Job summaryWe are recruiting for a Lead Clinical Trials Pharmacist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.We are looking for an experienced pharmacist to lead clinical trials pharmacy at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), giving cancer patients access to new treatments through safe, efficient trial delivery.You will lead and develop the Trust's clinical trials pharmacy service and be the first point of contact for new trials, driving timely set-up and recruitment. You will act as Lead Pharmacist for compliance with UK clinical trials legislation, GCP and research governance, including sponsor audits and MHRA inspections, and ensure the safe management of Investigational Medicinal Products on all sites.You will advise investigators on trial design and costing, negotiate and monitor trial income, and oversee the Baxter SLA and quality assurance audits. You will also provide specialist clinical pharmacy support to cancer patients.You will be a GPhC-registered pharmacist with a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy (or equivalent), substantial hospital experience including oncology, experience of managing clinical trials or IMPs, financial awareness and proven leadership skills.At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.Main duties of the jobWe offer professional development and the chance to shape research at Mount Vernon. We welcome applications from everyone.You will line-manage the Specialist Pharmacist and Clinical Trials Support Technicians, lead recruitment and workforce planning, ensure staff are GCP-trained, and deputise for the Head of Pharmacy.Lead the Trust's pharmacy clinical trials service and be the first point of contact for new trials, ensuring timely set-up and recruitment.Act as Lead Pharmacist for compliance with UK clinical trials legislation, GCP and research governance, including sponsor audits and MHRA inspections.Ensure the safe management of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs) on all Trust sites, including unlicensed medicines.Advise investigators on trial design, feasibility, costing and formulation.Maintain SOPs, implement trial amendments on time, and build trial protocols on the electronic prescribing system.About usAt East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.We run the following hospitals:The Lister Hospital, StevenageNew Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden CityHertford County, HertfordMount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), NorthwoodWe have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.DetailsDate posted11 November 2026Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 8aSalary 57,528 to 64,750 a year per annum + 15% HCA ContractPermanentWorking pattern Full-time Reference number361-CAN-8394990Job locationsMount Vernon Cancer CentreRickmansworth RoadNorthwoodHA6 2RNUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role. Job description Job responsibilitiesPlease see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.Person Specification Qualifications / Training EssentialMasters degree MPharm (or equivalent)Membership of the General Pharmaceutical CouncilPost Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalentEvidence of continuing professional developmentUp to date Good Clinical Practice (GCP) trainingDesirableIndependent prescriberMember of the RPS faculty, Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)Member of British Oncology Pharmacy Association (BOPA)Management or leadership qualificationQualification or formal training in research methodology or clinical trials Previous Experience EssentialRelevant post-registration experience within hospital pharmacy, including oncologyExperience of managing and supplying Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs) within an NHS pharmacy clinical trials serviceExperience of working with sponsors, monitors and research teams, including preparing for and hosting monitoring visits and auditsFinancial awareness, including trial costing, income monitoring and drug budgetsExperience of providing clinical pharmacy services and medicines information and adviceExperience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary teamExperience of managing and developing staffExperience of writing and maintaining SOPs and policiesDesirableExperience of contract or cost negotiation with commercial sponsorsExperience of leading or contributing to MHRA GCP inspectionsExperience of building protocols on an electronic prescribing systemExperience of working with aseptic compounding units or third-party suppliers, including service level agreement monitoringAudit, research and development, including recognition through publication or presentationExperience of recruitment and selection, and of deputising for a senior manager Skills EssentialEffective communication skills, verbal and writtenGood presentation skillsAbility to influence and negotiate with medical, nursing, research and pharmacy staff and external organisationsAbility to work on own initiative and as part of a teamAbility to work under pressure, highly organised, able to prioritise work and meet deadlinesAbility to manage and implement changeProblem solving skills and able to manage difficult and ambiguous problemsGood analytical and judgemental skills, with attention to detailAbility to interpret national and legal guidance and turn it into local policyTraining skills; ability to train and act as mentor to other members of staffGood conflict resolution skillsIT literate and able to use Microsoft Office programmes, e.g. Excel and WordDesirableLeadership skills, able to take responsibility and delegate effectivelyAble to lead on short- and long-term projectsCritical appraisal skills Knowledge EssentialGood Clinical Practice (GCP) and UK clinical trials legislation and research governanceHandling, labelling, accountability and supply of IMPs and unlicensed medicinesWell-developed therapeutic and clinical pharmacy knowledge, including oncologyNeed for confidentialityUp to date knowledge of national pharmacy and research issuesNHS organisational structurePreparation of written reports and proceduresUnderstanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislationAwareness of new developments in cancer therapy and clinical researchDesirableKnowledge of NIHR research delivery arrangements and HRA/R&D approval processesHealth and Safety Other requirements EssentialExperience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualitiesUnderstands the impact on equality, diversity and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planningRole model our Trust values every dayAble to participate in the pharmacy Emergency Duty Commitment on -call rota and the Saturday, bank holiday and late duty rotasDesirableAbility to work across sites if requested Person Specification Qualifications / Training EssentialMasters degree MPharm (or equivalent)Membership of the General Pharmaceutical CouncilPost Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalentEvidence of continuing professional developmentUp to date Good Clinical Practice (GCP) trainingDesirableIndependent prescriberMember of the RPS faculty, Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)Member of British Oncology Pharmacy Association (BOPA)Management or leadership qualificationQualification or formal training in research methodology or clinical trials Previous Experience EssentialRelevant post-registration experience within hospital pharmacy, including oncologyExperience of managing and supplying Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs) within an NHS pharmacy clinical trials serviceExperience of working with sponsors, monitors and research teams, including preparing for and hosting monitoring visits and auditsFinancial awareness, including trial costing, income monitoring and drug budgetsExperience of providing clinical pharmacy services and medicines information and adviceExperience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary teamExperience of managing and developing staffExperience of writing and maintaining SOPs and policiesDesirableExperience of contract or cost negotiation with commercial sponsorsExperience of leading or contributing to MHRA GCP inspectionsExperience of building protocols on an electronic prescribing systemExperience of working with aseptic compounding units or third-party suppliers, including service level agreement monitoringAudit, research and development, including recognition through publication or presentationExperience of recruitment and selection, and of deputising for a senior manager Skills EssentialEffective communication skills, verbal and writtenGood presentation skillsAbility to influence and negotiate with medical, nursing, research and pharmacy staff and external organisationsAbility to work on own initiative and as part of a teamAbility to work under pressure, highly organised, able to prioritise work and meet deadlinesAbility to manage and implement changeProblem solving skills and able to manage difficult and ambiguous problemsGood analytical and judgemental skills, with attention to detailAbility to interpret national and legal guidance and turn it into local policyTraining skills; ability to train and act as mentor to other members of staffGood conflict resolution skillsIT literate and able to use Microsoft Office programmes, e.g. Excel and WordDesirableLeadership skills, able to take responsibility and delegate effectivelyAble to lead on short- and long-term projectsCritical appraisal skills Knowledge EssentialGood Clinical Practice (GCP) and UK clinical trials legislation and research governanceHandling, labelling, accountability and supply of IMPs and unlicensed medicinesWell-developed therapeutic and clinical pharmacy knowledge, including oncologyNeed for confidentialityUp to date knowledge of national pharmacy and research issuesNHS organisational structurePreparation of written reports and proceduresUnderstanding of the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislationAwareness of new developments in cancer therapy and clinical researchDesirableKnowledge of NIHR research delivery arrangements and HRA/R&D approval processesHealth and Safety Other requirements EssentialExperience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualitiesUnderstands the impact on equality, diversity and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planningRole model our Trust values every dayAble to participate in the pharmacy Emergency Duty Commitment on -call rota and the Saturday, bank holiday and late duty rotasDesirableAbility to work across sites if requestedDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameEast and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS TrustAddressMount Vernon Cancer CentreRickmansworth RoadNorthwoodHA6 2RNUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameEast and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS TrustAddressMount Vernon Cancer CentreRickmansworth RoadNorthwoodHA6 2RNUnited KingdomEmployer's website
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