Job summary
An exciting opportunity has risen for a highly motivated pharmacist to join our friendly Research Pharmacy Team at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT). The post holder will be a part of the Pharmacy Department and the Research and Innovation team.
Our Pharmacy Department have a good integrated team of Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Support Workers.
R&I department is a proactive and forward looking department working in partnership with University of Lincoln and East Midlands Clinical Research Network to support the delivery of clinical research within ULHT.
The successful candidate will support clinical trials service with existing and upcoming new studies, in a variety of clinical specialties and contribute to the service's development and expansion.
As an individual, you will need to apply your clinical knowledge, analytical eye and practical experience to deliver safe investigational treatments to our patients. You must be keen to learn, able to interpret complex information, and communicate it effectively. We would expect this role to develop you and for you to use the experience to develop others.
Significant post qualification experience in hospital pharmacy or clinical trials would be expected. Full training and support will be given, however you must be committed to continuing professional development.
The post will be based at Lincoln County Hospital but the successful candidate may need to travel to other sites within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
You will be involved in the set-up of new trial projects, whilst also supporting the delivery of existing trials. You will therefore be required to demonstrate good organisational skills, be able to work independently and as part of the wider team.
You will need to collaborate effectively with a wide range of Trust staff - local investigators, researchers, nursing, administrative and pharmacy staff. You will also represent the team, the department and the Trust when engaging with pharmaceutical companies and their partner organisations, so a professional nature is required.
Experience of writing policies and standard operating procedures would be advantageous.
Attention to detail and a meticulous nature are prime requisite, for future therapies are determined by the accuracy of the data we collect today.
About us
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable
- Knowledge of ICH and Good Clinical Practice
- Post graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy or related subject
Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate complex information to patients and staff
- Ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally with a wide range of staff and patients
- Able to give advice supported by reasoned argument and evidence
- Able to give presentation at local and national meetings
- Able to work across professional teams and organisational boundaries
- Ability to influence and negotiate with medical, nursing and Pharmacy staff
- Willingness to both support and challenge pharmacy colleagues and other healthcare professionals in order to meet the needs of the Trust
- Able to interpret clinical trial protocols and extract the relevant information
- Ability to analyse data in order to present a concise report
- Able to respond, prioritise and analyse complex problems/situations and ensure effective interventions are put in place in order to meet needs and deadlines
- Able to work independently as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Able to work on multiple concurrent research studies with minimal supervision
- Able to take account of changing priorities and proactively amend plans accordingly
- Able to produce high quality work without supervision
- Able to travel round the Trust as required by the workload
- IT literate
Desirable
- Good project management skills
Previous Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical issues affecting clinical trials
- Understanding of the issues affecting paediatric medicines in the clinical setting
Desirable
- Experience of working as a pharmacist in a clinical trial setting
- Experience of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
- Good working knowledge of clinical trials, especially the pharmacy aspects
- Commercial Trials experience
Specific Requirements
Essential
- To be enthusiastic, self motivated and willing to accept new challenges
- Able to attend local and national meetings as required
- Willingness to work in any of the Trust centres as required by the needs of the network
- Openness - willing to share good working practices and challenge poor working practices
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
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Employer details
Employer name
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Lincoln County Hospital
Greetwell Road
Lincoln
LN2 5QY