£44.81k – £53.13k per annum

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacy technician to join the Pharmacy Clinical Trials team as a Band 6 Lead Project Manager, Clinical Trial Manufacturing & Supplies. The post holder will work closely with the pharmacy clinical trials team to support the delivery of a high-quality clinical trial manufacturing and supplies service to non-commercial and commercial sponsors, contract research organisations (CROs), and Clinical Trial Units (CTUs) in accordance with current UK Clinical Trials Regulations and all amendments, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Good Distribution Practice (GDP) guidelines and department procedures. The post holder will support the set-up, maintenance, manufacturing, packaging, storage and delivery, close-down, archiving and invoicing of clinical trials. Potential candidates will be qualified pharmacy technicians with demonstrable post-qualification hospital pharmacy experience including dispensary services and aseptic manufacture.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible, with the Principal Pharmacist, Head of Clinical Trials & R&D, for the operational management of the pharmacy clinical trials contract manufacturing service in line with the international ethical and scientific quality standard laid down in The International Conference on Harmonisation guidelines for Good Clinical Practice relating to trials (ICH GCP) and The EU Clinical trials directive (2001/20/EC) / UK SI 2012/1916 as transposed into UK law by the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004 (the legislation), GMP Directive 2003/94/EC, and any other legislation or standards for the conduct of clinical trials. The post holder will manage a small but dedicated team for writing and implementing standard operating procedures for clinical trials and contract manufacture that will encompass the oversight of contract manufacture from financial negotiations, contract set-up, project management, distribution and liaising with the manufacturing teams.

About us

The Royal Free Hospital is a large teaching hospital situated in Hampstead, North London. We have one of the largest licensed production units in the UK and provide TPN, cytotoxic and CIVA services to the Trust and home care patients. We have an MIA(IMP) Licence and manufacture investigation medicinal products (IMPs) across the full range of products. This area of work is rapidly expanding. The pharmacy is progressive and friendly department offering a full range of services and education and training opportunities.

The post holder will be members of the pharmacy clinical trials manufacturing based team at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation trust. They will work with the team to ensure the smooth running of manufactured clinical trials handled by the Royal Free Pharmacy Clinical Trial Manufacturing and Supplies Team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Your role is to manage our growing portfolio of projects and your time will be spent on assessing the feasibility of new projects, costing to ensure the unit runs at a profit, liaising with key staff in the production unit including procurement, manufacturing and quality control. You will ensure all projects are run efficiently and timelines are met. This will include discussion and liaison with doctors, nurses, clinical trials coordinators in the pharmaceutical industry or specialist companies and the production team at The Royal Free. You will provide expert trials manufacturing support to all departments. You will be integral in the development of the contract manufacturing team.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Pharmacy Services Level 3 plus an accredited underpinning knowledge or BTech Pharmaceutical Science or a pharmaceutical based degree which included clinical research as a subject
Registered, or eligible to be registered, with Royal Pharmaceutical Society, if a pharmacy technician

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of working in a hospital pharmacy or an industrial pharmaceutical clinical trials department
Experience of supervising staff and workload on a day to day basis
Portfolio demonstrating competence of previous and current pharmacy practice skills, knowledge and CPD
Experience of writing Standard Operating Procedures
Experience of preparing and organising clinical trials

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

Knowledge of principles of GMP, GCP and Health and Safety
Knowledge of principles of IMP and the EU Directive on Clinical Trials and their application in a practical situation
Ability to make a wide range of Non-sterile, Sterile and Aseptic products
Ability to work as part of and lead a team
Ability to work alone and manage his / her own time
Ability to train and assess others
Ability to prioritise and organise routine daily tasks and non-routine tasks using own initiative
Demonstrated pharmacy computer and IT skills, including data entry, word processing, email and internet
Demonstrated ability to communicate more complex information effectively using clear written and spoken English and overcome barriers to understanding
Demonstrated accurate numeracy skills, without using a calculator
Demonstrated ability to maintain quality standards
Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems
Demonstrated ability to work under pressure accurately
Demonstrated ability to motivate self and others

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential

Ability to teach others on a one to one basis and to give educational talks to mixed groups of staff
Demonstrated ability to work with complex equipment

Others

Essential

Demonstrated ability to work to set procedures
Demonstrated knowledge of aspects of a GMP and QA system
Demonstrated ability to deliver and validate staff training
Demonstrated ability to accurately follow written procedures under pressure
Demonstrated ability to undertake preparation of medicines requiring fine and accurate motor skills and concentration
Demonstrated ability to handle hazardous materials safely according to local standard operating procedures
Demonstrated ability to manage load handling issues and ensure local Manual handling procedures are followed
Willingness to work at weekends and Bank Holidays as necessary

Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Pharmacy Services Level 3 plus an accredited underpinning knowledge or BTech Pharmaceutical Science or a pharmaceutical based degree which included clinical research as a subject
Registered, or eligible to be registered, with Royal Pharmaceutical Society, if a pharmacy technician

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of working in a hospital pharmacy or an industrial pharmaceutical clinical trials department
Experience of supervising staff and workload on a day to day basis
Portfolio demonstrating competence of previous and current pharmacy practice skills, knowledge and CPD
Experience of writing Standard Operating Procedures
Experience of preparing and organising clinical trials

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

Knowledge of principles of GMP, GCP and Health and Safety
Knowledge of principles of IMP and the EU Directive on Clinical Trials and their application in a practical situation
Ability to make a wide range of Non-sterile, Sterile and Aseptic products
Ability to work as part of and lead a team
Ability to work alone and manage his / her own time
Ability to train and assess others
Ability to prioritise and organise routine daily tasks and non-routine tasks using own initiative
Demonstrated pharmacy computer and IT skills, including data entry, word processing, email and internet
Demonstrated ability to communicate more complex information effectively using clear written and spoken English and overcome barriers to understanding
Demonstrated accurate numeracy skills, without using a calculator
Demonstrated ability to maintain quality standards
Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems
Demonstrated ability to work under pressure accurately
Demonstrated ability to motivate self and others

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential

Ability to teach others on a one to one basis and to give educational talks to mixed groups of staff
Demonstrated ability to work with complex equipment

Others

Essential

Demonstrated ability to work to set procedures
Demonstrated knowledge of aspects of a GMP and QA system
Demonstrated ability to deliver and validate staff training
Demonstrated ability to accurately follow written procedures under pressure
Demonstrated ability to undertake preparation of medicines requiring fine and accurate motor skills and concentration
Demonstrated ability to handle hazardous materials safely according to local standard operating procedures
Demonstrated ability to manage load handling issues and ensure local Manual handling procedures are followed
Willingness to work at weekends and Bank Holidays as necessary

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

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Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Royal Free Hospital

Pond Street

London

NW3 2QG

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