Deputy Chief Technician, Clinical Trials

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

1. To directly supervise and manage staff to co-ordinate the daily running of the Pharmacy Clinical Trials GCP service and the Clinical Trial dispensary.
2. To ensure a prompt, safe, efficient, and accurate Pharmacy Clinical Trials GCP service and Clinical Trial dispensing service is provided at all times.
3. To support the Clinical Trials Operations Manager, Chief Technician, Clinical Trials, and Deputy Chief Technicians at the other site to ensure a consistent service across the two sites.
4. Co-ordinate and deliver training for all staff working in the Pharmacy Clinical Trials Team ensuring they conduct duties within legislations and local procedures/policies.
5. To assist the Chief/Deputy Chief Technician, Aseptic Services, through training and monitoring staff in the aseptic preparation of Clinical Trials.
6. To deputise for the Chief Technician, Clinical Trials in their absence.
7. Participate with all activities within the Pharmacy Clinical Trials Team.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential Criteria

• Registered pharmacy technician with GPhC.
• Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) or must be willing to work towards achieving qualification.

Desirable Criteria

• Practice supervisor/Educational supervisor certificate / Train the Trainer or equivalent.
• Leadership training or equivalent.

Experience

Essential Criteria

• Significant clinical trial work experience (post qualification) in hospital pharmacy.
• Knowledge and understanding of the principles of Good Clinical Practice.
• Staff supervisory experience as a senior technician.
• Experience of training staff.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in aseptic preparation.
• Experience of managing staff, including sickness, performance, conduct, and appraisal process.
• Experience of leading or organising a service on a day-to-day basis.
• Experience of change management.
• Experience in writing Standard Operating Procedures for new processes.
• Experience in handling systemic anticancer treatments and safe handling requirements of cytotoxic drugs.
• Oncology Pharmacy experience.

Skills Abilities/Knowledge

Essential Criteria

• Effective interpersonal skills with ability to communicate with staff in clear English at all levels from a wide range of disciplines.
• Evidence of working well in a team with all staff levels and act as a role model.
• Demonstrate initiative, proactive and ability to demonstrate self-motivation and to motivate others.
• Well-developed organisational, time management and planning skills.
• Good leadership qualities: prepared to take responsibility and to delegate effectively and able to work without direct supervision.
• Proven ability to train/coach other members of staff.
• Able to work effectively, accurately and with attention to detail following written procedures.
• Computer literate - Ability to use Microsoft Office applications e.g. Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Proficient in Pharmacy stock control and dispensing computer systems.
• Ability to deal with conflict/difficult situations.
• Calm under pressure maintaining accuracy and attention to detail for prolonged periods of time with frequent and unpredictable interruptions.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of working with EPIC.

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination - What We Expect of Our Staff

At The Royal Marsden, we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the utmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges

Applicant Requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Documents to Download

• JDPS (PDF, 309.9KB)
• Job features form (PDF, 144.6KB)
• Royal Marsden Trust Values (PDF, 715.5KB)
• Workplace Wellbeing and Rewards Guide (PDF, 1.2MB)