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This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, pharmacy technician to work within the pharmacy clinical trials service based at Gartnavel General Hospital (GGH) in Glasgow. You will provide technical support to the existing clinical trials team based at GGH to deliver the clinical trials service within the Adult Research Portfolio. NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde runs a varied range of commercial and non-commercial clinical trials ranging from Phase I (first in human) to Phase IV (post-marketing) within the Adult portfolio. The service runs across several hospitals across NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde. has strong working relationships with the Research and Development Department and Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit. NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde are sponsor for a number of clinical trials too. A significant part of this role would be to provide input to the set-up and conduct of clinical trials to researchers and other pharmacy staff. Your key duties will include managing the day to day workload of the clinical trials dispensary which includes dispensing and checking of clinical trials and the review and set-up of new clinical trials. You will have responsibilities for supervising and training other members of the team and wider pharmacy department. You will require the ability to work as part of a team and have good communication skills to allow confidence in interacting with all grades of staff from the multidisciplinary team as well as external Sponsors. You must be registered with, or eligible for registration with, the General Pharmaceutical Council and hold an accredited aseptic checking qualification (PACT) or dispensing checking qualification (DCT). Candidates who hold up to date accreditation as an Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician within community pharmacy are welcome to apply. These candidates would be paid at a Band 5 Annex U salary while they undertake the SQA qualification as Pharmacy Dispensing Checking Technician (PDCT). Upon successful completion of training these candidates will then transfer to the Band 5 Pharmacy Technician Higher Level role and payscale.
Informal Contact
For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit please call/ e-mail Pamela Surtees on: 0141 232 1790, email: Pamela.surtees@ggc.scot.nhs.uk. The hours of this post are worked Monday to Friday 3.75 hours per weekday mornings.
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