Senior pharmacist (Research and Development)

If you have a passion for mental health and research, this is the role for you. SHSC strives to improve the mental health and wellbeing of the people who use our
services and to always provide the best evidenced based care that we can. We aim to create a vibrant, engaged, improvement focused culture in which we use
the best, and most up-to-date evidence to achieve the best outcomes for our service
users.
We have an exciting new role in the team -Pharmacy Lead for Research and Development. It is a part time role. You will be the lead in the pharmacy team in supporting the Research and Development team. The Research and Development team has been growing, and exciting new opportunities for the staff to be involved in clinical trials are arising ., Pharmacy Lead responsible on Research and Development of clinical trials.
+ Be first point of pharmacy contact for research trial sponsors and CROs
+ Lead and facilitate pharmacy aspects of Pre-site selection visits, Site Initiation visits, monitoring and close out visits.
+ Oversight and management of pharmacy related clinical trials income
+ Working with RDU and medical colleagues to identify areas of research priorities in respect of Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products (CTIMPs) and other related trials.
+ Contribute to the assessment and feasibility of delivery of clinical trials within SHSC (where applicable)
+ Attend local / regional pharmacy research networks.

Working for our organisation
Become part of a vibrant team who are extremely passionate about staff engagement, culture, and improvement, where everyone has a voice and where service users and staff collaborate to have a direct impact on the things that matter most.
Our friendly department provides an environment that supports learning, team working and encourages individuals to develop in their role.
The Pharmacy Department is a forward thinking and progressive department seeking to expand our current team as we develop a patient focused and modern hospital pharmacy service to the Trust while constantly looking at ways to further improve our service.
We understand the importance of collaborative working and have strong links with other disciplines within and around the trust. The patient is at the centre of all that we do, and we aim to provide a pharmacy service that has Medicine Optimisation as key., + As part of the pharmacy service, to ensure the safe and effective use of medicines throughout the Trust.
+ Supporting the Chief Pharmacist in ensuring that effective medicines systems operate throughout the Trust.
+ To be the pharmacy lead responsible for research and development of clinical trials.
+ Reviewing the feasibility of proposed clinical trials considering the pharmacy aspect. Oversight of expenditure and reimbursement for the pharmacy team for clinical trials (Research and Development (R&D)).
+ As a clinical pharmacist within the trials team, the post-holder will ensure that all pharmaceutical aspects of clinical trials validation including digital systems are built in accordance with good clinical practice (GCP); good manufacturing practice (GMP); statutory national and international standards; and clinical need.
+ Support the coordination of local response in a timely manner, working closely with the: clinical and research teams; Pharmacy; Sponsors; and R&D department.
We aim to be an organisation that is diverse and inclusive and to meet this aim we welcome applications from people with a wide range of life experience and whose diversity echoes the diversity of Sheffield, that of the people who use our services, and that of the people who may need to use our services but face barriers to access. Please think about your personal values and how these align with our values when you are applying. Find out more about our organisation through our website.
We are a Disability Confident employer level 2 and hope to achieve level 3 this year. We offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for a role. When you apply you will have the opportunity to let us know if you require adjustments to be made, please contact us if you are not sure or if you require adjustments to the application process itself.
Our six staff network groups welcome new members, these are:
+ The Ethnically Diverse Staff Network Group
+ The Disability Staff Network Group
+ The Lived Experience Staff Network Group
+ The Rainbow Staff Network Group
+ The Staff Carers Staff Network Group
+ The Women's Staff Network Group
We know how important flexible working can be to applicants and therefore we encourage you to discuss any working arrangements as part of this process. We will always aim to accommodate requests, wherever possible.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children and as part of our safe recruitment practice the successful applicant(s) will be subject to a check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) if it is deemed appropriate for the role. The cost of the DBS check (currently up to £48.23) must be met by the successful applicant(s).
When applying for this post you will redirected to complete your application in our preferred applicant management system, Trac. If you are successfully offered a role, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.
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While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools cannot fully grasp the context or requirements of the job you're applying for, nor can they accurately reflect your skills, knowledge, and experience. It is crucial that you personalise your supporting statement by articulating these in your unique voice.
Relying solely on AI to write your application or supporting statement is not advocated by SHSC and could negatively impact your chances of success in the application process.
For example, AI responses…

• usually lack relevance and fail to address the key criteria outlined in the job description and person specification.


• may come across as generic and fail to distinguish you from other applicants.


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At Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust we provide a range of mental health, learning disability, substance misuse, primary care and other specialist services designed around the needs of people in our city.
We have a dedicated and skilful team of people caring in Sheffield, which you could become a part of.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do. These are: working together for our service users, respect and kindness, everyone counts, commitment to quality, improving lives.