Senior Pharmacist Clinical Trials
Job Description
Job summary
Have you got the enthusiasm and passion to take up the challenge of this vital Pharmacy position?
About our Pharmacy Service
An opportunity has arisen for the right candidate to contribute to our team as clinical trials pharmacist at Ipswich Hospital.
You will be based at Ipswich Hospital, provide leadership and project management for clinical trials service within Pharmacy as well as working clinically at ward level.
Being a key member of the multidisciplinary team you will be expected to fully integrate within the clinical and technical environment providing leadership for both patient services and clinical trials.
Weekend working and on-call will be required for this role
This post is to cover a secondment until 20th June 2025. Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only. This will need to be discussed with your line manager.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for assisting the Pharmacy department in ensuring the effective management of pharmaceutical aspects of Clinical Trials and Research within East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT).
You will liaise closely with the Research and Development (R&D) Department and Lead Clinicians across the Trust, and support the Comprehensive Local Research Network (CLRN).
You will be expected to provide clinical input to Technical and Clinical Pharmacy Services.
Support will also be provided to ensure that you achieve any additional training deemed necessary to work in Clinical Trials Research
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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Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous hospital pharmacy experience
- Demonstrated experience of multi-disciplinary working
Desirable
- Previous budgetary management experience
- Previous experience working in a licensed MIA(IMP) facility
- Previous experience of managing clinical trials
- Experience of technical as well as clinical aspects of pharmacy
- Previous experience in delivering training and education
- Previous experience in pharmaceutical research and development
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC Registered
- Masters Degree plus proven pre-registration training (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Certificated training in Good Clinical Practice (GCP), or willing to undertake training within three months of appointment
- Relevant Post-graduate Qualifications
Knowledge
Essential
- Computer Literacy
- Medicines Management
- Good all-round clinical knowledge relating to clinical pharmacy practice
Desirable
- Wide clinical knowledge of issues affecting Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Good clinical knowledge of the Medication Safety agenda
- Good understanding of the clinical audit process
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.
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
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ipswich Hospital
Heath Road
Ipswich
IP4 5PD
