Senior Technician , Clinical Trials

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification :

• Setting up new clinical trials at RM, attending set-up meetings and working closely with Clinical Research Associates, Connect Team and Research Nurses.
• Be responsible for preparing set up pharmacy paperwork ensuring they are clear and concise and assist with nurses preparation guidelines for clinical trials as per set up timelines.
• Be responsible for ensuring that all pharmacy procedures are in place in time for recruitment of the first patient to a new clinical trial.
• To support creating income related documentation as required i.e. Financial Information/Backing sheets
• To ensure that all staff working on clinical trials are adhering to ICH-GCP guidelines, UK and EU legislation.
• Be responsible for the supervision of ATOs working within clinical trials
• Train pharmacy staff in dispensing and checking of clinical trials

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

• NVQ level 3/BTEC equivalent in Pharmaceutical Science
• Registered as a pharmacy technician with GPhC
• Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification or qualification will be required to be undertaken as per required timeframes

Desirable criteria

• Current certified ICH-GCP training
• Practice Supervisor course or equivalent

Experience

Desirable criteria

• Work experience (post qualification) in hospital pharmacy
• Oncology Pharmacy experience
• Clinical Trial experience
• Experience in aseptic preparation
• Experience of team leader or suitable management
• Working knowledge/experience of writing SOPs
• Experience of working with EPIC system and EDGE

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Well-developed organisational, time management and planning skills; ability to organise workload
• Good communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal) with members of the public and other healthcare professionals
• Computer literate - Ability to use Microsoft office applications eg Word, excel and outlook with Intermediate level experience

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• Calm under pressure, maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Adaptable to change
• Prepared to take responsibility and able to work without direct supervision
• Approachable and reliable with a good attendance record
• Demonstrate initiative: proactive and self-motivated
• Able to work on both sites and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role

Desirable criteria

• Interest in oncology and medical research

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.

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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 upmost 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.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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 and Personal Specifications (PDF, 308.3KB)
• Job Features Form (PDF, 144.6KB)
• Royal Marsden Trust Values (PDF, 715.5KB)
• Workplace Wellbeing and Rewards Guide (PDF, 1.2MB)