This Principal Pharmacist post leads the clinical trials pharmacy service across the CRDC, based at Guy's and St Thomas' and reaching into the Lewisham and Greenwich and Oxleas spoke. It is a three-year fixed-term role focused on commercial research. The postholder oversees trial feasibility, study set-up and approval, safe handling and supply of trial medicines, governance and staff development. Experience of clinical trials pharmacy, ideally in oncology or haematology, is expected, along with GPhC non-medical prescriber registration.
What the job involves
- Lead the delivery and development of the clinical trials pharmacy service across the CRDC
- Provide specialist advice on trial feasibility
- Oversee pharmacy review, approval and set-up of studies
- Ensure safe systems for the management, dispensing and supply of clinical trial medicines
- Support and embed best pharmacological practice for commercial research within GSTT and the CRDC spokes
- Lead service improvement initiatives
- Strengthen governance, regulatory compliance and risk management
- Manage resources and support financial sustainability
- Develop and lead staff through training, coaching and mentoring
- Contribute to audits, monitoring visits and inspections
- Work with pharmacy colleagues, research teams, investigators and sponsors across the Trust and wider research network
What’s required
Qualifications
- MPharm or equivalent degree
- Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy practice (PGCert, MSc or equivalent)
- Evidence of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training
Registration & licences
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Registered with the GPhC as a non-medical prescriber
Experience
- Extensive recent post-registration hospital experience as a clinical pharmacist in a specialist area
- Significant clinical trials pharmacy experience, ideally in oncology, haematology or another complex specialist service
- Leading or developing a clinical or clinical trials pharmacy service
- Line management of staff
- Clinical and operational leadership across multidisciplinary teams
- Developing policies, procedures and guidelines, and clinical governance, risk management, incident investigation and audit or inspection readiness
Skills & knowledge
- Understanding of relevant trial legislation and Good Clinical Practice
- Understanding of quality improvement and delivering service or process improvement with senior stakeholders
- Prioritising, planning and delegating work alone and across a team
- Working effectively in a complex, changing clinical, operational and research environment
- Influencing, negotiating and challenging practice with senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams
Nice to have
- Experience of aseptic, manufacturing or technical services interfaces relevant to clinical trials pharmacy
- Experience contributing to business planning, income or resource modelling, or cross-organisational service development
- Membership of relevant professional groups (RPS, UKCPA
- Leadership or management qualification, or Masters-level postgraduate study
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
