Job Overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work as Head of Pharmacy Clinical Trials.
This exciting role leads our established and highly regarded Clinical Trials Pharmacy team. You will manage a team of over 30 staff – pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants – delivering pharmacy services for more than 250 clinical trials across a wide range of clinical specialties.
You will work closely with UHS Research & Development, collaborate with local NHS trusts, and contribute to national groups shaping best practice in the pharmacy management of clinical trials. The role offers significant scope to influence service development, support innovation and ensure the safe and effective delivery of clinical trial medicines.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Leading the Clinical Trials Pharmacy team, you will work closely with UHS Research & Development to provide specialist advice on the pharmacy management of clinical trials. The postholder will be responsible for the strategic development of the Clinical Trials Pharmacy service, ensuring delivery against local and national KPIs, and will be a key member of the senior pharmacy leadership team at UHS.
You will support research activity across UHS and locally, including the Wessex Research Hubs, local NHS trusts, and the University of Southampton Clinical Trials Unit. The role is suitable for agile working – a mixture of on‑site and remote work – and offers flexibility in working hours.
At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your well‑being with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, creating an anti‑racist, anti‑discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences.
Trust Values
* Patient First
* Always Improving
* Working Together
Essential Prior Experience
* Management of a large, diverse team, including budgetary responsibility
* Experience of working in hospital pharmacy clinical trials or a Research & Development environment
* Significant post‑qualification experience in a hospital setting including a management role
* Highly specialised experience within research or clinical trials
* Staff recruitment, appraisal, performance and absence management
* Audit and service review
* Budget management
Desirable criteria
* Working with agencies external to Trust
* Leadership training
Qualifications / Training Required
* Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council
* Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience with specialist training/experience in clinical trials or related subject
* Management training/experience to intermediate level
* Good Clinical Practice certification
* Other relevant pharmacy or research qualifications e.g. ACPT, PIPC, Medicines Management
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