The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Pharmacist - Clinical Trials.

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A fantastic opportunity has emerged for a passionate, highly motivated, and dynamic Specialist Pharmacist clinical trial, to join the pharmacy clinical trials team at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.
This is an exciting time to join the Royal Marsden Hospital Clinical Trials Department. Our service is built around providing a high-quality service to our patients and staff of the Trust.
The Royal Marsden is a world-leading cancer centre with two hospitals: one in Chelsea, London, and another in Sutton, Surrey. We also have a satellite Medical Day Care Unit located on the grounds of Kingston Hospital, Surrey.
This position will be based in Chelsea, but it might require working at our Sutton site, when necessary, due to operational demand.
Applicants should have previous experience in clinical trials, and a background in oncology or haemato-oncology would be advantageous.
You will be part of a team consisting of Pharmacists, Technicians and Assistants, who are always striving for excellence in all aspects of our work. We are working collaboratively as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team to ensure we always deliver outstanding care to our patients.
If you would like to discuss this post further, please contact: Chris Tong: chris.tong@rmh.nhs.uk or Ilves Sanna: ilves.sanna@rmh.nhs.uk
Role Purpose
To maintain and support the Pharmacy Clinical Trials service in accordance with current UK Clinical Trial Regulations together with ICH GCP guidelines and departmental procedures, ensuring provision of a high-quality service to patients and staff at the Royal Marsden, and all aspects of Clinical Trials Pharmacy Dispensary/ Day units/ Wards at Chelsea & Sutton as required.
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Key Responsibilities
- Provide highly specialised pharmaceutical and clinical advice regarding all trial medicines, including Advance Therapy Investigational Medicinal Products (ATIMP), Genetically Modified Organism (GMO), to senior medical and nursing staff, across all trial phases and specialties.
- Liaise closely with the research team and provide highly specialist advice in prescribing and management of adverse events of IMP in line with the clinical trial protocol.
- Lead pharmacy clinical trials team on education, training and clinical governance for new and active clinical trials.
- Attend the research clinic, and support with Non-Medical Prescribing (NMP) if qualified to do so.
- Support the clinical trial senior team in service review and lead in projects.
- Deputise for the Lead Pharmacist, Clinical Research and Development (R&D) in their absence.
About Us
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.


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At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Chris Tong
- Job title: Lead Pharmacist -Clinical Research & Development
- Email address: chris.tong@rmh.nhs.uk
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