Role Summary
- To manage the Pharmacy Trials Unit (PTU), monitor and improve service quality & performance; direct and appraise PTU staff
- To be a leading expert in Clinical Trials and practice research for the Pharmacy Department
- To be the lead Pharmacy contact for the Research and Development (R&D) Department
- To have oversight of pharmacy activity for all Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products (CTIMPs), including dispensing, production and parenteral services units; promoting & facilitating shared / common working practices.
- To be responsible for managing investigational medicinal product (IMP) and associated requirements for commercial and non-commercial CTIMPs, including those led by Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (RDU), Devon Partnership Trust and University of Exeter (as applicable), and those hosted by the Trust.
- To provide highly expert pharmaceutical, technical, regulatory and financial advice to managers and senior clinical staff; to ensure the safe, legal and appropriate design, set-up and management of clinical trials and IMPs.
- To manage and co-ordinate regular meetings between pharmacy staff involved in clinical trials across the pharmacy service.
- To complete Pharmacy assurance reviews according to Health Research Authority (HRA) guidance for either the HRA or RDU as Sponsor
About the Role
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More detail about the role
Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge in your pharmacy career? Do you have a lot of drive and ambition to shape and revolutionise the clinical trial pharmacy service across our Trust?
This is an exciting opportunity to join the pharmacy clinical trials team at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust at a time of innovation and service development. The post holder will be responsible for managing a team of pharmacists and technicians in the delivery of a high quality, flexible clinical trial pharmacy service, liasing closely with medical, nursing. pharmacy and non-medical staff. You will play an active role in ensuring adherence to standards, promoting active research and taking the team to the next stage of their development in order to meet the increasing demands of clinical trial specialities and service users beyond the Trust walls.
You will have excellent communication skills, be self-motivated, innovative and committed to providing the highest quality of research and care for patients recruited to clinical trials. You will need an ability to develop effective working relationships, to challenge and to prioritise your own work and be a role model to the team. You will be required to be flexible, reliable and able to work on your own initiative to provide an efficient service to a growing research environment.
We are at the forefront of clinical research at national and international level. Participation in clinical research demonstrates the Trust’s commitment to improving the quality of care we offer and to making our contribution to wider health improvement. The Trust has recently been selected to host a NIHR Patient Recruitment Centre, one of five new sites selected across England. The centres will provide dedicated space, purpose-designed facilities and medical expertise to deliver clinical research within NHS hospital sites, with the aim of increasing the number of studies being run across England. The initiative will increase the NHS’s capacity to deliver vital research for patients, while decreasing the time it takes to set-up late-phase commercial trials within the NHS - improving the UK’s competitiveness in the global market and providing opportunities for patients to benefit from early access to innovation.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide for more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our hospitals are both renowned for their research, innovation and links to universities.
Our pharmacy clinical trials team covers activity across all specialities including oncology and haematology and also the NIHR Exeter Clinical Research Facility. The team comprises of the clinical trials manager, 3 clinical trials technicians, a senior assistant technical officer and lead clinical trials pharmacist. We are committed to providing and supporting education and personal development opportunities for this post.
Key responsibilities include:
- To manage the Pharmacy Trials Unit (PTU), monitor and improve service quality & performance; direct and appraise PTU staff
- To be a leading expert in Clinical Trials and practice research for the Pharmacy Department
- To be the lead Pharmacy contact for the Research and Development (R&D) Department
- To have oversight of pharmacy activity for all Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products (CTIMPs), including dispensing, production and parenteral services units; promoting & facilitating shared / common working practices.
- To be responsible for managing investigational medicinal product (IMP) and associated requirements for commercial and non-commercial CTIMPs, including those led by Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (RDU), Devon Partnership Trust and University of Exeter (as applicable), and those hosted by the Trust.
- To provide highly expert pharmaceutical, technical, regulatory and financial advice to managers and senior clinical staff; to ensure the safe, legal and appropriate design, set-up and management of clinical trials and IMPs.
- To manage and co-ordinate regular meetings between pharmacy staff involved in clinical trials across the pharmacy service.
- To complete Pharmacy assurance reviews according to Health Research Authority (HRA) guidance for either the HRA or RDU as Sponsor.
- To be the named license holder for Schedule 1 controlled drugs used in clinical trial activities within the Trust
Working pattern: 37.5 per week.
Salary: Band 8B £56,164 to £65,262
For informal enquiries, or to arrange a visit, please contact Yvonne Palmer – Principal Pharmacist or Tracey Foss (Director of Pharmacy) on 01392 402441.
This post has been identified as involving access to vulnerable adults and/or children and in line with Trust policy successful applicants will be required to undertake a Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure Check/Enhanced Disclosure Check.
Please note that you will be notified via email regarding the result of your application. Interviews will take place on Friday 27th January 2023
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
