University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Head of Pharmacy Clinical Trials
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About the Role
We are looking for an experienced clinical trials pharmacist to join the UCLH Senior Pharmacy Leadership Team as Head of Pharmacy Clinical Trials, leading and developing the Pharmacy Clinical Trials Unit. This newly created post provides strategic, clinical, and operational leadership across a portfolio of approximately 600 commercial and non-commercial studies, including significant cancer, neurology, and early-phase programmes.
Responsibilities
- Lead the strategy to meet the Trust’s research ambitions and national priorities, ensuring patient access to novel and advanced investigational therapies through safe and efficient pharmacy services.
- Contribute to national guideline and policy development through the Shelford Group, NIHR Pharmacy Working Group, and ATMP networks, positioning the PCTU at the forefront of clinical trials pharmacy practice.
- Ensure compliance with GCP, legislation, and regulatory frameworks, and provide assurance to internal and external auditors and regulators as the Trust’s senior expert on investigational medicinal products and ATIMPs.
- Head the dedicated pharmacist and technician team, driving service improvement, managing risk, and ensuring the PCTU has the capacity and capability to meet growing research demand.
- Work closely with R & D, clinical teams, sponsors, and national networks to keep pharmacy services aligned with the Trust’s research ambitions.
- Contribute to the wider strategic development of pharmacy services as a member of the Pharmacy Senior Management Team and deputise for the Chief and Deputy Chief Pharmacists on matters relating to clinical trials and ATIMPs.
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About UCLH
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services to people locally, throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
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We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world-class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net-zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits, contact:
- Name: Andrew Barron
- Job title: Head of Pharmacy Clinical Trials
- Email address: andrewbarron@nhs.net
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