Job overview
Band 8b Lead Pharmacist, Clinical Research and Development
Location: Chelsea (Expected to provide cross-site coverage if needed).
A fantastic opportunity has emerged for a passionate, highly motivated, and dynamic pharmacist to lead the clinical trials pharmacist team at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust (Chelsea Site).
This is an exciting time to join the Royal Marsden Hospital Clinical Trials Department. Our service is built around providing a high-quality service to our patients and staff of the Trust.
The Royal Marsden is a world-leading cancer centre with two hospitals: one in Chelsea, London, and another in Sutton, Surrey. We also have a satellite Medical Day Care Unit located on the grounds of Kingston Hospital, Surrey.
This position will be based in Sutton but will require working at our Chelsea site, when necessary, to ensure consistent leadership and maintain the quality and speed of service during absences and annual leave.
Applicants must have significant previous experience in clinical trials.
You will lead a team of pharmacists, and work collaboratively with senior pharmacy technicians, to develop and deliver our pharmacy clinical trials service at our Sutton site. You will work collaboratively as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team to ensure we always deliver outstanding care to our patients.
If you would like to discuss this post further, please contact:
Ilves Sanna, Lead Pharmacist, Clinical Research & Development
Main duties of the job
• To act as lead Pharmacist for Trust Research & Development (R&D), including by delegation for individual clinical trials
• Responsible for the leadership and strategic development of the pharmacy clinical trials service across the Trust, including clinical education, training and research
• Responsible for the overall governance of clinical trials in Pharmacy, ensuring regulatory requirements are met
• Responsible for ensuring all necessary Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are in place, reviewed and updated in relation to Clinical Research & Development (R&D)
• Lead and manage the Pharmacy Clinical Trial service in accordance with current UK Clinical Trial Regulations, the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) regulation 2004, the EU Clinical Trial Directive (2001) and all updates, together with ICH GCP guidelines and departmental procedures and ensure provision of a high quality service to patients and staff at the Royal Marsden
• To ensure standards agreed for the clinical trial pharmacy service are met, ensuring performance is monitored and that services are provided efficiently, to the required GCP standards, and in accordance with the needs of users
• Key member of several Trust R&D multidisciplinary groups
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• To act as the pharmacy champion at all regional, NHS England and local meetings relevant to Clinical Trials service delivery.
• To establish and maintain highly effective communication routes in line with the needs of the diverse range of stakeholder interests.
• To lead in the development of relationships with other pharmacists leading pharmacy clinical trials services, developing a strong understanding of the provision of pharmacy clinical trials services nationally, developing opportunities for collaboration.
• To effectively work across the boundaries to encourage and support the implementation of creative and innovative service models and ideas
• To provide professional leadership and support to pharmacists within the clinical trials team and wider across The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
• Devise policies and procedure in conjunction with stakeholders ensuring the adoption of best practice methodology
• To attend multidisciplinary meetings and provide pharmacy clinical trials guidance when required
• To work with the Clinical Trials and Aseptic Services Operations Manager to continuously evaluate the existing service and to make suggestions to the Chief Pharmacist for improvement
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
GPhC registration MSc/Diploma in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent Good Clinical Practice Training and knowledge (GCP-ICH)
Desirable criteria
Postgraduate leadership course
Experience
Essential criteria
At least 6 years post registration experience Recent (within last 3 years) Senior Clinical Oncology and/or Haemato-Oncology Hospital Pharmacy experience Recent (within last 2 years) experience of managing a portfolio of clinical trials Recent (within last 2 years) experience of managing a team of staff delivering a clinical trials service Experience of leading and developing a service Experience of leading and managing change projects to improve services Experience of delivering education and training to both pharmacy and multidisciplinary staff Experience of investigating incidents and managing risk
Desirable criteria
Experience in the development and management of sponsored (investigatorlead) clinical trials
Skills
Essential criteria
Working Knowledge of GCP and clinical trials IMP management Ability to work effectively as part of a team Ability to work alone without direct supervision when required Good time management and organisational skills Ability to prioritise effectively Ability to work under pressure whilst maintain attention to detail and accuracy Excellent communication skills (written & verbal) Ability to initiate and implement change Effective team building & delegation skills Effective influencing and negotiation skills
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.
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.
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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.
