Senior Assistant Technical Officer

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical trials

1. Check pharmacy files for missing data and organise, retrieve, and record data in a timely manner.

2. Ensuring clinical trial pre orders and vial allocations are turned around in a timely fashion to prevent any delay in patient treatment

3. Work with sponsor IVRS/IWRS for ordering, acknowledging orders.

4. Dispensing and preparation of medicines both IV and oral clinical trials in accordance with ICH GCP and study specific sops.

5. To provide support to other pharmacy staff in the dispensing of complex clinical trials.

6. Use computer-based data storage systems and IVRS/IWRS to record clinical trial activity

7. Assist pharmacy team in all areas of R&D administration as required.

8. Ensure all drug accountability for all clinical trials are processed accurately and in a timely manner ensuring drug accountability is up to date.

9. To participate in the maintenance of pharmacy documentation where required.

10. Support regulatory compliance across all clinical research services within pharmacy.

11. To perform any other duties as requested by the line manager and/or director of pharmacy.

12. To be responsible for own continued personal and professional development through training and review with line manager.

GENERAL

1. Undertake daily housekeeping duties
2. Be fully aware of COSHH regulations, particularly in relation to health and storage of medicines. Be aware of the Cytotoxic Spill procedure in the event of an accident.
3. Report any complaints, incidents, or near misses on the departmental Incident report sheets.
4. Be fully aware of all departmental operational policies and carry out procedures in accordance with current legislation.
5. Comply with the Health & Safety at work Act.
6. Attend regular in house and Trust training sessions to ensure Continued Professional Development. Attend Trust & departmental Mandatory training
7. Participate in the extended hours of the department, leading to twelve hour and seven-day week departmental opening. To be able to participate in Saturday working as required by the service. To participate in the required bank holiday working rota.

The duties of the post may be varied with the agreement of the employee in accordance with the changing needs and practices of the department and organization. The role should be discussed at least on an annual basis through the preparation of a personal development plan

Training programme

The post holder will be expected to undergo further training that may be necessary to continue in this role. In the first instance this will be an in-house training programme.

Working Conditions

• The Trust operates a range of policies, e.g., Human resources, clinical practice (available on the Trust Intranet). All Trusts employees must observe and adhere to the provisions outlined in these policies.
• Participate in the extended hours of the department, if required. To be able to participate in weekend and bank holiday working as required by the service. This may be reviewed and altered depending on the service demands.
• Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours and the positive working relationship policy.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NVQ 2 or equivalent in Pharmacy Services or willingness to complete apprenticeship in Pharmacy Services

Experience

Desirable criteria

• Working in a Pharmacy environment
• Clinical Trials
• Hospital experience
• Dispensing experience
• Reconstitution experience
• Previous aseptic environment experience
• Good Manufacturing Practice
• Stores handling
• Experience of GMP
• GCP Training

Skills

Essential criteria

• IT skills
• Good communication skills
• Able to work alone and as part of a team.
• An accurate and logical approach to workloads.
• Motivated and flexible
• Ability to undertake physical and manual tasks
• Good time management
• Honest, reliable, and enthusiastic

Desirable criteria

• Stock control and rotation

Knowledge

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of working in Pharmacy
• Knowledge of working with trials.
• Knowledge of aseptic procedures.

Values

Essential criteria

• Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

Other

Essential criteria

• Flexibility of working hours
• To be able to participate in weekend or bank holiday working if required by the service.

The closing date for this post may be extended if there are insufficient applicants or brought forward if there is a high volume of applicants.

We want to ensure that everyone who works at the Christie or uses our services is welcomed, valued and treated with dignity and respect. The Christie values diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all and fair representation across the organisation at all levels. In support of these commitments, we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority people and people with disabilities for this post. Appointment will be only on merit.

We are committed to creating a balanced and diverse workforce. As such we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Together we will foster inclusion and tackle inequity and health inequalities in cancer care.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy

All positions within the Christie are subject to the receipt of satisfactory written references, medical clearance and evidence of your Right to Work in the UK. Some roles will require a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. Please note if you are successfully appointed to a post with this Trust, you will be required to pay for your own DBS Disclosure.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.

If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, I regret that on this occasion your application will have been unsuccessful.

The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and will form part of the recruitment process. In the event that you are successful following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

Overseas candidates wishing to apply for this position and who would require immigration sponsorship, may wish to self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post on the UKVI website.

You should be aware the Trust operates a No Smoking Policy and therefore employees are not permitted to smoke at work.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 280.4KB)
• The Christie Values and Behaviours (PDF, 919.5KB)
• Strategy Brochure (PDF, 1.0MB)
• Trust Membership - Christie Talent (PDF, 23.0KB)
• Travel to The Christie (PDF, 3.8MB)