Senior Lead Pharmacy Technician Clinical Trials and Aseptics

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

The Clinical Trials Pharmacy Team comprises enthusiastic and committed professionals managing almost 300 active trials. The changing horizon of clinical trials with the development of personalised and precision medicines means this is an exciting time to be involved in clinical trials.

You would gain experience in coordinating a portfolio of clinical trials ranging from phase 1 dose finding studies to large phase 3 studies, and a new but fast-growing pipeline of Advanced Therapy trials.

The Aseptic Services Pharmacy Team are a close-knit team working across the Charing Cross and Hammersmith Hospital sites to ensure chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition and clinical trials are prepared safely and efficaciously. You would play an active role in the day-to-day running of our licensed aseptic units, delivering a safe and efficient service to our patients, as well as taking part in the training of pharmacy technician, pharmacists and assistants within the unit.

We take pride in our strong liaisons with the Imperial Clinical Research Facility (ICRF), CRUK Imperial Centre and many other research units, which continue to produce ground-breaking research. Through our partnership with Imperial College London, we have a global reputation for excellence and advances in clinical and biomedical research.

Main duties of the job

• To assist in the provision of a high quality, patient focused, aseptic service, to patients of the Trust.
• To ensure the provision of a quality pharmaceutical dispensing service to patients of the Trust with regard to clinical trials and aseptic services.
• To co-ordinate all pharmaceutical aspects of clinical trials prepared in the aseptic unit.
• To maintain and develop the aseptic clinical trial service to ensure smooth running of the clinical trials.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Recognised pharmacy technicians qualification e.g. NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services
• Registered Technician with the GPhC
• Mandatory professional CPD as defined by the GPhC

Desirable criteria

• Accredited Checking Technician (or to be achieved within 12 months) for both PN and chemotherapy (in and final check)

Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous experience in looking after pharmacy computer systems
• Previous experience in training others

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential criteria

• The ability to communicate empathetically towards patients
• Excellent and professional written communication skills

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Job description (PDF, 510.5KB)
• Function Requirement Form (PDF, 272.6KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)