Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join the pharmacy clinical trials team based at Salford at the Northern Care Alliance, to support the delivery of an expanding portfolio of clinical trials.

The team provides pharmacy support to a wide range of commercial and non-commercial clinical trials involving medicines, in a range of clinical areas including advanced therapies and are responsible for all aspects of Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) management.

You will work within the team as a pharmacy clinical trials assistant, ensuring that a high-quality service is provided to all service users and that work is planned and prioritised appropriately to meet the high demands on the service, and ensuring the smooth running of all clinical trials.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an excellent communicator who is flexible, motivated and organised, with outstanding attention to detail to join our team.

You must hold or be working towards NVQ level 2 in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent) and have experience of working as part of a team in a hospital pharmacy setting. 

You will have excellent interpersonal skills and will develop and maintain good working relationships with research teams, trial sponsors and other members of staff in order to work collaboratively to deliver the highest level of patient care.

Your main responsibilities will be IMP management activities including ordering, receipt, dispensing, processing returns and disposal to ensure a full audit trail of all clinical trial medicines as well as participating in audits, invoicing and hosting site visits.

If you'd like to arrange a visit or discuss the role, please contact Anne-Marie Peers on 0161 206 6002.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.