University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has a large portfolio of clinical trials involving medicinal products and pharmacy has a key role in ensuring that clinical trial medications are handled safely and in line with UK legislation. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Pharmacist to join the Pharmacy trials team based at the Heartlands, Good Hope, and Solihull Hospital sites, with the option to work cross-site at the QE site. The Trust hosts a growing number of commercial and non-commercial cancer clinical trials. Following recent new investment in pharmacy facilities, we will also be introducing advanced therapy trials to our portfolio on the Heartlands site this year. It is an exciting time to be joining the team If youre passionate about helping deliver exciting new and novel treatment options for our cancer patients and ready for the challenge, we are looking forward to your application. You will work within the multidisciplinary research and clinical teams to help deliver and further develop how we offer these innovative new treatments to our patients. There will be opportunities to progress your knowledge and skills within the role both clinically and operationally through various nationally recognised training, including applying any prescribing qualifications you may have. A requirement to participate in evening working, weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis will be required. Main duties of the job You will be a key member of the pharmacy trials team as well as our cancer research and clinical teams the role is based at our Birmingham Heartlands Hospital dedicated research facility which delivers our cancer trials portfolio to patients across all 3 sites. You will: - Be embedded as a member of the cancer multidisciplinary research team, reviewing trial protocols to assess local capacity and capability through effective communication and negotiation with the pharmacy clinical and aseptic technical teams, the wider multidisciplinary research and clinical teams, R&D, trial sponsors and clinical research organisations. - Ensure the smooth set up and delivery of these trials to ensure that medications being used are appropriately prescribed, handled and monitored in a safe and timely manner in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and local practice. - Be required to supervise and have oversight of other staff within the trials team, wider pharmacy and nursing teams delivering these trials. As a trust, we are also supportive of non-medical prescribers using their knowledge and skills in clinical trials and are looking to encourage the development of this role further in trials pharmacy. You will be expected to have some knowledge and experience within the oncology/haematology and Aseptics specialities. Experience of working within clinical trials is not a formal requirement as full training will be provided in the area. About us We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this. Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to: Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives. UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their whole self to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work. University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital. Qualifications Essential • Degree in Pharmacy and post graduate pre-registration training • Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) • Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in Pharmacy Practice, or equivalent Desirable • Non-medical prescribing • Any trial related training • GCP training • Formal aseptic training or qualification • Management training Experience Essential • Post registration hospital pharmacy experience within the cancer setting • Demonstrable pharmacy service to secondary and/or primary care users • Demonstrate a developing clinical role • Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) • Has worked effectively alone and as part of a multi-disciplinary team • Has worked flexibly and effectively on many small projects or tasks concurrently • Has managed and implemented service developments • Has used basic critical appraisal skills in routine work • Aseptic Services experience • Knowledge of GMP processes Desirable • Understanding of Clinical Trials legislation • Understanding of National Clinical Trials policy and practice • Knowledge of clinical research and its role in pharmacy and medicine. • Demonstrate they have undertaken a staff management role. Additional Criteria Essential • Willingness to travel across all sites within the Trust as required by the job role. • Commitment to own Continuing Professional Development • Professional demeanour • Enthusiastic • Approachable • Adaptable • Appropriately assertive • Team player