Responsibilities
* To organise and maintain all Pharmacy Clinical Trials in conjunction with the Clinical Trials Pharmacist and the Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician team. To work closely with the local R&D office and the King's Health Partners Clinical Trials Office (KHP-CTO), ensuring compliance with the principles of ICH Good Clinical Practice (E6) R3, the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research, the UK Clinical Trials Regulations, and applicable legislation, regulatory requirements, and local policies.
* To write clear and concise standard operating procedures (SOPs) for each new clinical trial with respect to dispensing, final checking and procurement of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs) which are checked and approved by the Clinical Trials Pharmacist.
* To be responsible for stock control and for the return and subsequent storage and reconciliation of clinical trial medications according to relevant SOPs.
* Partake in Dispensary activities as an ACT as directed by the Deputy Director of Pharmacy and Pathology.
Knowledge
* Pharmaceutical knowledge in mental health
* Have an up-to-date working knowledge of ICH Good Clinical Practice and UK Clinical Trials Regulations
Skills
* Good written and oral skills needed for communicating with pharmacy team members, other healthcare professionals, clinical trials organisations and members of the public
* Good negotiation skills
* Patient counselling skills
* Demonstrates initiative and problem‑solving skills
* Prioritisation skills and excellent organisational skills, and be capable of managing own workload
* Demonstrates the ability to work unsupervised and to work to deadlines/targets
* Ability to exercise one’s own initiative when dealing with clinical trial issues in one’s own area of competence
* Ability to recognise limitations of one’s own remit and know when to refer problems outside of this
* Competent computer skills, able to use Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams etc to set up documents and spreadsheets and extract information
* Use of the hospital pharmacy computer system
Personality/Disposition
* Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail and accuracy
* Prepared to take responsibility
* Flexible in accepting new procedures and policies, and managing change
* Proactive and self‑motivated
* Positive and optimistic
* Well organised
* Ability to achieve demanding tasks and objectives against deadlines
Physical
* Must be able to travel across SL&M sites as required.
South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (SLaM) provides a full range of mental health services to the people of Croydon, Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham as well as national specialist services. The Trust has a major role in postgraduate training of doctors, pharmacists, psychologists, nurses and therapists. It has a leading role in devising and evaluating new treatments. In addition it has a broad research agenda in mental health, which informs new NHS mental health policies. South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust are part of Kings Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Michelle Mehta Job title: Deputy Director of Pharmacy Email address: Michelle.Mehta@slam.nhs.uk
Michael Welds
Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician
0203 228 5029
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