Senior Clinical Trials Technician

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Senior Clinical Trials Technician to join the Clinical Trials Pharmacy Team at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. This team provides a high level, specialist service to support clinical trials across the Health Board. You'll be part of a small friendly team working closely with other multidisciplinary teams that contributes to potentially life changing treatment for our patients.

This role will be based within the main Pharmacy department in the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff but will also cover sites across the Health Board as required by the service.

This is an exciting and developing service to be a part of and the successful applicant will be involved in the development and future planning for the service., o Coordinate the Clinical Trials service and manage technical staff, scheduling workload within the trials service, conducting appraisals and performance management of staff in the specialist area.o Ensure that the operational aspects of the service comply with all applicable legislation (MHRA, GCP) and professional standards (RPS) set out in guidelines of good clinical practice.o Participate in the strategic development of pharmacy clinical trials services.o Plan and deliver in-house Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training for pharmacy staff.o Ensure that quality monitoring systems are applied and results are to agreeable standards.o Take responsibility for solving complex problems and dealing with a broad range of non-routine issues, which are often unpredictable.o Dispense and accuracy check trial medication following GCP regulations.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.