Job Description

Alder Hey Pharmacy Department is looking for an enthusiastic pharmacist to cover the Clinical Trials aspect of a maternity leave vacancy.



The successful candidate will join our Clinical Trials pharmacy team, providing support to the NIHR Alder Hey Clinical Research Facility (CRF) and Trust Clinical Research Division. You will ensure compliance with statutory, professional, and trust requirements. This includes supporting feasibility and setup of dispensary and aseptic clinical trials.



For more information please contact Andrea Gill, Consultant Pharmacist Medication Safety & Governance ( andrea.gill@alderhey.nhs.uk ) or Andrea Leatherbarrow, Deputy Chief Pharmacist (andrea.leatherbarrow@alderhey.nhs.uk)



Pharmacy Lead for clinical trials ensuring that they meet statutory, professional and trust management requirements, includes supporting feasibility and set up of Aseptic Services Unit (ASU) clinical trials

To plan and coordinate clinical pharmacy training programs with regard to clinical trials and controlled drugs

To act as Lead Specialist Pharmacist for the safe management of Controlled Drugs

To provide advanced specialist clinical pharmacy services in the dispensary (Outpatient and Inpatient)

To supervise junior pharmacists, pre-registration pharmacists and other pharmacy staff working in the dispensary



As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.



Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children's medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world's leaders in children's healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children's specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.



We know that a children's hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.



See attached for detailed information about the job requirements and personal specification