Senior Pharmacy Technician Clinical Trials

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The closing date is 23 October 2025

This is an exciting opportunity for a recently qualified or experienced Pharmacy Technician to join our Clinical Trials (Adult) Pharmacy Department at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT). The department manages Clinical Trials from early stage Phase I studies to Post license Phase IV studies; handling a range of molecules from Advanced Therapies to traditional formulations. The successful applicant will be working alongside a range of experienced leading researchers who run studies from our various research platforms. The post holder will be managing existing studies in line with Good Clinical Practice principles and working alongside our specialist set-up team delivering new studies.

The successful applicant will primarily focus on:

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• Management of existing studies
  
• Managing Amendments as part of the amendments team
  
• Early Stage Studies Feasibility
  
• Site Qualification support to the Sponsors
  
• Studies closing and Archiving
  

The department has advanced capabilities and several years of experience in managing Clinical Trials from multinational Pharmaceutical companies and non-commercial organisations. The Trust has a large portfolio of sponsored studies where Clinical Trials Pharmacy act as a Sponsor Pharmacy. Our team are experienced in managing complex studies involving advanced therapies. The Trust, as part of its bigger organisational structure, provides an array of world class training for researchers and support departments. Our researchers collaborate and work along side with our academic and industrial partners.

As per the Job Description attached:

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• Management of existing studies
  
• Managing Amendments as part of the amendments team
  
• Early Stage Studies Feasibility
  
• Site Qualification support to the Sponsors
  
• Studies closing and Archiving
  

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• Previous evaluated experience of delivering induction and competency-based training
  
• Previous evaluated experience of supervising staff and workload at site level on a day-to-day basis
  
• Previous evaluated experience of participation in project and audit work
  
• Demonstrated experience of ability to appraise staff and set performance objectives
  
• Work experience (post qualification) in hospital pharmacy
  
• Previous experience in the set up and delivery of Clinical Trials
  
• Previous experience of dealing with Clinical Trial amendments
  

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• Demonstrated ability to accurately account and record patient medicines as part of reconciliation
  
• Demonstrated ability to write and review SOPs
  
• Demonstrated ability to plan, deliver, and organise competency based training assessment
  
• Demonstrated effective customer service skills.
  

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• QCF Pharmacy services Level 3 (NVQ level 3) plus an accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent) or equivalent Pharmacy Technicians whom are qualified via other GPhC approved routes
  
• Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  
• Working towards/completion of the Accreditation Checking Pharmacy Technician Scheme (ACPT)
  
• Clinical Trials specific training and qualifications
  
• GCP training
  

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.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Trials Office Inpatient Pharmacy Guys Hospital

£37,259 to £45,356 a year per annum inc HCA

Permanent

Full-time

196-LIS9950D

Clinical Trials Office Inpatient Pharmacy Guys Hospital