Pharmacy Assistant - Clinical Trials
The closing date is 19 February 2026
Are you enthusiastic and self-motivated? Would you like the opportunity to work in an innovative department? We would love to hear from you.
Our Pharmacy Assistant - Clinical Trials will be involved in a varied range of activities within the Clinical Trials department and the Aseptic Services Unit of the pharmacy. This post will provide a supportive role for all aspects of the pharmacy clinical trials service.
Main duties of the job
* The main duties of this role will include dispensing medication in the Clinical Trials and Aseptic departments, managing stock control, record keeping, disposal of medication and general administration duties.
* You will work with the Clinical Trials team to plan the daily workload of the pharmacy clinical trials service. The post involves liaising with wards, research teams and other pharmacy staff to coordinate the timely supply of medicines to patients.
* Part of the role will involve working with the Aseptic Services team to set up for aseptic dispensing and transferring batches to be made in house into the clean room. This will include accurately completing the product batch sheet including all the required calculations, preparing product labels, assembling all required ingredients and equipment for preparation of products and then decontaminating items before they pass into the clean room.
* All the work you undertake will be done in accordance with the relevant UK and EU legislation, Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and local standard operating procedures (SOPs). In house training will be given to any successful candidates covering these topics.
About us
The pharmacy Clinical Trials team consists of clinical trials pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and assistants who are dedicated to the management of the pharmaceutical aspects of clinical trials within the trust. The team works closely with the pharmacy aseptic services team who produce a range of aseptic products including systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) used in some of our clinical trials.
The Clinical Trials team also work closely with Research and Development staff, clinical trial sponsors, clinicians, nurses, pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals. Working together to ensure patients have access to the latest developments in investigational medicines.
Currently the Clinical Trials department is running a varied range of clinical trials across many different specialties including oncology, haematology, cardio-vascular, ophthalmology to name but a few. Currently running are trials involving new technologies and novel investigational products.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
* Good general standard of education; Grade 4 or above at GCSE in English and Mathematics or equivalent qualification
* NVQ Level 2 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent qualification
* Experience to NVQ Level 3 competency via in-house trials/aseptic training and competency package or equivalent competency (This can be achieved in post)
* Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training (This can be achieved whilst in post)
* Grade 4 or above at GCSE in other subjects including Sciences
Knowledge and Experience
* Previous experience in pharmacy services
* Knowledge of pharmacy dispensing systems
* Previous experience in clinical trials
* Previous experience in aseptic services
Specific Skills
* Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
* Able to analyse and interpret a range of information to solve problems
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.
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
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