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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Contact

Address: Royal Victoria Infirmary; Queen Victoria Road; Newcastle upon Tyne; Tyne and Wear; NE1 4LP
Contact Number: 0191 282 0999 option 2

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Ref: 317-2025-10-043 Vacancy ID: 7091078

Senior Pharmacy Technician – Clinical Trials

Accepting applications until: 06-Apr-2025 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 06-Apr-2025 23:59

Location

Site: Trustwide
Town: 317 Trustwide
Postcode: NE1 4LP
Major / Minor Region: Tyne and Wear

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 5)

Specialty

Main area: 317 Pharmacy 520300

Interview date: 30/04/2025

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

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

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

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, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You must have significant post qualification practical experience of working in a hospital pharmacy environment and dispensing/working within Clinical Trials. You will provide technical support in order to maintain a high level Trust-wide pharmacy clinical trials service.

All levels of clinical trials experience will be considered.

The post holder will manage (with support from Specialist Senior Technician - Clinical Trials) all pharmacy aspects of clinical trial studies including development and implementation of pharmacy procedures, managing files, dealing with laboratories and sponsors and the dispensing of trial medication
To manage with support (as above) the ordering, receiving , storage and documentation of clinical trial material and named patient medicines and to ensure the correct storage of these materials in a neat and organised manner

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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

KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria

Knowledge and understanding of all technical aspects of pharmacy patient services, supported by practical experience gained from an approved training programme
In addition successful completion of an in-house competency based training programme or previous relevant post qualification hospital experience which provides an equivalent level of additional experience

Desirable criteria

Demonstrate an up to date knowledge of Clinical Trial legislation

SKILLS

Essential criteria

Excellent oral communication
Excellent written communication
Excellent customer care
Working knowledge of pharmacy computer systems

EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria

Significant post qualification practical experience of working in a hospital pharmacy environment
Practical experience of working within Clinical Trials

Desirable criteria

Practical experience of working as a designated checker
Demonstrable staff management

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential criteria

S/NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services and approved underpinning knowledge e.g. BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent recognised pharmacy technician qualification
Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)