University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Services Pharmacy Technician - Trials / Oncology
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated GPhC Registered Pharmacy Technician (Band 4–5 dependent on experience) to join our Specialist Pharmacy Services team, supporting Oncology and Clinical Trials across UHMB.
Based at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), you will work across the Clinical Trials facility (Ashton Suite) and the Pharmacy Oncology Office, contributing to a centralised service delivering safe and timely access to chemotherapy and investigational medicinal products (IMPs).
You will support a growing portfolio of commercial and non-commercial clinical trials, working in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and maintaining high standards of accuracy, governance, and documentation.
This role offers the opportunity to develop skills and experience across Oncology, Clinical Trials, Homecare, and Aseptic Services, within a small, highly specialised and supportive team.
We are proud to deliver high-quality, innovative care, enabling patients to access new and life-changing treatments. This post is key to ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant pharmacy services.
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Key responsibilities
- Assist in the provision of a high-quality chemotherapy service
- Work within Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines when handling, dispensing, and managing clinical trial medications
- Ensure accurate and complete data recording, recognising that precision is essential to patient safety and trial integrity
- Support the dispensing, ordering, receipt, and accountability of clinical trial drugs and oncology medicines
- Maintain rigorous governance processes, including documentation, audit readiness, and adherence to policies and procedures
- Assist senior technicians in training and supervision of technicians, apprentices, and assistants
- Promote the safe, timely, and cost-effective use of medicines
- Contribute to a high-quality, patient-centred pharmaceutical service for both patients and staff
We operate from three main hospitals - the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
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The RLI and FGH have a range of General Hospital services, with busy Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Jane Ritchie
- Job title: Lead Pharmacy Technician
- Email address: Jane.ritchie@mbht.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01524 516194
Vickie Rose
Chief Pharmacy Technician
Tel: 01524 512191
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