Band 5 Clinical Trial Technician - Pharmacy

Job Summary You will be a key member of the pharmacy trials team and work closely with our research teams based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Heartlands Hospital and our external research partners helping set up and deliver trials to our patients.

You will be responsible for assisting in the day-to-day delivery of the pharmacy trials service to ensure the safe and timely dispensing of clinical trial medication in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) in the Pharmacy Clinical Trials Dispensary and Pharmacy Aseptic Unit.

Although desirable, there is no requirement to have experience working within clinical trials or in an aseptic unit as full training will be provided however, you must have excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills and be able to show you are self-motivated and flexible in your approach to your work to meet the requirements for the pharmacy trials service.

You Will Have

• A nationally recognised Pharmacy Technician qualification and be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council;
• An accredited accuracy checking qualification, be working towards this qualification or be willing to work towards this.
• A flexible approach and good time management skills
• Have good IT and communication skills

Main Duties, Tasks &​ Skills Required The main responsibilities of the post holder will be:

• To perform a variety of general pharmacy duties under the supervision of a pharmacist or technician in all aspects of clinical trials medicine management including ordering, receipting, deliveries, dispensing and temperature monitoring of clinical trial medicines.
• To be involved in maintaining financial records, completing drug accountability activities and networking with research teams across the trust and with external representatives.
• To be able to deal with enquires in an efficient, polite and courteous manner. Providing a caring and helpful service to other members of staff, patients, and the general public.

You will lead in providing excellent customer service, acting as a role model to other members of the dispensary team.

About Us University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job Description *Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person specification

Qualifications Essential

NVQ Level 3 Diploma (QCF) in Pharmacy

Service Skills and Level 3 Diploma (QCF) in

Pharmaceutical Sciences or equivalent as

defined by the General Pharmaceutical

Council of Great Britain

• Dispensing Accuracy Accreditation, West

Midlands scheme or equivalent, or

working towards.

• Registered as a Technician with the

General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

• Accredited Checking Technician West

Midlands scheme or equivalent, or

working towards.

Experience Essential

Experience of working in a hospital

setting

• Practical experience of aseptic work
• Working knowledge of a broad range of

medicines and their safety issues

• Experience of working within a pharmacy

team

• Demonstrates an understanding of the

legal responsibilities of the profession

• Demonstrates the ability to be able to

handle safely and competently

pharmaceutical equipment and medicines

used in the dispensing process

• Evidence of Continual Professional

Development (CPD)

• Medication counselling experience

Desirable

Experience of working within clinical trials

• Providing specialist technical advice to others

i.e. manufacturing methods

• Contribution to technical education of less

experienced staff, students or assistants

• Training experience
• Supervisory experience
• Audit experience

Additional Criteria

Essential Evidence of Dispensing Accuracy

Assessment -- successfully completed

• Evidence of Continual Professional

Development (CPD)

• Evidence of registration with the General

Pharmaceutical Council

• Committed to abide by the Trust Vision

and Values

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For Help With Your Application, Contact Lubna Khan

lubna.khan@uhb.nhs.uk

01214243975

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32073.00 to £39043.00 Yearly

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-Time, Flexible Working

Reference number

304-1094504

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Attachments

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