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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available for an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our dynamic and supportive Pharmacy Clinical Trials team at Whittington Health.
In this role, you will play a key part in the delivery and management of clinical trials, ensuring compliance with standard operating procedures, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and relevant regulatory standards. This is an ideal position for someone with strong attention to detail, organisational and interpersonal skills who is looking to make a real impact in a research-focused environment.
You will be part of a collaborative team that works closely with pharmacy colleagues and multi-disciplinary teams across the Trust and wider region. As part of a forward-thinking and diverse pharmacy department, you will also have the opportunity to contribute to ongoing service improvements and support the expansion of research activity across the Trust.
At the Whittington, we are committed to innovation and continuous development in how we deliver care, ensuring our services are always focused on the best outcomes for our patients
Main duties of the job
- Be responsible for the operational management of the Pharmacy Clinical Trials Service
- Lead the Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) management, including receipt, dispensing, handing out, returns, temperature excursion reports, and any other relevant activities.
- Provide specialist advice and assurance that all IMP processes comply with GCP, MHRA requirements and Trust governance standards, acting as a key point of contact during monitoring visits and inspections.
- Act as a specialist liaison and work with members of the Pharmacy Clinical Trials Team, Research and Development (R&D) team and drug companies to review and assess the operational and clinical resource needed to open and run clinical trials for a variety of specialities.
- Be responsible for the financial management of Pharmacy Clinical Trials, including costing, income recovery and financial governance.
- Develop and review departmental clinical trial work and standard operating procedures.
- Coordinate the effective communication of clinical trials related matters to the wider Pharmacy department and other healthcare professionals.
- Provide written and oral information to patients regarding clinical trials IMPs.
- Lead the collection, analysis and reporting of Key Performance Indicators (KPI) data for benchmarking and identify any variations or concerns for discussion..
- Make independent decisions regarding IMP management, protocol deviations and risk mitigation, escalating complex issues where appropriate.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Reliable
- Self-motivated
- Able to work under pressure whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Able to work on own initiative and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrates initiative, innovation, and motivation & enthusiasm for the post
- Commitment to Continuing Professional Development.
- Excellent communication skills
- Confidence working with the wider MDT
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good written and oral communication skills. Able to communicate with patients and all grades of healthcare staff (verbally and in writing)
- Prioritisation, excellent time management, the ability to plan and execute long-term projects and maintain multiple projects at once
- Computer literate and able to demonstrate a good depth of ability to use excel, word programmes
- Good interpersonal skills
- Confident & assertive when dealing with other professionals
- Demonstrates ability to organise and prioritise workload including when under pressure.
- Good problem-solving skills
- Excellent numeracy skills and analysis and interpretation of data
- Ability to identify and manage risk
- Experience of providing education and training to pharmacy staff, nursing staff and doctors
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Great Britain or an equivalent EU body
- Level 3 NVQ (QCF) Diploma Pharmacy Service Skills or SVQ Pharmacy Services.
- Level 3 National Certificate in Pharmacy Services, or Diploma Pharmaceutical Science or Level 3 knowledge base programme (Or equivalent qualification
- GCP qualification
Desirable
- Accredited for final prescription checking, or willing to undertake training for accreditation
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing training to pharmacy staff
- Experience of liaising and interacting with nursing and medical staff and other healthcare professionals
- Experience of dealing with patients and the public
- Experience supervising staff
Desirable
- Experience of working with clinical trials
- Good understanding of Good Clinical Practice
- Experience of being in a Medicines Management role e.g. Assessment of Patients own medicines, drug history taking, medicines reconciliation
- Knowledge of CMM computer system
- Previous experience of conducting audit / project work
- Working knowledge/experience of writing SOPs
- Understanding of Quality Improvement principles and methodology
- Minimum of 2 years’ work experience (post qualification) as a qualified Pharmacy Technician to include hospital roles
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This advert is for Senior Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician with Whittington Health NHS Trust in Whittington Health NHS Trust. It is listed as a Pharmacy technician role. The advertised salary is £47951.00 to £56863.00. The contract type is 18 months (Fixed Term). The application deadline is 23 Aug 2026.
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