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Are you interested in entering the world of research? Do you want to contribute to evidence based practice? If yes, then we have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacist to join the Clinical Trials team based at Queen’s Hospital as part of the Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. T his role offers you the chance to make a real difference to the delivery of research and gain valuable experience in clinical trials.
The successful applicant will be supporting the Lead Clinical Trials Pharmacist and Clinical Trials Senior Technician in the delivery of a diverse portfolio of both commercially and non-commercially sponsored studies. You will organise the set-up of trials, management of ongoing studies, ensuring all current legislation, MHRA guidelines and Good Clinical Practice standards are met.
You must be a registered pharmacist and must have completed the Certificate in Pharmacy Practice or Module 1 of the Postgraduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice. You must be able to work with medical and nursing staff and other health care professionals.
We require an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist with good team working, communication and organisational skills. You must be hard working, accurate and have previous hospital pharmacy experience, (experience in clinical trials is desirable).
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide support to the Clinical Trials team in pharmacy within Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust. To ensure all trials are conducted in accordance with the trial protocol and in accordance with ethics and the law; that they are dispensed accurately with optimum regard to patient safety and that all necessary records are made in the required format.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.
We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries – live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist in the UK (MRPharmS).
Experience/ Knowledge
- Experience of working with nursing and medical staff and other health care professionals
- Experience in Clinical Pharmacy
- Previous experience of clinical trials in NHS.
Before you apply
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Flexible workingWe welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working or job sharing where service needs allow.
Pre-employment checks Please provide references from your current or most recent employer, including your line manager or supervisor. Successful applicants will also be required to complete pre-employment checks, including identity verification through TrustID and any role-specific clearances.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Mohammed Rashid Khan Job title Lead Clinical Trials Pharmacist Email address mohammed-rashid.khan@nhs.net Telephone number 01708435000
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