York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Trainee/Senior Pharmacy Assistant - Clinical Trials
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An exciting opportunity has become available to join the Pharmacy Clinical Trials Team at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Trainee/Senior Pharmacy Assistant, based at the York site.
In this rewarding role, you will become part of a dedicated and supportive team that plays a key role in advancing research across the Trust. As a team member, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the delivery of high-quality clinical research while developing your own skills and expertise.
Research or Pharmacy experience would be advantageous but not essential.
Candidates must be willing to work towards completing the level 2 Dispensing Pharmacy qualification, however applications are welcome from those who already hold this qualification. If you already have the required qualifications and skills, then you will start the role as a Senior Pharmacy Assistant Band 3.
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Candidates will also contribute to the weekend and bank holiday rota.
The Role Of The Successful Candidate Would Include
- Work with others to ensure clinical trials are set up efficiently
- Stock control, including monitoring of storage environments
- Organise, prepare and dispense clinical trials prescriptions
- Process returned medication to clinical trials sponsors
- Work with Research and Innovation, research teams and external sponsors
- Visit clinic, wards and units outside of pharmacy to conduct monitoring visits
- Dispense discharge, inpatient and outside unit prescription requests
- Dispense stock and named patient controlled drugs
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Our Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance through a range of provider
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For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Poppy Cottrell-Howe
Job title: Pharmacy Clinical Trials Lead
Email address: p.cottrell-howe@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01904 721684
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