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Clinical Trials Aseptic (Health Science) Associate Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 4
Main area Pharmacy - Clinical Trials Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (1 weekend day per 6 week period) Job ref 321-CORP-7307540-B4-INT
Site Churchill Hospital Town Oxford Salary £26,530 - £29,114 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 10/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 23/07/2025
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 of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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 thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
Many of our recruitment programmes useValue Based Interviewingto identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visitwww.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
Job overview
Clinical Trials Aseptic Services (Healthcare Science) Associate Practitioner - Band 4 - Permanent
Hi, My name is Emma Wilcock and I am the Accountable Pharmacist for the Clinical Trials Aseptic Services in Oxford and I'm very excited to share this new and exciting career opportunity with you.
I am privileged to manage and support our fantastic technical team of Pharmacy Technicians, Science Manufacturing Technicians, Clinical Trial Practitioners and Assistants 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 and Apprentices. 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 Aseptic Services (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 Clinical Trials Aseptic Services (Healthcare Science) Associate Practitioner in our team, you will have an extremely varied role under the direction of the Accountable Pharmacist and Aseptic Services Manager or deputies.
Your main role is to be able to handle medicines safely and securely, to aseptically dispense doses, to maintain a cleanroom environment, to supervise clean room activities, to be a Pre and In-Process accredited Checking (PIPC) practitioner and support the Aseptic Services Team in the training of junior and rotational staff members.
A successful candidate should possess NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Service Skills OR BTEC Level 2 Certificate in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Support and have extensive experience of the day-to-day management and handling of IMPs. Applicants without these essential qualifications will not be considered.
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. You will be supported to gain professional registration for this role through Institute of Science and Technology.
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 OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
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.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Core Role
1. Be competent in handling medicines, including novel investigation medicinal products (IMPs), cytotoxics, monoclonal antibodies and Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products, to ensure their safe receipt, storage and waste disposal.
2. Be competent to aseptically dispense medicines in the clean room using an isolator, working within standard operating procedures and meeting national Quality Assurance of Aseptic Services (QAAPs) standards.
3. Support the Aseptic Services Team in the day to day management of workload in CTAS.
4. Be a Pre and In-Process Checking (PIPC) practitioner to assure the quality of the aseptically dispensed doses for patients, following completion of the accreditation course.
5. Plan the workload in the aseptic suite to ensure the timely supply of medication to the patients.
6. Assist in the training and be responsible for the supervision of staff in the aseptic unit to ensure that work is completed to the required standard, resolving simple queries and escalating more complex ones to senior staff.
7. Communicate effectively with Investigators, Research Nurses, Trust Research & Development, Sponsors, Clinical Research Associates and Pharmacy staff during the running of a clinical trial.
Person specification
* GCSE or equivalent Level 4 or above in Maths, English and Science
* Extensive experience of the day-to-day management and handling of IMPs
* Completed GCP training and has a good knowledge and understanding of how it affects pharmacy responsibilities and IMP management
* Ability to work fully gloved and gowned in an isolator
* Ability to handle medicines safety including deep frozen medicines
* Reliable
* Ability to show attention to detail in work
* Ability to concentrate to undertake tasks accurately and consistently
* Good interpersonal skills with all levels of staff
* Ability to work within SOPs
* Understand when to escalate issues found and can resolve simple issues
* Ability to convey information accurately – verbally and written reports or email
* Professional approach and experience of team working
* Enthusiastic and responsible attitude towards work
* Good organisational skills and prioritisation of work
* Able to work alone and able to use own initiative
* Ability to supervise other junior staff and provide guidance on how to undertake tasks as part of their training
* Ability to plan daily tasks for assistants, students, apprentices
* To work with hazardous medicines including ATMPs/GMOs, handle dry ice safely
* Computer literate with experience of working with the Microsoft Office package
* Vaccination Status - As required by OUH occupational health / NHS
* NHS experience
* Aseptic experience
* Awareness of legislation and standards relating to Good Clinical Practice
* Able to acknowledge, appreciate and conform to change that occurs
* Experience of working on own initiative
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.
Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.
Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.
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