Specialist Pharmacy Technician Clinical Trials

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.  

QEUH Campus Clinical Trials Service- Band 6 Specialist Pharmacy Technician based at QEUH with cross site working as required to support Clinical trials across GG&C.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Pharmacy Technician to join the Pharmacy Clinical Trials Service in NHS GGC. Primarily based at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) Campus in Glasgow, you will provide specialist technical support to the existing Pharmacy Clinical Trials Team and also provide specialist clinical trial support to the Aseptic Team onsite and also at RAH. In addition, you will contribute to the management of the clinical trials pharmacy technical and support staff across other GGC sites.

You will also support the wider Dispensary Team within the QEUH and Royal Hospital for Children (RHC) in relation to clinical trials activity.

Cross site working within GG&C to support the wider Pharmacy Clinical Trials service will be required.

A varied range of commercial and non-commercial clinical trials are hosted within the QEUH Campus and across GG&C ranging from Phase I to Phase IV studies. There are two clinical trials pharmacy dispensing areas within the QEUH/RHC Campus one located within QEUH and the other within the Adult & Paediatric Clinical Research Facility. You will lead the team who split their time in each location as needed to meet service demands.

Pharmacy has strong working relationships with the Research and Innovation Department and NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde which is Sponsor for a number of clinical trials.

Your key duties will include managing service delivery and further development of the Clinical Trials service within QEUH. Ensuring quality and safe practice are maintained in line with GCP and all regulatory requirements. You will have a leadership role which will include training and mentorship of other technical and support staff within the Clinical Trials Dispensary Service and wider pharmacy teams where needed.

The post is permanent and is 37 hours worked 5 out of 7 days with participation in weekend and public holiday working on occasion if required.

For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit please call/ e-mail Samantha Carmichael on: , email: Samantha Carmichael@ggc.scot.nhs.uk.

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