Trainee/Senior Pharmacy Assistant - Clinical Trials

An exciting opportunity has become available to join the Pharmacy Clinical Trials Team at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Trainee/Senior Pharmacy Assistant, based at the York site.

In this rewarding role, you will become part of a dedicated and supportive team that plays a key role in advancing research across the Trust. As a team member, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the delivery of high-quality clinical research while developing your own skills and expertise.

Research or Pharmacy experience would be advantageous but not essential.

Candidates must be willing to work towards completing the level 2 Dispensing Pharmacy qualification, however applications are welcome from those who already hold this qualification. If you already have the required qualifications and skills, then you will start the role as a Senior Pharmacy Assistant Band 3.

Candidates will also contribute to the weekend and bank holiday rota.

The Role Of The Successful Candidate Would Include

• Work with others to ensure clinical trials are set up efficiently
• Stock control, including monitoring of storage environments
• Organise, prepare and dispense clinical trials prescriptions
• Process returned medication to clinical trials sponsors
• Work with Research and Innovation, research teams and external sponsors
• Visit clinic, wards and units outside of pharmacy to conduct monitoring visits
• Dispense discharge, inpatient and outside unit prescription requests
• Dispense stock and named patient controlled drugs

Trust Information Pack https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd Our Benefits We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance through a range of provider

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Poppy Cottrell-Howe Job title: Pharmacy Clinical Trials Lead Email address: p.cottrell-howe@nhs.net Telephone number: 01904 721684