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- Address
- Trust Headquarters
- 250 Euston Road
- London
- NW1 2PG
- Contact Number
- 0845 1555 000
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open_in_new JobsSpecialist Pharmacist Clinical Trials
Accepting applications until: 12-Sep-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 12-Sep-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Pharmacy Department/University College London Hospital
- Address
- 235 Euston Road
- Town
- London
- Postcode
- NW1 2BU
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £56,276 - £63,176 Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Pharmacy
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Job overview
University College London Hospitals undertakes world-class research across many specialities including cancer, neurology, stroke, rheumatology, and early phase medicine. In this role you will be a key part of facilitating this research. You will be an integral part of a team of clinical trial senior pharmacists who provide a high-quality dispensary and production service, thereby giving access to new, ground-breaking treatments to patients via study protocols. The postholder will demonstrate leadership, oversight, finance, risk assessment, audit, and inspection skills. A GPhC-registered, pharmacist with at least 2 years’ post registration experience in an NHS hospital healthcare setting would be well suited. The post holder will be well supported by the Highly Specialist and Principal Research Pharmacists .
Come and join our growing and dynamic team if you are looking for a job with excellent development opportunities, where you can make a difference to patient care whilst learning about research delivery.
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The post-holder will work as part of the UCLH clinical trials team to provide the pharmacy input and management of clinical trials across all sites in a manner consistent with Good Clinical Practice GCP requirements and other relevant guidelines
• Plan and participate in the risk assessment of clinical trials with respect to systems, patients, and staff at UCLH
• Participate in clinical trial feasibility assessment meetings, to communicate feedback for our services for safety, capacity, and capability.
• Support the day-to-day smooth running of the operational and dispensary functions of the pharmacy clinical trials team.
• Support with the mentoring and development of the clinical trial technical team.
• Monitor the progress of clinical trials in set up or undergoing amendment, and support or escalate as needed to maintain agreement timeframes.
• Provide advice to the wider research community when appropriate and escalate to senior pharmacists when appropriate.
• Participate in the management and development of the pharmacy clinical trial service at UCLH
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
· University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
· National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
· Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
· University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
· Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
· University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
· The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
· University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world class research, innovation and creativity.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/work-with-us/why-choose-uclh/flexible-working.
We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.
Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage’s staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.
We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.
We are also members of www.mytrustbenefits.co.uk/ which offers discounts on high street retail stores, offers on travel deals, and also to take advantage of cash back schemes.
This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.
Please note that if you are at present in a training position on the 2016 new junior doctor’s contract and are applying for a Trust doctor role your salary will not be pay protected.
You will be placed on the appropriate point of the Trust Doctor pay scale based on your previous experience.
Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
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Applicant requirements
Person specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Master’s in pharmacy, and Pharmacist Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Demonstrates a working knowledge of clinical trials, Good Clinical Practice and how these impact on pharmacy practice
Desirable criteria
- Clinical Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or Pharmaceutical Technical Services
- Good Clinical Practice certificate
- Specialist Qualification in Clinical Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or Pharmaceutical Technical Services
- Clinical experience in Oncology/ Haematology, Neurology, Paediatrics or equivalent practical experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Full time post qualification pharmacy practice experience in an NHS hospital for at least 2 years
- Awareness of current national standards, guidelines, and service delivery issues relevant to clinical trials
- Participation in audit
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrable experience of clinical trials and dispensary
- Experience of writing SOPs, managing change and incidents, and developing and delivering action plans
- Demonstrable experience of aseptic services or QA.
- Experience of managing change in a pharmaceutical setting to meet specific patient needs and reducing patient risk.
- Experience of Good Clinical Practice or Good Manufacturing Practice audits and demonstrable evidence of use of findings to improve practice
- Previous experience in delivering education and training within pharmacy
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to work effectively independently or as part of a team, without direct supervision.
- Demonstrable ability to work accurately under pressure, and prioritise and manage time effectively
- Demonstrable ability to evaluate quality of own work, identify personal development needs, and maintain a portfolio of continuous professional development.
- Demonstrates ability to meet service targets
- Demonstrated ability to identify and manage risks.
- Demonstrates the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options
- Demonstrates experience of clinical reasoning and judgement in practice
- Ability to utilise Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint to support routine work activity
- Demonstrated good understanding of Pharmacy priorities
- Collect data regarding service provision
- Ability to communicate fluently in English in a verbal or written manner with patients, junior pharmacy, nursing, medical and other multidisciplinary staff
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical and medicine information to influence pharmacy, nursing, medical and other multidisciplinary staff, and patients or their representatives.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in co-ordinating the day-to-day practice activities of others
- Identifies appropriate measures of service
- Demonstrated good understanding of key Trust, NHS and research priorities and publications
- Reports on data regarding service provision
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate and improve service quality.
- Ability to influence junior pharmacy, nursing, medical and other multidisciplinary staff
Research & development skills
Essential criteria
- Implements the findings of pharmacy practice research
- Maintains a portfolio of practice
Desirable criteria
- Participation in pharmacy practice research and implements relevant findings
- Demonstrates awareness of how research evidence is produced and distributed
- Demonstrates awareness of research evidence in clinical practice
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives, and visitors is minimised by:
Essential criteria
- Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
- Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.
- Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
- Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Chi Yee Chung
- Job title
- Principal Pharmacist R&D
- Email address
- [email protected]
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