Job Description

An exciting opportunity to become the Principal Pharmacist - Clinical Trials within dynamic cancer hospital pharmacy team. This job would be suitable for a person seeking a rewarding and challenging job looking to ensure that our cancer patients get access to clinical trial medicines. We have an extensive portfolio of trials within the Trust and new trials being opened regularly.



The postholder will be involved in multi professional groups looking at how use of protocols and guidelines can be improved within the Trust.



Oncology experience is desirable however not essential as full training can be offered in house.



The postholder will be part of a fabulous team with pharmacist prescribers, medicines management technicians specialist pharmacists, rotational technicians, assistants and a cohort of band six pharmacists. We have close links with BOPA and LJMU.



We're here to deliver the best cancer care to the people we serve and we're looking for applications from those who share that commitment and our values: Putting people first; Achieving excellence; Passionate about what we do; Always improving our care; and Looking to the future.



If you want to be part of a fantastic team and help support the Trust with our vision for providing the best cancer care in the country, then we want to hear from you.



If you feel that you could be a part of this team and take your ideas and put them into practice please ring us to arrange an informal visit today.



You will be the pharmacy lead and be responsible for all aspects of

pharmaceutical input in accordance with legal requirements and Good

Clinical Practice (GCP) relating to the handling dispensing, and disposal

of medicinal products in clinical trials. You will also be the lead facilitator

for research and audit projects for the department.

You will be the operational lead in the pharmacy:

a) To safeguard subjects, health care professionals and the Healthcare

Provider Organisation (HPO) by ensuring that IMPs are appropriate for

use and are procured, handled, stored, and used safely and correctly.

b) To ensure that IMPs are managed and dispensed to subjects in

accordance with the duly approved current protocol.

c) To ensure that all pharmacy clinical trials procedures comply with

relevant guidelines and regulations.



The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.



Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.



Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.



We are -



Kind Empowered Responsible Inclusiv e

Please see attached and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.