Job summary
A fantastic opportunity has emerged for a passionate, highly motivated, and dynamic Pharmacy Clinical Trials Officer, to join the Clinical Trial Team at the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. Clinical trials is an integral part of the National Health Service. Everyday clinical trials investigating medicines are being run across the country which are working towards new and improved treatments for patients. This exciting role will contribute to this invaluable work.

You should have previous experience in clinical trials, and previous exposure to Aseptic, oncology or haemato-oncology would be advantageous. You will be part of a dynamic team consisting of research focused Chief Investigators, Principal Investigators, Consultants, Research Nurses, Research Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Quality Assurance Professionals including Qualified Person and the wider Research Team, who are always striving for excellence in quality of our work. This position will be based either at Ipswich Hospital or Colchester Hospital, with the expectation to provide cross-site coverage to ensure consistent service delivery and maintain the quality of service.

Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for supporting the Clinical Trials team to provide a reliable and efficient pharmacy clinical trials service which meets the needs of our clinical trials patients at ESNEFT and the surrounding areas, sponsors and also the many specialist research teams we work closely with across the Trust.

You will also actively engage with the Clinical Trials Pharmacist(s) to build and expand the clinical trials portfolio whilst ensuring compliance with International Conference on Harmonisation of Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP), clinical trials regulations, the research governance framework and other relevant guidelines and policies. The post holder will also take a leading role in developing and maintaining computer systems related to clinical trials

About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Details
Date posted: 25 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 432-HR717-26
Job locations: Colchester and Ipswich Hospital, Colchester and Ipswich, CO4 5JL, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Previous GCP experience within NHS or pharmaceutical industry or equivalent professional environment
• Previous experience of working within a clinical environment
• Demonstrated experience of multi-disciplinary working

Desirable

• Previous clinical trials experience
• Previous experience of Aseptic/sterile/GMP manufacturing
• Previous prescription dispensing and checking experience

Qualifications
Essential

• Degree in Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmacy, Biotechnology or equivalent or B-Tech in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent

Desirable

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with the GPhC
• Accredited Checking Technician Qualification
• Current Good Clinical Practice certificate

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.

We are an equal opportunities employer.