Job Summary: Are you enthusiastic and self‑motivated? Would you like the opportunity to work in an innovative department? We would love to hear from you.
Main Duties
* 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 specialities including oncology, haematology, cardio‑vascular, ophthalmology to name but a few. Currently running are trials involving new technologies and novel investigational products.
Details
* Date posted: 05 February 2026
* Pay scheme: Agenda for change
* Band: Band 3
* Salary: £24,937 to £26,598 a year pa
* Contract: Permanent
* Working pattern: Full‑time, Part‑time, Flexible working
* Reference number: 388‑7681569-PC&S
* Job locations: Torbay Hospital, Lowes Bridges, Torquay, TQ2 7AA
Person Specification
Essential 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)
Desirable Qualifications and Training:
* Grade 4 or above at GCSE in other subjects including Sciences
Essential Knowledge and Experience:
* Previous experience in pharmacy services
* Knowledge of pharmacy dispensing systems
Desirable Knowledge and Experience:
* Previous experience in clinical trials
* Previous experience in aseptic services
Essential 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer Details
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Torbay Hospital, Lowes Bridges, Torquay, TQ2 7AA
Website: https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk
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