About this role
Job summary
We are seeking an experienced Part-time (22.5 hpw) clinical trials pharmacist to join our friendly and dynamic research delivery team.
The Clinical Trials Pharmacist will have a key operational role in supporting the setup and coordination of clinical trial pharmacy services for Oxleas as a spoke site in the new South London Commercial Research Delivery Centre (SL CRDC). Based at Oxleas and working across all trust and CDRC sites as required. This role will work closely with clinical pharmacy services and be embedded within the trust's Research and Knowledge team.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will provide medicines expertise and support to ensure that clinical trials within the Trust are set up and conducted in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), and all other relevant medicines regulations and ethical requirements.
The postholder will be responsible for leading an efficient pharmacy clinical trials service across a range of commercial and non-commercial research studies from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Portfolio, working with the local clinical study teams, investigators and CRDC colleagues, the post-holder will be responsible for delivering clinical trials pharmacy services to patients enrolled in clinical research studies in specialties including mental health, dementias & neurodegeneration, neurological disorders and community physical health services.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
We're Kind We're Fair We Listen We Care
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding this vacancy
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications Essential
Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent experience Registered with the GPhC Certificate/Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
Experience Essential
Significant post registration clinical experience Extensive experience of working within NHS Significant experience of working with service users in a patient facing role. Previous experience working within a clinical research environment Experience in liaising with a variety of stakeholders - service users and carers, researchers, clinical and non-clinical staff at all levels with varying levels of research expertise Previous experience working within a clinical research environment
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of research practices, methodologies, clinical trials delivery and the overall research agenda in the NHS Demonstrable ability to work effectively within a complex regulatory environment Self-motivation and ability to motivate others Ability to work effectively under pressure and prioritise workload alone and as part of a team Good communication skills, both written and oral, of specialist clinical information
Other Requirements Essential
Able and willing to travel independently across all trust sites and SL CRDC sites as per the needs of the service Enthusiastic, professional, and accountable
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 (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).
Employer details Employer name Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address Memorial Hospital/agile
Shooters Hill
London
SE18 3RG
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)