Senior Pharmacy Assistant - Clinical Trials
The closing date is 17 November 2025
Come and join our friendly pharmacy clinical trials team.
We provide pharmacy support for the expanding Research work of the Trust cross site. We have a large portfolio of drug studies requiring the input of the pharmacy department, across all clinical specialities.
We support the NIHR Royal Liverpool Clinical Research Facility in the conduct of first in human studies.
We work with external trial sponsors such as pharmaceutical companies, universities and CTUs to ensure the correct and safe management of clinical trial medication.
You will assist in the maintenance of trial drugs, dispensing, labelling, recording drug accountability and temperature monitoring of any areas storing clinical trial medication at both the Aintree and Royal Liverpool Hospital sites.
You will also meet with external trial representatives during their monitoring visits to discuss the conduct of the trials at site.
You will be trained in the main dispensary and be included on the late and weekend rotas.
Full training in our in‑house procedures and policies will be given.
In order to be considered for the band 3 post you must hold NVQ2 in pharmacy services (dispensing).
Applicants who do not hold the required NVQ may be considered for an annex 21 contract and enrolment on the NVQ2 apprenticeship course.
To be considered for this candidates must be able to evidence residency in the UK for a minimum period of 3 years and previously have not undertaken any other pharmacy qualifications.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will assist in the pharmacy to support the clinical trials activity of the Trust for studies involving medicines and working in accordance with current legislation, GCP and Trust SOPs.
You will work as part of the Clinical Trials & Pharmacy team in providing an efficient, effective and safe clinical trials service in accordance with departmental and Trust standards and procedures.
You will assist in the provision and development of the clinical trials service to LUHFT and dispense Clinical Trial prescriptions accurately in accordance with departmental and Trust standards in accordance with Good Clinical Practice and Clinical Trial regulations.
Please see attached job description.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities – from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award‑winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.
Job responsibilities
You will work as part of the Clinical Trials & Pharmacy team in providing an efficient, effective and safe clinical trials service in accordance with departmental and Trust standards and procedures.
Your responsibilities will include
* Dispensing of clinical trials prescriptions, including all required accountability and completion of paperwork
* Receipt of deliveries of clinical trial materials
* Management of storage of investigational medicinal products
* Attendance at monitoring visits and following up of actions
* Management of generic trials email inbox
Please see attached Job Description for full details of role.
Person Specification
Skills
* Methodical approach
* Flexible
* Professional attitude
Knowledge
* Ability to solve problems
* Stock Control systems
* Computerised dispensing system
* VDU use
Experience
* Demonstrable experience retail/hospital pharmaceutical work
Qualifications
* GCSE Grade A-C in Mathematics and English or equivalent (UK ENIC required)
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.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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