Specialist Pharmacy Technician - Clinical Trials


Location
Salary
£38488.00 to £46852.00
Profession
Pharmacy technician
Deadline
25 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Fixed term: 12 months (1.0 WTE)
Posted Date
09 Oct 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

8 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Previous Experience

    Previous evaluated experience of delivering induction and competency-based training

  • Previous Experience

    Previous evaluated experience of supervising staff and workload at site level on a day-to-day basis

  • Previous Experience

    Previous evaluated experience of participation in project and audit work

  • Education/Qualifications

    QCF Pharmacy services Level 3 (NVQ level 3) plus an accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent) or equivalent Pharmacy Technicians whom are qualified via other GPhC approved routes

  • Education/Qualifications

    Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council

  • Education/Qualifications

    Working towards/completion of the Accreditation Checking Pharmacy Technician Scheme (ACPT)

  • Skills/Knowledge/Ability

    Demonstrated ability to write and review SOPs

  • Skills/Knowledge/Ability

    Demonstrated ability to plan, deliver, and organise competency based training assessment

Desirable

8 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Previous Experience

    Demonstrated experience of ability to appraise staff and set performance objectives

  • Previous Experience

    GCP audit experience

  • Previous Experience

    Work experience (post qualification) in hospital pharmacy

  • Previous Experience

    Previous experience in the set up and delivery of Clinical Trials

  • Previous Experience

    Previous experience of dealing with Clinical Trial amendments

  • Education/Qualifications

    Clinical Trials specific training and qualifications

  • Education/Qualifications

    GCP training

  • Skills/Knowledge/Ability

    Experience working in Clinical Trials

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Pharmacy Technician to join our Clinical Trials (OHCT)Pharmacy Department at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT). The department manages Clinical Trials from early stage Phase I studies to Post license Phase IV studies; handling a range of molecules from Advanced Therapies to traditional formulations. The successful applicant will be working alongside a range of experienced leading researchers who run studies from our various research platforms. The post holder will be managing existing studies in line with Good Clinical Practice principles and working alongside our specialist set-up team delivering new studies.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will primarily focus on:

  • Management of existing studies
  • Managing Modifications
  • Early stages feasibility
  • Site Qualification support to the Sponsors
  • Studies Set up
  • Studies Initiation
  • Studies maintenance, closing and archiving
  • Dispensing and checking (ACPT if applicable)
  • Invoicing

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As per the Job Description attached:

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.

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This advert is for Specialist Pharmacy Technician - Clinical Trials with Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Pharmacy technician role. The advertised salary is £38488.00 to £46852.00. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (1.0 WTE). The application deadline is 25 Oct 2026.

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