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QEUH CAMPUS CLINICAL TRIALS SERVICE – Band 6 Specialist Pharmacy Technician based at QEUH with cross site working as require to support Clinical trials across GG&C.
Fixed Term 2 year in the first instance. Secondments will be considered.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Pharmacy Technician to join the Pharmacy Clinical Trials Service in NHS GGC. Primarily based at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) Campus in Glasgow, you will provide specialist technical support to the existing Pharmacy Clinical Trials Team and also provide specialist clinical trial support to the Aseptic Team onsite. In addition, you will contribute to the management of the clinical trials pharmacy technical and support staff across other GGC sites.
You will also support the wider Dispensary Team within the QEUH and Royal Hospital for Children (RHC) in relation to clinical trials activity.
Cross site working within GG&C to support the wider Pharmacy Clinical Trials service will be required.
Candidate must be a registered pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council and posses a technician checking qualification (PACT or DCT). Must have 3 years post qualification experience providing a broad understanding of a range of technical practice including staff management and experience working within a clinical trial environment and an understanding of Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
A varied range of commercial and non-commercial clinical trials are hosted within the QEUH Campus and across GG&C ranging from Phase I to Phase IV studies. There are two clinical trials pharmacy dispensing areas within the QEUH/RHC Campus – one located within QEUH and the other within the Sackler Adult & Paediatric Clinical Research Facility. You will lead the team who split their time in each location as needed to meet service demands.
Pharmacy has strong working relationships with the Research and Innovation Department and NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde which is Sponsor for a number of clinical trials.
Your key duties will include managing service delivery and further development of the Clinical Trials service within QEUH. Ensuring quality and safe practice are maintained in line with GCP and all regulatory requirements. You will have a leadership role which will include training and mentorship of other technical and support staff within the Clinical Trials Dispensary Service and wider pharmacy teams where needed.
This post is 37.5 hours worked 5 over 7 days with participation in weekend and public holiday working on occasion if required.
Informal Contact
Samantha Carmichael, Lead Pharmacist on 0141 314 0232
Pamela Surtees, Lead Technician on 0141 314 4083
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Pack
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