Specialist Pharmacy Technician Clinical Trials

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge? Are you looking to develop your career and expand your knowledge of research and clinical trials? Then come and join us!

At UHCW our vision is to become a national and international leader in healthcare. As such, our mission is to: Care, Achieve and Innovate. We can achieve our vision and mission by providing and improving quality of care and services, encouraging creativity and embracing research and learning.

We are a friendly, experienced, supportive team, who want to promote research and open studies which will provide new treatments and medication for patients. You will be working with multi-disciplinary teams to bring research to patients.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacy Technician with excellent time management, communication skills and attention to detail to join our Clinical Trials Team.

Applicants are required to be a GPhC registered pharmacy technician with considerable hospital experience. Clinical trial experience is not essential for this role, but would be desirable.

Main duties of the job

You will:

• Review and formally assess the feasibility of potential clinical trials within pharmacy across all areas of the department. This will include the dispensing of aseptic products and monitoring of trials run at ward level.
• Help with the day-to-day running of current trials including training staff involved in dispensing trial medication so they feel confident and competent.
• Ensure trial medication is stored correctly and dispensed to patients safely and in accordance with regulations and legislation.
• Deal with queries from research teams, patients and undertake requests from sponsor monitors.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK. We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high-quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Job responsibilities

• Interpret and dispense for final checking prescriptions, written for inpatients including controlled drugs, clinical trials, cytotoxic chemotherapy and total parenteral nutrition. This may include complex calculations and manipulations.
• Ensure all extemporaneous dispensing in all pharmacy departments in the Trust is carried out to the required quality, Health & Safety, COSHH standards by providing all department SOPs and documentation.
• Query with the prescriber or a Pharmacist any ambiguous or illegally written prescriptions, endorsing the prescription with accurate information.
• To secure/maintain Accredited Accuracy Checking status and perform the final accuracy check of prescriptions and inpatient orders in accordance with departmental policy. To show continuous competency in checking accurately and safely.
• Ensure inpatients receive their medication at the appropriate time through effective supply from dispensaries, stores and the Aseptic Unit. This will include liaising with and providing information to nursing, portering and purchasing staff and through supervising and directing the work of ATOs and technicians.
• Enter all dispensing, ward supply, manufacturing information and patient data accurately into the pharmacy management system(s) (computer) in real time for effective stock control and financial reporting.
• Ensure daily stock counts are carried out within all areas.
• Organise the effective communication of information between Wards/departments, theatres, and pharmacy to ensure accurate supply of drugs.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Knowledge

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Skills

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

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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.

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