Lead Pharmacist, Clinical Research & Development

Location: Sutton (Expected to provide cross-site coverage if needed) one-year fixed term contract. A fantastic opportunity has emerged for a passionate, highly motivated, and dynamic pharmacist to lead the clinical trials pharmacist team at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust (Sutton Site) for one-year fixed term contract., o To act as lead Pharmacist for Trust Research & Development (R&D), including by delegation for individual clinical trials

o Responsible for the leadership and strategic development of the pharmacy clinical trials service across the Trust, including clinical education, training and research

o Responsible for the overall governance of clinical trials in Pharmacy, ensuring regulatory requirements are met

o Responsible for ensuring all necessary Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are in place, reviewed and updated in relation to Clinical Research & Development (R&D)

o Lead and manage the Pharmacy Clinical Trial service in accordance with current UK Clinical Trial Regulations, the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) regulation 2004, the EU Clinical Trial Directive (2001) and all updates, together with ICH GCP guidelines and departmental procedures and ensure provision of a high quality service to patients and staff at the Royal Marsden

o To ensure standards agreed for the clinical trial pharmacy service are met, ensuring performance is monitored and that services are provided efficiently, to the required GCP standards, and in accordance with the needs of users

Applicants must have significant previous experience in clinical trials.

This is an exciting time to join the Royal Marsden Hospital Clinical Trials Department. Our service is built around providing a high-quality service to our patients and staff of the Trust.

The Royal Marsden is a world-leading cancer centre with two hospitals: one in Chelsea, London, and another in Sutton, Surrey. We also have a satellite Medical Day Care Unit located on the grounds of Kingston Hospital, Surrey.This position will be based in Sutton but will require working at our Chelsea site, when necessary, to ensure consistent leadership and maintain the quality and speed of service during absences and annual leave., The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Day-care Unit in Kingston Hospital.At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff
benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.