Overview
A Vacancy at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. Advert may close once sufficient number of applications is reached. Are you passionate and motivated pharmacy assistant technical officer or dispenser? Are you dedicated to improving patient care by supporting research? If yes, then apply here!
Position Details
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and well‑motivated Pharmacy Assistant Technical Officer to join the Tees Valley Research Alliance (TVRA) dedicated pharmacy clinical trials team at University Hospitals Tees. You will be based in the main pharmacy at the North Tees University Hospital but cross‑site working between South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust may be expected. You will provide support to the TVRA pharmacy clinical trials team and will work under the management of pharmacy operational managers.
Responsibilities
* Dispense clinical trials prescriptions, order, receive and account for clinical trial stock.
* Monitor storage areas and perform administrative work.
* Undertake clinical trial prescription and requisition dispensing, following all legal requirements and departmental procedures; refer to pharmacist for clarification of ambiguous prescribing.
* Ensure appropriate handling of clinical trial medication in line with sponsor instructions and GCP.
* Participate in the ordering, receipt, supply, maintenance, destruction and return (where applicable) of medications used within clinical trials.
* Participate in the stock management programme within pharmacy clinical trials; undertake regular stock and expiry date checks, informing the lead technician or other appropriate staff of any discrepancies.
* Liaise effectively with all sponsors, relevant parties and stakeholders regarding the initiation, maintenance, closure and archiving of all clinical trials.
* Perform any related duties required to maintain an effective pharmaceutical clinical trials service.
* Ensure work complies with organisational policies relating to health and safety including COSSH assessment, waste disposal, risk assessment, manual handling, mandatory training etc., and maintain appropriate health and safety procedures and records.
About the Trust
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is an ambitious organisation with a focus on excellent patient care. Our teams operate across two acute hospital sites, a community hospital in Peterlee and a number of other community‑based hubs employing 5,500 staff who provide integrated hospital and community based services. We have an income of around £360 m and serve a population of c.400,000 living within Hartlepool, Stockton‑on‑Tees, East Durham and surrounding areas including Sedgefield, Easington and Peterlee and wider population for our NHS England commissioned services on bowel, breast and cervical cancer. Patient safety is our absolute, number one priority and is reflected in everything we do. Staff members enjoy significant benefits such as access to unique NHS discount services (including retail, insurance and travel) and we pride ourselves on our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our colleagues.
Employment Conditions
We are looking for people to join us at NTHFT who are aligned with our values: Collaborative, Aspirational, Respectful, Empathetic. Please see attached PDF for full Job Description and main responsibilities for this post. Please contact Sarah Essex with any queries.
Advert Closure
This advert closes on Thursday 5 Feb 2026.
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