act and COSHH.
Working for our organisation
MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.
We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Interview Date: To be confirmed.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE Grade C/Level 4
Desirable criteria
- NVQ level 2 and working towards NVQ level 3
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous Hospital Experience or similar
- Experience of working in pharmacy
- Working knowledge of internet, Microsoft office, power point, word and Excel.
Desirable criteria
- Experiance of working in healthcare or healthcare environment
- Working knowledge of Pharmacy WellSky system or similar, Oncology KOMS system.
- Knowledge of the GCP guidelines and the safe handling of cytotoxic drugs
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good command of the English language
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to plan, prioritize and organise workload and refer problems as appropriate.
- Effective customer service skills – able to work to meet the needs of customers of the department.
- Excellent time management skills and ability to work independently
Desirable criteria
- Good word processing and IT skills
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Satish Kumar
- Job title
- Senior Pharmacy Technician - Clinical Trials
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01622225277
- Additional information
Ian Pamphlett
Contact Job Title - Chief Pharmacy Technician, Clinical Trials
Contact telephone number - 01622227090
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