Job summary
An exciting opportunity has become available to join the Pharmacy team at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician, primarily based at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, and proactive Pharmacy Technician with experience in clinical trials pharmacy, ideally at Senior Band 5 or Band 6 level, to join our growing research team.

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 Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician, 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.

You will work closely with the Clinical Trials Pharmacist and receive ongoing support from the wider senior pharmacy leadership team and the Research & Development department, enabling you to thrive in a collaborative and dynamic environment.

The successful candidate should be well organised, able to manage their time effectively and work independently on the research trials being run in the department. They will also have the communication skills to explain medication instructions to patients about their trial medication while maintaining patient confidentiality at all times.

Main duties of the job

• To play a pivotal role in supporting and overseeing the safe, effective, and compliant delivery of investigational medicinal products (IMPs) within the hospital setting.
• Actively assist in the achievement of strategic developments planned for the pharmacy clinical trial service.
• Working closely with the clinical trials pharmacist and multidisciplinary research teams, the post holder is responsible for the coordination, technical oversight, and operational management of all pharmacy-related clinical trial activities. This includes setting up and maintaining clinical trial protocols within the pharmacy, ensuring adherence to Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and local/national regulatory frameworks.
• To assist with documentation control for the department, reviewing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) pertaining to research, and tracking and monitoring temperature control systems for trial IMPs
• As a senior member of the pharmacy team, the post holder will provide research supervision and training to pharmacy support staff, contribute to service development, and act as a key liaison between the pharmacy department and external research stakeholders.

About us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Knowledge, skills and experience equivalent to BTEC + NVQ Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Services plus relevant qualification or equivalent experience in GDP
• Registration with the GPhC as a Pharmacy Technician
• In-house management training
• ACPT
• GCP Training

Experience

• Experience of working with clinical trials
• Experience of medicines supply and clinical pharmacy in an acute trust setting
• Experience in using IT systems to support clinical activities
• Experience of formulating standard operating procedures

Knowledge

• Good up to date knowledge of medicine use
• Understanding of issues involved in stock control
• Awareness of, and ability to demonstrate implementation in practice of, GMP, GDP and GCP
• Awareness of current developments in research related to CTIMP studies

Personal Skills

• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good listening skills
• Tact and negotiation skills
• Computer literacy
• Ability to plan and organise on-going service delivery
• Ability to plan and organise on-going training programmes
• Ability to analyse complex problems and present information in a clear and concise manner
• Accurate numeracy skills
• Demonstrated dispensing and checking accuracy

Other

• Accurate and organised
• Ability to plan and organise on-going service delivery
• Ability to plan and organise on-going training programmes
• Ability to analyse complex problems and present information in a clear and concise manner
• Able to work independently to meet agreed objectives
• Able to work accurately under pressure and interruptions.
• Able to maintain detailed concentration

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.