Senior Pharmacist - Clinical Trials

Have you got the enthusiasm and passion to take up the challenge of this vital Pharmacy position?

About our Pharmacy Service

An opportunity has arisen for the right candidate to contribute to our team as clinical trials pharmacist at Ipswich Hospital.

You will be based at Ipswich Hospital, provide leadership and project management for clinical trials service within Pharmacy as well as working clinically at ward level.

Being a key member of the multidisciplinary team you will be expected to fully integrate within the clinical and technical environment providing leadership for both patient services and clinical trials.

Weekend working and on-call will be required for this role

This post is to cover a secondment until 20th June 2025. Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only. This will need to be discussed with your line manager., You will be responsible for assisting the Pharmacy department in ensuring the effective management of pharmaceutical aspects of Clinical Trials and Research within East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT).

You will liaise closely with the Research and Development (R&D) Department and Lead Clinicians across the Trust, and support the Comprehensive Local Research Network (CLRN).

You will be expected to provide clinical input to Technical and Clinical Pharmacy Services.

Support will also be provided to ensure that you achieve any additional training deemed necessary to work in Clinical Trials Research

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you

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