Senior Technician, Clinical Trials

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

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• Setting up new clinical trials at RM, attending set‑up meetings and working closely with Clinical Research Associates, Connect Team and Research Nurses.
  
• Be responsible for preparing set up pharmacy paperwork ensuring they are clear and concise and assist with nurses preparation guidelines for clinical trials as per set up timelines.
  
• Be responsible for checking set up pharmacy paperwork ensuring they are clear and concise and assist with nurses preparation guidelines for clinical trials as per set up timelines.
  
• Be responsible for ensuring that all pharmacy procedures are in place in time for recruitment of the first patient to a new clinical trial.
  
• Ensure storage condition records and accurate expiry records for clinical trials are kept up to date and archived for future reference.
  
• Be responsible for accurate record keeping and drug accountability of clinical trials.
  
• Be responsible for the accountability of clinical trial 'returns'. Ensuring returns are stored safely but separately from other trial stock until disposed of as instructed by the clinical trial sponsors.
  
• Be responsible for the maintenance of pharmacy clinical trial site files, computer and written records.
  

Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria

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• NVQ level 3/BTEC equivalent in Pharmaceutical Science
  
• Registered as a pharmacy technician with GPhC
  
• Accredited Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) qualification or qualification will be required to be undertaken as per required timeframes
  

Desirable criteria

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• Current certified ICH‑GCP training
  
• Practice Supervisor course or equivalent
  

Experience
Desirable criteria

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• Work experience (post qualification) in hospital pharmacy
  
• Oncology Pharmacy experience
  
• Clinical Trial experience
  
• Experience in aseptic preparation
  
• Experience of team leader or suitable management
  
• Working knowledge/experience of writing SOPs
  
• Experience of working with EPIC system and EDGE
  

Skills Abilities/knowledge
Essential criteria

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• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
  
• Well‑developed organisational, time management and planning skills; ability to organise workload
  
• Good communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal) with members of the public and other healthcare professionals
  
• Computer literate – Ability to use Microsoft office applications eg Word, excel and outlook with Intermediate level experience
  

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination - What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient‑facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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• Job Description & Personal Specifications (PDF, 294.7KB)
  
• Job Features Form (PDF, 144.6KB)
  
• Royal Marsden Trust Values (PDF, 715.5KB)
  
• Workplace Wellbeing and Rewards Guide (PDF, 1.2MB)