Job vacancy: Pharmacy Technician (Clinical Trials), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield

Job summary

Main area

Pharmacy

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 4/5

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Part time

37.5 hours per week (1 x 37.5 hours post (weekend and late night dispensary duties on a rota basis))

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Employer: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Town: Sheffield
Salary: £26,530 - £36,483 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/04/2025 23:59
Interview date: 16/04/2025

Pharmacy Technician (Clinical Trials)

NHS AfC: Band 4/5

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

GPhC registration
BTEC in Pharmaceutical sciences or equivalent qualification/experience
NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Services or equivalent qualification/experience
Evidence of CPD
Is willing to undertake CGP training in line with Trust requirements for research

Desirable criteria

Aseptic services Module NVQ level 3
Has completed NIHR GCP training
Has completed a clinical trials technician competency.
Accredited Checking Technician Status (or working towards)

Further Training

Essential criteria

Microsoft Office Packages – evidence of short courses or relevant experience

Desirable criteria

University or Professional body accredited ICH Good Clinical Practice course
Health and Safety training

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of dispensing medicines.
Experience of working as part of a team
Experience of delegation/organisation

Desirable criteria

Relevant post-qualification experience in hospital pharmacy
Hospital dispensing/ checking experience
Relevant experience of dispensing clinical trial prescriptions and has a completed dispensing competency for clinical trials
Previous aseptics experience in the preparation of intravenous additives including cytotoxic drugs and adult and neonatal TPN.
Experience of dispensing Chemocare prescriptions

Special Skills/Aptitudes

Essential criteria

Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills and is able to discuss issues with all grades of staff.
Evidence that you are able to follow written and verbal instructions and SOPs.
Able to analyse and interpret a range of information to solve technical problems, especially relating to clinical trials
Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
Evidence that you have the ability to prioritise tasks and are able to meet deadlines whilst paying attention to detail
Is self-motivating and participates in the development of services

Desirable criteria

Experience in dispensing for clinical trials
Has understanding of the principles of the computerised prescribing system (Chemocare)
Counselling skills
Capable of using Word, Excel, Microsoft Outlook and various applications such as JAC, Research database
Has excellent communication skills and is able to discuss issues with all grades of staff
Able to develop and implement policies for own work area and suggest suitable changes to develop services in other parts of the pharmacy

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When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.

You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.

If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.

Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

For more information about our organisation and the opportunities available, please visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Mark Davy
Job title: Senior Pharmacy Technician - Clinical Trials
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0114 2715456

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Pharmacy Technician (Clinical Trials)

NHS AfC: Band 4/5

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