Job overview
Pharmacy Clinical Trials (Health Science) Associate Practitioner - Band - Permanent
Hello,
My name is Lina, I'm a Clinical Trials Pharmacy Team Manager for the Clinical Trials Pharmacy team in Oxford and I'm very excited to share this new and exciting career opportunity with you.
As a team manager I am privileged to manage and support our fantastic technical team of Pharmacy Technicians, Assistants and Associate Practitioners and as we provide support services to clinical trial research teams on all our Trust sites throughout Oxfordshire.
The Clinical Trials Pharmacy consists of Pharmacists, Technicians, Assistants, Practitioners and Associate Practitioners. We work closely with research teams across the trust and external representatives.
If you are interested in an informal discussion about the Pharmacy Clinical Trials (Health Science) Associate Practitioner role offered within our team then I would be very pleased to chat with you. You are more than welcome to call on the numbers below or even better, we can make an appointment for me to show you around and answer your questions. I look forward to hearing from you.
The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.
Main duties of the job
As a Pharmacy Clinical Trials (Health Science) Associate Practitioner in our team, you will have an extremely varied role.
You will act as the Lead Associate Practitioner for individual clinical trials, being the main point of contact for the clinical trials once open to recruitment. You will be involved in maintaining the supply chain of Clinical Trial medications to research nurses who deliver treatment to patients, maintaining financial records, completing drug accountability activities, closing down and archiving of completed studies, as well as facilitating meetings from sponsors.
A successful candidate is required to:
1. possess NVQ Level in Pharmacy Service Skills OR BTEC Level Certificate in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Support
2. and have extensive experience of the day-to-day management and handling of IMPs.
Applicants without these essential qualifications will not be considered. Alternative qualifications will not be accepted.
Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification attached, and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.