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Job summary

Main area
Division B - Pharmacy
Grade
Band 4
Contract
2 years (Fixed term/secondment for 2 years)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Full Time or Part Time/ Flexible working hours may be considered)
Job ref
180-B-244298
Employer
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Addenbrooke's Hospital-Division B
Town
Cambridge
Salary
£26,530 - £29,114 p.a. pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/11/2024 23:59
Interview date
22/11/2024

Employer heading

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Advanced level - Specialist Pharmacy Assistant – Clinical Trials

Band 4

Job overview

We’re excited to announce a dynamic new position that will be essential in managing the financial and operational aspects of our extensive pharmacy clinical trials portfolio. Our dedicated and collaborative pharmacy clinical trials team is currently supporting over 300 studies, making this an extraordinary opportunity to be part of a thriving and impactful environment.

 Why Join Us?

  • Be part of a friendly and supportive team that places a strong emphasis on staff well-being and professional development
  • Engage in meaningful work that directly contributes to the success of clinical trials
  • Receive training in a wide array of pharmacy trial activities, expanding your expertise and career potential

If you possess the necessary skills and are passionate about making a difference in the field of pharmacy clinical trials, we would love to hear from you. Join us in this exciting role and become an integral part of our mission to advance clinical research and patient care.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide comprehensive support in managing the financial and operational aspects of pharmacy clinical trials
  • Assist in the monitoring and achievement of our key performance targets and service levels
  • Utilise your excellent organisational, analytical, and numerical skills to ensure meticulous attention to detail in all tasks
  • Communicate clearly and professionally with all team members and stakeholders
  • Demonstrate the ability to work independently while contributing to a team-oriented atmosphere

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 12th November 2024

Interviews are due to be held on 22nd November 2024

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. 

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of good general level of education required with proven ability to successfully undertake complex training.
  • NVQ2 Pharmacy Services or equivalent
  • Educated to A-level or equivalent/higher
  • Fundamentals of Clinical Research for Investigational Medicinal Product Management (IMP) (or other Good Clinical Practice IMP module)
Desirable criteria
  • Degree
  • ITQ level 2 or above, or relevant finance/accounting/computing qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Recent NHS hospital pharmacy work experience
  • Experience of working in clinical trials or other research environment
  • Experience of working in a financial environment
  • Data entry experience
  • Experience working in collaboration with multidisciplinary staff to deliver service improvement
  • Evidence of working within a team and being an active team player
  • Experience of supervising and training staff
  • Experience of problem solving, development of practical solutions and implementation of change
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in other areas of the NHS
  • Experience of working with medical records
  • Previous experience of financial ledger / accounts payable systems
  • Team leadership skills

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Sound knowledge of pharmacy clinical trial procedures.
  • Knowledge of basic accounting procedure
  • Understanding of Confidentiality and Data Protection Act
Desirable criteria
  • Awareness of NHS Finance issues
  • Knowledge of NIHR costing templates
  • Clear understanding and practical application of basic accounting concepts and techniques and can communicate them to others (including non-finance staff)
  • Knowledge of Oracle

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Good verbal communication
  • Good written communication
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Exceptional organisation and investigative skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Communicates with key groups or service users / internal & external stakeholders
  • Excellent numerical and analytical skills to problem solve and find solutions.
  • Excellent IT skills – must be competent at MS Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams
  • Ability to manage and prioritise workload to ensure achievement of deadlines
Desirable criteria
  • Able to design own spreadsheets/pivot tables/database models to provide analysis/solutions to problems

Additional Requirements

Essential criteria
  • The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDVeteran AwareNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Age-Friendly Employer PledgeCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.We offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.NHS Rainbow badgeTime to changeDisability confident committedStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthApprenticeships Top 100 Employers 2024

Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mark Bolton
Job title
Lead Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacy Clinical Trials
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01223 217045
Additional information

Alternative contact for week commencing 04/11/24:

Lynne Whitehead [email protected] 

Head of Pharmacy Clinical Trial Services

01223 216057

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