Pharmacy Technician - Clinical Trials & Aseptics

at  Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Are you a driven individual, looking for a new challenge? Then look no further!
You will be part of the pharmacy clinical trials & aseptic team at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation trust supporting the expert pharmaceutical technical expertise in the delivery of clinical trials and assisting in the setting up logistics for clinical trials across a wide range of clinical specialities. As a specialist role the post holder will develop and promote good manufacturing practice (GMP) and good clinical practice (GCP) to ensure the safety of the medicinal product, patient, and staff.
We are looking for a forward thinking, self-motivated pharmacy technician and welcome applications from newly qualified pre-registration trainees or colleagues looking to develop experience in clinical trials and research delivery.
The service supports partners at Lancashire and South Cumbria, community Mental health Trust. Lancashire Teaching Hospital hosts the Lancashire Clinical Research Facility (LCRF) and works with academic partners at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) and Lancaster University.
The LCRF has a remit for growing early translational and experimental medicines trials across Lancashire and South Cumbria. More information about the LCRF facility and team is available through the trust website accessible via this link:
https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/lancashire-clinical-research-facility.
As a new hybrid role, you will cover rotations in clinical trials and aseptics. Following a thorough induction period, you will work closely with the pharmacy clinical trials manager and senior pharmacy technicians in clinical trials & aseptics. We are looking for a candidate to help support develop the technical expertise and skill mix to set-up more complex advanced therapy trials at the trust. You will support pharmaceutical technical oversight for the active clinical trials (CT) portfolio and coordinate the workflow for the early phase portfolio and bespoke clinical trial which requires up to date knowledge of aseptics.
The department provides a seven-day service, and the successful candidate may be required to work weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis. You may also be required to work at both sites of the Trust – Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital.
Working hours are between 8:00am and 5:30pm Monday to Friday on rotation with each shift being 7.5 hours and 30-minute lunch break. As a Trust, we support agile and flexible working based on the needs of the service. You’ll have an opportunity to discuss this at interview.
We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet a range of healthcare professionals & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Achieving and maintaining in-house competencies for the preparation of medicines. Promoting Good Manufacturing Practice throughout the working area, following written procedures and COSHH guidelines to ensure safety of the medicinal product, patient, and staff.
To prioritise and organise daily workload to ensure the requirements of the service and patients are met in full and organise workflow in the designated area (aseptic, manufacturing, or clinical trials).
Concentration will be required for periods of one to two hours sessionally to prepare products and documents. Carry out self and in –process checks throughout the production process.
The post holder must contribute to preparing products to meet the production plan.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring adverse occurrences are recorded and reported via the Trust incident reporting system in a timely manner.
Contribute to departmental strategies to reduce expenditure and manage services within budgets
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