Senior Pharmacist - Clinical Trials

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If you want to be part delivering world class eye health services and you share our values: excellence, equity, and kindness, then we would love to hear from you!

Site: City Road Town, London
Salary: £61,927 - £68,676 pa, pro rata incl HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 18/03/:00

Moorfields - A global leader in Ophthalmology

We are Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Founded in 1804, Moorfields Eye Hospital is a world-class centre of excellence for eye health services, ophthalmic research, and education.

With more than 2,300 staff, we are proud to be supported by one of the most diverse workforces in the NHS. Every year we treat more than 700,000 patients at City Road in central London and at our 22 satellite sites, and, in partnership with the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre, we lead one of the most impactful ophthalmic research programmes in the world.

This is an exciting time to join Moorfields. The pandemic fast-tracked a huge amount of innovation which is changing the way we work and deliver care. Construction is under way on Oriel, our new eye care, research, and education centre being built in Camden. The new centre will be flexible and modern, enabling us to bring together healthcare, eye research and education under one roof for the first time.

Job overview

The post holder will act as the Senior Pharmacist for Clinical Trials and will be responsible for:
• Supporting the Lead Pharmacist for Clinical Trials in the provision of leadership and support to the pharmacy clinical trials team to deliver an advanced pharmacy service for clinical trials at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (MEH).
• Ensuring that all clinical trials within the Trust are pharmaceutically managed and maintained and that all current legislation is followed.
• Participating in the provision of a comprehensive pharmaceutical service to the Trust.
• Providing expert advice on pharmaceutical issues related to clinical trials.
• Undertaking medicine safety research and medicines utilisation audits.
• Providing training to pharmacy, medical, nursing, optometry, and other relevant trust staff on clinical trial medicines and processes.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:
• Support the lead pharmacist for clinical trials in the development and delivery of the pharmaceutical support service in respect of clinical trials.
• Manage the staff of the pharmacy clinical trials team.
• Develop relevant financial and KPI reports relating to clinical trials and present these at relevant meetings.
• Be responsible for supervising monitoring visits from commercial and non-commercial organisations.
• Ensure safe and secure storage and handling of clinical trial medicines in the Trust.
• Provide education and training to trust staff.
• Regularly initiate medicines utilisation audits.
• Act as Practice Supervisor for Diploma and Trainee Pharmacists and an Educational Supervisor (Tutor) for these programmes if required.

Working for our organisation

At Moorfields, we provide more than just an excellent career and great colleagues to work with. We also offer:
• Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement
• Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
• Free 24/7 independent counselling service
• Learning and development opportunities
• Easy and quick transport links
• A range of attractive benefits and discounts
• Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
• Flexible working friendly organisation
And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please see our Moorfields benefits document.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See the job description and personal specification document attached for full details on the main duties and responsibilities of this role.

Person specification Education / Qualification

• Masters degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy at diploma level or equivalent knowledge/qualification
• Good Clinical Practice/ Good Manufacturing Practice training/ certificate

Experience

• Previous relevant hospital pharmacy dispensary and/or specialist/clinical trials unit experience
• Management / Supervision of staff
• Experience of planning and implementing clinical or non-clinical policies, procedures and guidelines
• Involvement in clinical trials, clinical trials legislation and clinical audits
• Involvement in the work of Ethics Committees
• Experience of R&D in hospital pharmacy
• Experience as a trainee pharmacist and/or clinical diploma mentor/tutor

Knowledge

• Able to influence and negotiate with multidisciplinary professionals on clinical decisions
• Understanding and awareness of current national standards, legislations, good clinical trial practice
• Be able to provide highly complex information on medicines use, clinical pharmacy and financial issues to senior consultants and managers
• Knowledge of EMIS Pharmacy System
• Understanding of key NHS issues in relation to Hospital Pharmacy and able to reconcile national priorities with local realities

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Leadership skills, ability to work as the specialist lead
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Demonstrates an advanced / expert level of clinical reasoning and judgement
• Able to work under own initiative
• Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy

Due to the nature of this position, employment is subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, completion of a satisfactory DBS disclosure and two references. We do not offer visa sponsorship for roles unless clearly stated in our adverts, so please consider this before applying.

Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our organisational culture. As part of our pledge to take positive action in recruitment we encourage applications from under-represented candidates including BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) and Disabled candidates as we work towards a representative workforce that is able to provide the quality, dignity and respect and to deliver above and beyond.

Moorfields is a flexible working friendly organisation, and we are committed to helping our employees achieve a work-life balance that is beneficial for health and wellbeing, motivation levels and job satisfaction. Every employee of the Trust has the right to request to work flexibly. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

If we receive sufficient applications, we will close this ad prior to the closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying or would like an accessible version of any recruitment documents, please contact the recruitment team at .

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.