Senior Clinical Trials Pharmacy Support Officer - Manchester, United Kingdom - The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

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Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

As a member of the Clinical Trials Pharmacy team, you will work closely with other members of the team to ensure that Christie patients have access the latest developments in oncology/haematology investigational medicines.

The Pharmacy Department are also supporting the large-scale collaborative project alongside several research partners and have strong links with the University of Manchester.

Support all aspects of pharmacy requirements for handling medicinal products within the context of a clinical trial (dispensing, drug accountability, administration, storage, disposal of medicinal products and attending to monitoring visits.).
Provide support to the clinical trials lead technician to ensure activities within the pharmacy department are managed in accordance with the International Conference of Harmonisation Good Clinical Practice Guidelines (ICH-GCP), Good manufacturing Practice (GMP), the Research Governance Framework for Health & Community Care and the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 200
Support the clinical trials lead technician and clinical trials pharmacist with internal, external audits and regulatory inspections by the Medicines and Health Regulatory Authority (MHRA) within pharmacy.
To support the dispensing of clinical trials in the Oak Road Clinical Trials Dispensary

We are seeking an enthusiastic, committed, and adaptable individual to join our team.

You should be educated to NVQ Level 3 in Pharmacy Service or NVQ Level 2 with equivalent experience of working within clinical trials.

Support all aspects of pharmacy requirements for handling medicinal products within the context of a clinical trial (dispensing, drug accountability, administration, storage, disposal of medicinal products and attending to monitoring visits.).

Provide support to the clinical trials lead technician to ensure activities within the pharmacy department are managed in accordance with the International Conference of Harmonisation Good Clinical Practice Guidelines (ICH-GCP), Good manufacturing Practice (GMP), the Research Governance Framework for Health & Community Care and the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004.

Support the clinical trials lead technician and clinical trials pharmacist with internal, external audits and regulatory inspections by the Medicines and Health Regulatory Authority (MHRA) within pharmacy.

To support the dispensing of clinical trials in the Oak Road Clinical Trials Dispensary

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year.

We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services.

We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year.

Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

Now is an exciting time to join the Trust as our clinical trial activity continues to grow due to the expansion of phase I experimental cancer medicines and advanced therapies investigational medicinal products (ATIMPs).

If you are passionate, keen, and interested in making a positive contribution to the care of cancer patients involved in clinical trials, we want to hear from you.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

To maintain patient records via the JAC computer system to ensure information is accurate and up to date for future reference and complies with the Data Protection Act.
To provide dispensing services to the Trust, ensuring that prescriptions have been screened, entered onto the computer system, dispensed, and labelled following departmental standard operating procedures, including clinical trial material and oral chemotherapy.
To understand the legal requirements for controlled drugs with respect to receipt, storage, and dispensing.
Active involvement in the taking in and handing out of prescriptions to patients, following departmental guidelines.
Counsel patients and carers to ensure the patient's understanding of their medication is correct and that they are aware of any side effects to promote patient compliance.
Support all aspects of pharmacy requirements for medicinal products within the context of a clinical trial (handling, dispensing, drug accountability, administration, storage, disposal of medicinal products and attending to monitoring visits).
Liaise with other healthcare professionals within research teams providing advice and suppo