Pharmacy Technician Enhanced Role - Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials (30 hours per week) and 7.5 hours Supporting other Pharmacy Services

37.5 hours per week to include late night working up to 6.30pm on rotation and to participate in Weekends and Bank Holidays working on rotation., Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is currently offering an exciting opportunity for an Enhanced Role Pharmacy Technician to work within our Clinical Trials team due to the recent promotion of the current post holder. This would be an ideal developmental opportunity for a registered Technician with recent hospital experience to gain knowledge in a specialised pharmacy area. You will work closely alongside a team of experienced professionals to maintain and develop a high standard of care. The role will involve patient communication, liaison with clinicians, clinical pharmacists, nurse specialists as well as liaising closely with the Research and Development team.

You must be a qualified Pharmacy Technician and registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council. Hospital experience is essential. Have excellent organisational skills and the desire to provide a high quality, safe, effective and efficient service to our patients. You must be able to work under pressure, prioritise work and be able to work alone as well as part of a team. This specialist role ensures that Clinical Trial services are of a consistently high quality, in line with implementing the principles of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) including local policy and procedures.

The role also includes a regular operational commitment in order to maintain competencies and demonstrate fitness to practice as a registered pharmacy technician. This includes dispensing and accuracy checking of medicines within the Dispensary. You will also gain experience in writing Standard Operating Procedures, so we welcome applicants are are looking to develop into a more specialist role.

You'll need to be able to work over 7 days of the week, hours of work as required as the Pharmacy Department offers a weekend and bank holiday service which you will be expected to participate in.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. In 2023, our emergency services department underwent a £40m refurbishment to form our new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre.

We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the Trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce