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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
  • Compressed hours
37.5 hours per week (Plus weekend, bank holiday and evening shifts on rota)
Job ref
275-2411SCP-TF1
Employer
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Gillingham
Salary
£53,755 - £60,504 per annum/pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/12/2024 23:59

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Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Clinical Trials and Frailty

Band 8a

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.

Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

Job overview

Specialist Clinical Pharmacist - Clinical Trials and Frailty

Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services

Care Group: Diagnostics and Therapies

Band: 8a

Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum/pro rata

Interview Date: Week commencing 16th September 2024

We are recruiting for a Specialist Clinical Pharmacist who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of the job is to lead on and be responsible for all aspects of the provision of  Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) use in Medway NHS Foundation Trust, ensuring that all regulatory, legislative and best practice recommendations are implemented and followed. They will devise and implement a strategic plan for the development of the pharmacy clinical trials service, also being responsible for budget management and expansion of the service.

 

The postholder is expected to be an integrated member of the Trust’s R&I leadership team, supporting with the development and implementation of the medicines related aspects of their strategy. 

 

Additionally, the postholder will support with increasing the research output and leading on innovation in the department. 

 

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Working for our organisation

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy – Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B – Bold

E – Every person counts

S – Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To be the responsible lead pharmacist for clinical trials at the Trust providing management, support and advice as appropriate. 

To develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure pharmacy meets the required GCP standards for clinical trials

To manage clinical trials staff and  assist with the supervision and training of pharmacists and technicians

To provide professional leadership, advice and support

To work as an advanced clinical pharmacist in a defined area of practice

To support peers in developing research and innovation ideas

The purpose of the job is to lead on and be responsible for all aspects of the provision of  Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) use in Medway NHS Foundation Trust, ensuring that all regulatory, legislative and best practice recommendations are implemented and followed.

They will devise and implement a strategic plan for the development of the pharmacy clinical trials service, also being responsible for budget management and expansion of the service. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Master’s degree in pharmacy
  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist in the UK(or eligible to be)
  • Specialist post graduate qualification such as clinical diploma or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates knowledge of all aspects of GCP, GMP and QA and clinical trial legislation
  • Knowledge of and ability to apply all aspects of regulatory legislation and guidelines
  • Demonstrate expert knowledge covering a range of pharmacy services inc clinical pharmacy services and able to provide highly specialist advice

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Proven experience of delivering responsibilities and objectives to time in previous posts
  • Previous significant experience of working in clinical trials at advanced level including feasibility assessments
  • Demonstrate experience and ability to manage or supervise a range of projects
  • Experience of managing and motivating staff, appraising and giving feedback

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates ability to identify problems, analyse root cause and propose solutions for complex problems
  • Able to solve difficult and ambiguous problems by advanced reasoning and sound technical judgment
  • Able to develop and review options appraisals and identify the most appropriate option
  • Advanced IT skills – including MS Word, Excel, email and PowerPoint

Values Based Question

Essential criteria
  • Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a ‘can do’ attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Simon Matthews
Job title
Deputy Chief Pharmacist
Email address
[email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Residence 13a
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Windmill Road
Gillingham
Kent
ME7 5NY
Telephone
01634 976537
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