Specialist Pharmacist - Clinical Trials.

• To maintain and support the Pharmacy Clinical Trials service in accordance with current UK Clinical Trial Regulations together with ICH GCP guidelines and departmental procedures, ensuring provision of a high-quality service to patients and staff at the Royal Marsden, and all aspects of Clinical Trials Pharmacy Dispensary/ Day units/ Wards at Chelsea & Sutton as required.
• To provide highly specialised pharmaceutical and clinical advice regarding all trial medicines, including Advance Therapy Investigational Medicinal Products (ATIMP), Genetically Modified Organism (GMO), to senior medical and nursing staff, across all trial phases and specialties.
• To liaise closely with the research team and provide highly specialist advise in prescribing and management of adverse events of IMP in line with the clinical trial protocol.
• To lead pharmacy clinical trials team, on education, training and clinical governance for new and active clinical trials.
• To attend the research clinic, and support with Non-Medical Prescribing (NMP) if qualified to do so.
• To support the clinical trial senior team in service review and lead in projects.
• To deputise for the Lead Pharmacist, Clinical Research and Development (R&D) in their absence.

• To assist the Lead Pharmacist, Clinical R&D in review of RMH/ICR sponsored protocols prior to submission to the Committee for Clinical Research (CCR) and attend CCR as the pharmacy representative as required when these studies are being reviewed.
• To support the Lead Pharmacist, Clinical R&D in review of proposed RMH/ICR sponsored protocols advising on legislation, IMP label design, set-up and accountability. Ensure technical agreements/appropriate supply agreements are in place to cover IMP supply, co-ordinating this where necessary.
• Ensure the safe prescribing of systemic anti-cancer therapies by coordinating the timely preparation and approval of prescriptions for new clinical trial regimens, and by reviewing and completing all pharmacy-specific documentation and requirements before trials open to recruitment.
• To provide a high specialist clinical advice to the research team and act as an independent prescriber within a specialist field (if qualified to do so) within own levels of competence.
• To act as a clinical role model for pharmacy, demonstrating the ability to provide safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of drugs for trial patients.
• Identify any systematic or preventable errors associated with medicines used within the Clinical Trial service in Sutton and work closely with Dispensary/ Day units/ Wards at Chelsea & Sutton as required, and nursing team to find solutions and minimise risk of recurrence
• Liaise with the pharmacy aseptic, dispensary and clinical teams and the multi-disciplinary team to ensure an efficient, effective and safe pharmacy clinical trials service is provided
• To identify changes in prescribing practices and new prescribing practices that may impact on the drugs budget.

Essential

• GPhC registration
• MSc/Diploma Pharmacy Practice or equivalent qualification/experience
• Good Clinical Practice Training and knowledge

Desirable

• Non-medical prescriber

Essential

• Significant experience post-registration hospital pharmacy experience
• Clinical Trials experience

Desirable

• Oncology or Haemato-Oncology Pharmacy experience
• Clinical audit experience

Essential

• Evidence of effective interpersonal skills for team working with particular ability to liaise with multidisciplinary team members
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to demonstrate self-motivation, problem solving skills and ability to work without supervision
• Good leadership qualities: Able to take initiative, responsibility and to delegate effectively
• Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise
• Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail and accuracy
• Evidence of understanding the NHS Plan
• Ability to pioneer, initiate and implement change
• Evidence of training other members of staff
• Evidence of commitment to customer care initiatives
• Experience of investigating incidents and managing risk
• Computer Literacy (e.g.: Microsoft Word and Outlook

Desirable

• Published Research

Essential

• Kind, Pioneering, Pursues Excellence & Collaborative
• Enthusiastic
• Approachable
• Adaptable
• Assertive
• Flexibility to meet the needs of the service
• Professional appearance & demeanour
• Able to work on both sites and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role