Overview
The trials team is expanding, and we have a fantastic opportunity for a passionate, motivated, and dynamic pharmacist to join the Pharmacy Clinical Trials team at The Royal Marsden (RMH) NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting time to join our service, focusing on delivering high-quality care to patients and staff. The RMH is a world-leading cancer centre with sites in Chelsea and Sutton, plus a Medical Day Care Unit at Kingston Hospital.
Prior clinical trials experience; oncology or haemato-oncology knowledge is an advantage. Working alongside pharmacists, technicians, and assistants as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team committed to delivering outstanding patient care.
Our team supports the research strategy of "taking personalized cancer treatment to the next level," with approximately 380 active IMP studies and increasingly complex new clinical trials across all specialties, including gene therapies and cellular therapies studies.
The RMH, in association with its partner, The ICR, has an unparalleled global reputation for patient care, research, and education. Through our partnership, we pioneer new cancer therapies through complex transitional studies and Phase I-III clinical trials, making us one of Europe\'s largest comprehensive cancer centres.
The hospital has recently introduced the EPIC digital health record system, and we are looking to use the full capabilities of this system to support the pharmacy teams and become a more efficient and truly paperless.
Responsibilities
* To contribute to the provision of the pharmacy clinical trials service to the Dispensaries (Chelsea & Sutton), Medical day Unit, West Wing Clinical Research Centre (WWCRC), Oak ward and day case areas of the Drug Development Unit and the Clinical Trial Dispensary across both sites.
* To assist the Clinical Trials Team with any day-to-day clinical, dispensing, ward and research day units’ queries.
* To provide clinical trials advice while covering the research clinics and attending MDT.
* To support research clinic prescribing.
* Provide clinical trial support and advice to other areas within pharmacy e.g. aseptic service, clinical services and to the research teams.
* To support the clinical trial team with clinical trial set-up of new studies, revision of amendments for ongoing studies already open at the trust, to provide continued support for the running and maintenance of current trial activity.
* To contribute to the provision of the pharmacy clinical trials service to the individual clinical units, R&D and the Trust.
Qualifications / Experience
* Qualified pharmacist with registration and eligibility to practice within the NHS.
* Prior clinical trials experience; oncology or haemato-oncology knowledge is an advantage.
* Ability to work as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team and in liaising with pharmacists, technicians and assistants.
* Experience with clinical governance, regulatory standards and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) principles.
About RMH and Benefits
The RMH NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre, offering patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Day-care Unit in Kingston Hospital. At RMH, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That\'s why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits and learning and development opportunities. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements. A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.
Application Information
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification. This advert closes on Wednesday 15 Oct 2025.
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