If you have a passion for mental health and research, this is the role for you. SABP 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.
Boasting a top tier research and development (R&D) facility at our Two Bridges site in Chertsey, where we focus on research and clinical trials for dementia, psychosis, depression and eating disorders. We have an exciting new role to complement our R&D team for an individual who: Values the principles of medicines optimisation and improving the care, quality, and experience of those who take part in clinical trials. Will build up the Pharmacy R&D service to match the potential of our top tier facility. Has excellent clinical, organisational, and communication skills, sound IT skills and the ability to work unsupervised and as part of a team. Will develop and maintain a close relationship with our Pharmacy Team who are based at Farnham Road Hospital, Guildford. SABP are a multisite Trust, so the role may require some travel between sites.
Main duties of the job
- Being the first point of contact for research trial sponsors and Clinical Research Organisations.
- Leading and facilitating pharmacy aspects or pre-selection and other stages of site visit.
- Ensuring clinical trials are compliant with Good Clinical Practice, Good Manufacturing Practice and other statutory standards as well as clinical need.
- Assessing feasibility of new trials and being the link person to co-ordinate with the Pharmacy Team as and when needed.
- Keeping in touch with local and regional pharmacy research networks.
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be responsible for the operational activities of the pharmacy clinical trials service at the Trust Research and Development base at Two Bridges, Chertsey, acting as the first point of contact on behalf of Pharmacy when clinical trials are under consideration.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the R&D team, site investigators, research personnel, and other support services, including the clinical research network, to provide a responsive, high quality, comprehensive process for delivering the pharmacy clinical trial service.
- To critically review clinical trial protocols on their impact on pharmacy (operation and capacity) for example packaging, labelling and documentation, incorporating further comments from appropriate specialist clinical and technical pharmacists where required and ensuring compliance with Good Clinical Practice guidelines.
- To maintain and review the pharmacy clinical trial procedures and research policies, ensuring that they are up to date with UK legislation, Trust policy and RPS guidance.
- To liaise with the Pharmacy team and R&D Manager to prioritise, facilitate and support the set-up and validation of new protocols.
- To participate in the running of clinical trials, including initiation visits.
- To liaise with finance to ensure that all pharmacy generated income is invoiced and processed appropriately.
- To oversee training for other members of the pharmacy department in matters relating to clinical trials.
- To represent Pharmacy at appropriate meetings involving pharmaceutical services to individuals recruited to trials.
- To be up to date with the requirements of ICH/GCP and to ensure that any research carried out by the service meets legislative requirements.
- To ensure that supplies of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs) for clinical trials meet regulatory requirements.
- To provide specialist advice and recommendations to other healthcare staff, including senior medical staff, nursing staff, R&D staff on matters relating to the use of medicines in writing, in person and by telephone.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Professional Registration
Essential
Masters or equivalent degree in Pharmacy Postgraduate Certificate in General Pharmacy or Psychiatric Pharmacy (or equivalent) Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council Good Clinical Practice Certificate
Desirable
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical or Psychiatric Pharmacy Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society Member of College of Mental Health Pharmacy Good Manufacturing Practice Certificate
Experience
Essential
Post-registration experience of mental health and/or general hospital pharmacy Knowledge and understanding of evidence-based healthcare Good computer skills Competent interpersonal skills and able to achieve outcomes through team working as well as own initiative Ability to supervise, mentor, and deliver training activities to staff
Desirable
Leading on clinical audit Experience and understanding of pharmacist aspects of clinical trials including Good Clinical Practice Proven skills in information retrieval Demonstrated ability to work with other professional team members in secondary care
Employer details
Employer name
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Two Bridges
Guildford Street
Chertsey
KT16 9AU
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Boasting a top tier research and development (R&D) facility at our Two Bridges site in Chertsey, where we focus on research and clinical trials for dementia, psychosis, depression and eating disorders. We have an exciting new role to complement our R&D team for an individual who: Values the principles of medicines optimisation and improving the care, quality, and experience of those who take part in clinical trials. Will build up the Pharmacy R&D service to match the potential of our top tier facility. Has excellent clinical, organisational, and communication skills, sound IT skills and the ability to work unsupervised and as part of a team. Will develop and maintain a close relationship with our Pharmacy Team who are based at Farnham Road Hospital, Guildford. SABP are a multisite Trust, so the role may require some travel between sites.
Main duties of the job
- Being the first point of contact for research trial sponsors and Clinical Research Organisations.
- Leading and facilitating pharmacy aspects or pre-selection and other stages of site visit.
- Ensuring clinical trials are compliant with Good Clinical Practice, Good Manufacturing Practice and other statutory standards as well as clinical need.
- Assessing feasibility of new trials and being the link person to co-ordinate with the Pharmacy Team as and when needed.
- Keeping in touch with local and regional pharmacy research networks.
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be responsible for the operational activities of the pharmacy clinical trials service at the Trust Research and Development base at Two Bridges, Chertsey, acting as the first point of contact on behalf of Pharmacy when clinical trials are under consideration.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the R&D team, site investigators, research personnel, and other support services, including the clinical research network, to provide a responsive, high quality, comprehensive process for delivering the pharmacy clinical trial service.
- To critically review clinical trial protocols on their impact on pharmacy (operation and capacity) for example packaging, labelling and documentation, incorporating further comments from appropriate specialist clinical and technical pharmacists where required and ensuring compliance with Good Clinical Practice guidelines.
- To maintain and review the pharmacy clinical trial procedures and research policies, ensuring that they are up to date with UK legislation, Trust policy and RPS guidance.
- To liaise with the Pharmacy team and R&D Manager to prioritise, facilitate and support the set-up and validation of new protocols.
- To participate in the running of clinical trials, including initiation visits.
- To liaise with finance to ensure that all pharmacy generated income is invoiced and processed appropriately.
- To oversee training for other members of the pharmacy department in matters relating to clinical trials.
- To represent Pharmacy at appropriate meetings involving pharmaceutical services to individuals recruited to trials.
- To be up to date with the requirements of ICH/GCP and to ensure that any research carried out by the service meets legislative requirements.
- To ensure that supplies of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs) for clinical trials meet regulatory requirements.
- To provide specialist advice and recommendations to other healthcare staff, including senior medical staff, nursing staff, R&D staff on matters relating to the use of medicines in writing, in person and by telephone.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Professional Registration
Essential
Masters or equivalent degree in Pharmacy Postgraduate Certificate in General Pharmacy or Psychiatric Pharmacy (or equivalent) Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council Good Clinical Practice Certificate
Desirable
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical or Psychiatric Pharmacy Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society Member of College of Mental Health Pharmacy Good Manufacturing Practice Certificate
Experience
Essential
Post-registration experience of mental health and/or general hospital pharmacy Knowledge and understanding of evidence-based healthcare Good computer skills Competent interpersonal skills and able to achieve outcomes through team working as well as own initiative Ability to supervise, mentor, and deliver training activities to staff
Desirable
Leading on clinical audit Experience and understanding of pharmacist aspects of clinical trials including Good Clinical Practice Proven skills in information retrieval Demonstrated ability to work with other professional team members in secondary care
Employer details
Employer name
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Two Bridges
Guildford Street
Chertsey
KT16 9AU
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr
