Total 21 Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in Leicester, LE2 7LE

Overall Objectives: To assist the OPD Nurse Manager, taking responsibility for the operational management of staff and resources to provide a safe environment for patients and in the managers absence, assume responsibility for the department. To assist the OPD Nurse Manager in ensuring patients attending OPD are cared for to the highest possible standard and to develop practice with the support of the OPD manager. To take the lead in a specific aspect of OPD service, including practicing clinically in an agreed care setting according to approved protocols or guidance, for example, line care and phlebotomy Key Result Areas: Co-ordinate service activity daily ensuring appropriate use of resources. Supervise and mentor qualified and unqualified staff. Manage complex patient referrals to maintain patient and department safety. Contribute to the development of the service philosophy and the therapeutic environment. Have a sensitive and compassionate manner with patients and relatives who are in various states of emotional distress in view of delicate nature of the disease **For more details please see the full Job Description**

JOB DESCRIPTION Job Title Pancreas Transplant Specialist Nurse Base Churchill Hospital Grade AfC band 6 Hours of work 37.5 per week Directorate SUWON Responsible to Deputy Matron Transplant Accountable to Clinically: Lead Pancreas Transplant Specialist Nurse Professionally: Deputy Matron Transplant Job Summary: The Pancreas Transplant Nurse Specialist role is to assist in the coordination and management of patients within the Oxford Transplant Centre that are undergoing assessment and work up for a Pancreas transplant. The role involves conducting patient consultations addressing clinical, psychological and social needs under the supervision of the Lead Pancreas transplant nurse with clinician support. This may include clinics during the week and occasionally at weekends in outreach and referring centres as well as within OUH. The post holder also works within the wider Transplant Specialist Nurse team providing on call transplant recipient coordination 8am-8pm and at weekends (occasionally 24 hours) Specialist Nurses will: Work alongside the lead nurse in accepting patient referrals to agreed criteria and be identified as the key worker for an agreed patient/client caseload. Provide advice, education and support to patients, their carers and other health care professionals. Practice clinically in agreed care settings according to approved protocols or guidance. Contribute to the smooth running of the designated service. Work across departmental boundaries. Liaise with other hospital and community teams along an agreed pathway to support the delivery of patient and family centred seamless care. Contribute to the on-going development of the designated service. Participate in the Recipient Transplant Co-ordinator on-call rota following a three month period of orientation. Main Tasks and Responsibilities Clinical Work collaboratively and in partnership with other health care professionals, offering advice to colleagues. Attend transplant clinics as part of multi-disciplinary team, providing clinical review assessing health and psychosocial needs of individual patients, and provide care to meet these needs through a process of shared decision making. Accept referrals to agreed criteria, and work in partnership with other professionals to deliver co-ordinated programmes of care effectively and referring patients to other practitioners as required. Deliver expert nursing care to patients in agreed practice settings, working as part of nursing/multidisciplinary teams. Communicate with patients in ways that empower them to make informed choices about their health and health care. Act as advocate for individual patients and their client group when required. Provide appropriate education to patients and their families to promote health and encourage self-care. Use communication skills to impart information to patients and carers, and provide them with advice and emotional support in hospital / at home as appropriate. Maintain adequate patient documentation to NMC requirements for all patients seen and advice given in any practice setting and contribute to clinical activity/data collection as required. Participate in the Recipient on call rota providing day time cover for a 24/7 service for the unit in processing organ offers. Autonomous working and advanced decision making skills are required. Management Be involved in developing standards of care, practice guidelines and where appropriate Care Pathways for the patient/client group. Contribute to the development and delivery of nurse-led initiatives for the benefit of the identified client group, in conjunction with medical and nursing/AHP colleagues. Demonstrate and share clinical practice developments to provide evidence-based care, and contribute to service improvement in accordance with local policy initiatives. Contribute appropriately to clinical governance activities that relate to own area of practice and patient/client group. Support clinical and management teams in the delivery of Trust and Directorate objectives. Deputise in the absence of the Lead Pancreas transplant nurse as required. To act as a resource to medical / surgical multidisciplinary team members. To demonstrate clinical expertise and engage in collaborative practice with consultants and other members of the medical team. Establish links and develop a network with other transplant units in order to disseminate knowledge, research and experience to advance the standard of care and education patients receive. Education/Training: Maintain, advance and develop personal theoretical knowledge, high standards of clinical competence and professional development through self-education and attendance at relevant courses of study Maintain own professional portfolio Contribute to the development of specialist nursing knowledge and skills to enhance and extend the practice of other nurses and health care professionals within the service Identify and address the educational needs of patients, families, carers and staff involved in the delivery of this service Provide specialist nursing support, information and education for patients, families and carers who use the service Contribute to the teaching and support of students from the multidisciplinary professional team within relevant educational programmes Organise and contribute to relevant educational programmes and in house study days. Remain updated in relation to current and potential professional issues related to advanced practice. Improving quality and developing practice: Assist in the evaluation of the service and patient care, including monitoring of patient experience. Maintain awareness of relevant research, evaluations and audit, and act on this information in collaboration with colleagues to continually develop the service. Identify areas of risk and poor quality, and address these through appropriate governance structures and forums. Develop personal and professional knowledge through critical self-appraisal, clinical supervision and networking with other health care professionals locally and nationally. Have responsibility to ensure annual appraisal, agree objectives which reflect local and national service needs and develop personal development plans. Advocate and contribute to a working environment that promotes continuous learning and development, evidence based practice and succession planning, as well as identifying learning opportunities at local and national levels. Have a high level of communication skills to enable the participation in the dissemination of practice through conferences and professional publications. Develop and sustain appropriate multidisciplinary working relationships to improve health outcomes and healthcare delivery systems. Contribute to protocols, documentation systems, standards, policies and clinical guidelines for others to use in practice. Ensure statutory and mandatory training updates, as well as role /speciality updates are completed and necessary records maintained. Actively contribute to and instigate audit, research and surveys in relation to the clinical service provided in the Oxford Transplant Centre and outreach transplant follow up centres. Assist in the auditing of service provision and prioritise areas for development, using national benchmarks. Provide statistical and / or other evidence to demonstrate efficient and effective use of resources in providing high quality service. Disseminate audit and research findings among colleagues, and where appropriate, at wider local, regional, national and international level.

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Core Role as a Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician: To obtain and maintain Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training. to apply principles of GCP in the management of clinical trials and work within the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trial) Regulations 2004 and EU directive relating to Clinical Trials, to communicate with Investigators, Research Nurses, Trust R&D, Sponsors, Clinical Research Associates and Pharmacy staff during the set-up and running of a clinical trial, to ensure clinical trial protocols and SOPs are followed during dispensing of clinical trial investigational medicinal products and other drugs included in the protocol, to order and receive in clinical trial drugs, process receipt paperwork and acknowledge receipt on IVRS (Electronic Medication Supply) systems, to check stock levels and expiry dates of clinical trial drugs and keep balance logs up to date, to assist with the packing down and re-labelling of clinical trial drugs if required, to assist with the preparation for monitoring meetings, audits and inspections, to maintain Clinical Trial files ensuring items can easily be located and are presentable, to process returned clinical trial drugs and ensure the paperwork is kept in order, to participate in the statutory temperature monitoring of clinical trial stocks, to assist with the destruction of clinical trial medication, to assist with the closedown and archiving of clinical trial files, to represent the Clinical Trials Team to update the dispensary staff at meetings, to liaise with Research Nurses to update them on trial progress, stock levels etc, to assist in the collection of data as requested by the Senior Clinical Trial Technician or Clinical Trial Pharmacists, to assist in maintaining financial records, including the generation of invoices, checking payments etc, to assist with general administration such as organising set up meetings etc and be a point of contact within the Clinical Trials Pharmacy Team, to maintain clinical trial filing systems and drug accountability documentation for clinical trials, to use the computer system and other information technology in all areas of Pharmacy. Additionally, you would be involved in supporting Clinical Trial Aseptic Unit: To participate in the day to day running of the CTASU in line with the rota system, to participate in safe systems of work and documentation of these, to undertake safe and accurate preparation of a wide range of aseptic products on a daily basis, including cytotoxics, epidurals, antibiotics, injectables, novel agents and monoclonal antibodies, to maintain personal expertise, skills and necessary knowledge of the technical aspects of aseptic and non-aseptic dispensing, to ensure products are prepared according to standard operating procedures (SOPs), assemble drugs and consumables required for preparation of aseptic products, accurately recording batch numbers and expiry dates, to be responsible for the accurate completion of product worksheets and labels, assigning batch numbers to aseptically prepared products, to accurately and safely label aseptically prepared products, to facilitate the quality assurance of products and to notify the Senior Aseptic Technician of any incidents and procedural deficiencies, to be responsible for ensuring finished products are packed prior to distribution to ensure the prompt and safe delivery, to ensure finished products are transported in the appropriate environment taking into account any physical & legal requirements, to be responsible for unpacking and receipt of deliveries, undertake regular expiry date checking to identify expired or short dated stock, to be responsible for monitoring drug stock and consumable levels and replenishing, to ensure that all equipment within CTASU is in good working order and serviced regularly, to participate in the clean room/isolator cleaning rota, to assist in environmental and physical monitoring of the CTASU, to be involved in the maintenance of departmental records including staff training, environmental monitoring, cleaning, maintenance logs and worksheets, where applicable to be involved in the delivery of drugs to clinical areas.

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information and details about the role.

Medical Staffing Workforce Coordinator

We are seeking to recruit aMedical Staffing Workforce Coordinator to deliver an efficient and effective recruitment and advisory service for Medical Staffing team supporting the wider organisation.

We need a talented recruiter to attract the right candidates and ensure they are onboarded efficiently while maintaining our high standards of safety and care.

The post holder will be responsible for day to day management of the Medical Recruitment team whilst providing expert advice to all stakeholders and customers.

The role will also support colleagues with the professional administration support for the Consultant Recruitment process, providing expert advice and support during the Advisory Appointment Committee (AAC) for the Trust.

Our Medical Staffing Recruitment team are responsible for the recruitment of all medical staff who come into our Trust, the team work hard to give everyone an excellent experience when they apply to us for employment, and to fill our vacancies swiftly and safely, making a real difference to our front-line staff.

To ensure all directorates in the Trust have the provision of expert advice from medical staffing advisors/recruitment assistants on all medical workforce issues relating to policies and procedures.

To ensure timely completion of employee appointment, amendment and termination forms in order that the payroll department has the correct information pertaining to medical staff. Liaising with payroll department where required

Work in conjunction with Consultants and Divisional teams to proactively plan the recruitment of Resident Doctors. Career Grades ensuring that the medical establishment is kept up to date.

Produce timely relevant reports, information and statistics and contribute to the development of appropriate Key Performance Indicators relating to medical staffing

Attending and participating in meetings as appropriate. These include (coordinating where appropriate) the LNC (Local Negotiating Committee), Medical Managers, Rota Working Group. Medical On Call Rotas Working Group, the Postgraduate Medical Education Committee, and any other meetings as appropriate

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please viewOUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information and details about the role.


This advert closes on Sunday 1 Dec 2024

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Kindy refer to attached job description and person specification for detailed job description and main responsibilities What additional opportunities are available to me? Professional Practice: Independent prescribing UKCPA and CPPE courses Time management Improving customer care Collaborative working: Confidence/assertiveness training (e.g. NHS elect) Clinical governance meetings/MDT/board rounds Volunteering to join departmental wellbeing, EDI or other project groups Leadership Management: NHS leadership academy - Edward Jenner CPPE leading for change Value based appraisal training Line management/buddy system to support foundation pharmacists Education & Training: Mentoring (trainee pharmacists/technicians/undergraduate students) Coaching & mentoring training Postgraduate clinical diploma tutor Foundation pharmacist tutor Research & Evaluation: Audit/quality improvement and associated training Service evaluation Academic Pharmacy Practice unit with the University of Reading If this is what you are looking for, then please come and join us. Let us know using the contact details below if youd like an informal visit to the department or conversation before applying or have any questions.

We are looking for intuitive,enthusiasticand versatile pharmacists to join our diverse and inclusive team to help us deliver excellent compassionate care to our patients. The pharmacy department at OUH comprises of over 100 staff in the clinical pharmacy team, and we work across all 4 hospital sites. We are continually trying to improve the service we provide, learning from each other to optimise what we do.


Why do our staff like working here?


Dynamic and rewarding setting


Vast range of specialities with interesting patients withhigh levelsof complexity


Always something new,innovativeand exciting happening - newcutting edgetreatments and technologies


Large group of supportive peers from diverse backgrounds


Supportive department, with great learning and development opportunities


Good career progression optionsto consultant level


Pharmacists seen as valued members of the MDT who add positive contributions to patient care


Working in teams with Consultant Pharmacists who are leading in their areas of specialisation nationally


Current band 7 vacancies include (please specify on your application if your interest is specific to one of these areas or to join the rotational program):


Adult cancer (fixed or rotational)


Gastroenterology (inpatient and outpatient setting) (rotationaland fixed opportunities)


Antimicrobial stewardship (fixed)








Key roles include:
• Delivery of high quality pharmaceutical care to adult cancer in-patients, day-case, and out-patients.
• Participation in pharmacy services to the Day Treatment Unit to optimise patients’ medication and reduce medicines wastage.
• Clinical checking of systemic anticancer treatment (SACT) and SACT clinical trial prescriptions.
• Participating in multidisciplinary ward rounds
• Pharmacist led oral anti-cancer treatment education clinics
• Pharmacist non-medical prescribing in multidisciplinary clinics and day treatment unit
• Aseptics experience within Pharmacy’s Clinical Trials Aseptic Services Unit (CTASU)
• Participating in the day to day running of the CTASU and developing knowledge in quality control and quality assurance.
• Involvement in cancer phase I, II, and III clinical trials
• Active participation in Thames Valley Cancer Alliance groups

The post holder will participate in the band 7 cancer pharmacist rotation which currently includes rotations through:
• Oncology Ward
• Haematology Ward
• Day Treatment Unit (Oncology & Haematology)
• SACT prescription clinical screening
• Early phase/Late phase research & SACT clinical trials screening
• Brodey Chemotherapy Day Unit, Horton Hospital, Banbury
• Clinical Trials Aseptics Unit
• Cancer Clinical Trials Set Up
• Palliative Care
• Directorate rotation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improement and excellence.These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Kindy refer to attached job description and person specification for detailed job description and main responsibilities

Whatadditionalopportunities are available to me?


Professional Practice:


Independent prescribing


UKCPA and CPPE courses


Time management


Improving customer care


 Collaborative working:


Confidence/assertiveness training (e.g. NHS elect)


Clinical governance meetings/MDT/board rounds


Volunteering to join departmental wellbeing,EDIor other project groups


Leadership Management:


NHS leadership academy - Edward Jenner


CPPE leading for change


Value based appraisal training


Line management/buddy system to support foundation pharmacists


Education & Training:


Mentoring (trainee pharmacists/technicians/undergraduate students)


Coaching & mentoringtraining


Postgraduate clinical diploma tutor


Foundation pharmacist tutor


Research & Evaluation:


Audit/quality improvement and associated training


Service evaluation


Academic Pharmacy Practice unit with the University of Reading


If this is what you are looking for, then pleasecomeand join us. Let us know using the contact details below ifyou’dlike an informal visit to the department or conversation before applyingor have any questions.



This advert closes on Tuesday 26 Nov 2024

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To provide comprehensive secretarial support for the consultant radiologists to include diary management, leave and administration duties. Ensure consultant leave is communicated to relevant teams and clinical sessions closed. Process on call payments. To effectively liaise with, and support when the service requires, the wider Radiology medical secretaries across all OUH sites. To oversee and action the urgent and departmental email accounts for GP and in-house queries/communication. Action urgent findings to the referrer and MDT's. Ensure discretion and confidentiality is always followed. Designated point of contact for onsite doctors and team queries, escalate when required to the relevant staff member/team. Action private patient requests from appointment to report allocation. To include relevant paperwork for payment and liaise with the Trust's private patient team. Process medicolegal requests for copy imaging. Process patient requests for copies of health care records and imaging. To send/request images via IEP. To be a departmental Superuser for the hospital EPR and Radiology CRIS patient systems. Use a variety of computer systems to include Microsoft applications, EPR, CRIS and IOV. Answer telephone calls from patients, clinical teams, and external health care providers. Always demonstrate professionalism and ensure that enquiries are dealt with efficiently. Understand and follow all admin workflows and processes to ensure an excellent service is provided to both patients and colleagues. Understand and follow the different patient pathways to assist with appointment bookings as and when required. Any other duties as requested by Admin Manager such as reception cover, support for appointments and secretarial teams within Radiology.

We are looking for nurses who are enthusiastic and motivated individuals who are committed to providing high quality care. You will be fully supported by the team and receive appropriate orientation and training to fulfil the role. You will need to be flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of the service and will also have the opportunity to work in the exciting new Elective Hub opening on the LGH site 2024 You will work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure needs are met in relation to care input, support for ongoing care needs and safe. Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers/relatives. Recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency. Co-ordinate, organise and prioritise the work of the nursing team on a day-to-day. Supervise others and participate in their education and Where appropriate, act as a mentor/expert witness. Responsible for the effective and efficient use of clinical, physical and financial Adhere to Trust policies, procedures and clinical guidelines and ensure compliance of others. Promote and practice the highest standards of prevention and control of infection at all times. (Please refer to the job description/person specification for further details on the role)

Undertake specified direct and indirect care, clinical and therapeutic intervention as delegated by the Registered Nurse / Health Care Professional. Carry out specified delegated clinical care and support consistent with the patient / users plan of care. Deliver unsupervised specified care and intervention as prescribed by an appropriate Registered Health Care Professional in accordance to agreed Trust and Directorate policies, procedures and protocols. Assist the Registered Professional by developing care plans for treatment, assessing and documenting care, providing verbal and written reports in an effective and safe manner. Make observations of care with regard to supporting the patient/users general health and well-being. Reporting areas of concern. Assist and support care delivery by only undertaking delegated work that is within own level skill and competence. Contribute to the overall effectiveness of the care delivered by the Medical retina team and that benefits the patient/ user experience. To support the medical retina team in delivering injection lists in UHL or in a community setting. To support Medical Retina clinics where required. To be involved in Audit and research. To support transformation and change within the Ophthalmology services.

The Churchill pharmacy and renal team are looking for an experienced Pharmacy Assistant looking looking to expand their skillset with a move from Community into Hospital Pharmacy, or are looking to progress further in your career within a Hospital setting. Ideally you will have obtained your Specialist BTEC Level 2 Principles and Practices for Pharmacy Support Staff Pharmacy Service Skills NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent GPhC recognised qualification), although this is not essential and support through the qualification process can be provided (successful applicants who do not hold the required qualification will be paid at band 2, rising to band 3 on successful completion of the qualification). Many of our staff progress from this level to become Pharmacy Technicians or other roles within the wider Pharmacy team. This position is a blended role involving both the dispensary, and multidisciplinary working with the renal team on a rotational basis at the Churchill Hospital.

The Dispensary team are supported by ever evolving Technology, with electronic prescribing and a robot to support the labelling and dispensing of medications. The successful applicant will be trained in the full use of the robotic system. Key duties of this role include dispensing medicines according to procedure, using the Pharmacy computer system to produce dispensing labels, preparation of emergency drug boxes, maintaining accurate medication records and assisting in efficient stock control management.



Key roles include:
• Opportunity to work in both ward and dispensary area.
• Work in reception area taking in prescriptions
• Delivery of high-quality pharmacy services for out-patients
• Labelling and dispensing prescriptions
• To be aware of and be involved in customer service
• Working as part of a team
• Returning ward stock.
• Assisting the wards with stock management
• Relocation of patients own medication.

About you:
• You will respond to enquiries and requests from staff, patients and carers and ensure appropriate and accurate information is readily available, and to escalate questions and problems to other members of the pharmacy team when needed. You will be expected to form good working relationships with staff from all the different groups within the Clinical and Pharmacy team.
• You should ideally have experience of working as a qualified Pharmacy Dispensing Assistant, using computer systems for dispensing and stock control and have good communication, be well organised and able to use your own initiative.
• This post would suit somebody with either a hospital pharmacy background, or with community pharmacy experience wishing to make a change into the hospital environment, for which appropriate training will be provided.



Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

Please see the ward based & pharmacy assistant job description and person specification attached to this document.


This advert closes on Sunday 24 Nov 2024

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NHS AfC: Band 5 SeniorClinical Trials Pharmacy Technician - Permanent(applicants who do not meet essential criteria should still apply as post can be offered as a Band 4 to Band 5 progression position)

Hello,

My name is Lina and I am Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician Team Manager for the Clinical Trials team in Oxford.

I am extremely privileged to manage and support our fantastic technical team of Technicians, Practitioners, Assistants and Apprentices as we provide support services to our clinical trial research teams on all of our trust sites throughout Oxfordshire.

The Clinical Trials Pharmacy consists of Pharmacists, Technicians, Practitioners, Assistants and Apprentices. We receive support from rotational staff such as student technicians, pharmacists. We work closely with research teams across the trust and external representatives.

If you are interested in an informal discussion about the Pharmacy Technician role offered within our team then I would be very happy to chat with you about this. You are more than welcome to call on the numbers below or even better, we can make an appointment for me to show you around and answer your questions. Looking forward to hearing from you!


The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.




As a Senior Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician in our team, you will have an extremely varied role – you will be involved in maintaining the supply chain of Clinical Trial medications to research nurses who deliver treatment to patients, maintaining financial records, completing drug accountability activities, closing down and archiving of completed studies, as well as facilitating meetings from sponsors.

A successful candidate should possess:
• Relevant Pharmacy Technician qualification and registration with GPHC (B4 and B5)
• Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician accreditation (B5 only)

Please make sure that you read both job descriptions and person specifications attached below, and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please viewOUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

Your core role in Clinical Trials Pharmacy would be to:

Obtain and maintain Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training, apply principles of GCP in the management of clinical trials and work within the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trial) Regulations 2004 and EU directive relating to Clinical Trials, communicate with Investigators, Research Nurses, Trust R&D, Sponsors, Clinical Research Associates and Pharmacy staff during the set-up and running of a clinical trial, ensure clinical trial protocols and SOPs are followed during dispensing of clinical trial investigational medicinal products and other drugs included in the protocol, order and receive in clinical trial drugs, process receipt paperwork and acknowledge receipt on IVRS (Electronic Medication Supply) systems, check stock levels and expiry dates of clinical trial drugs and keep balance logs up to date, assist with the packing down and re-labelling of clinical trial drugs if required, assist with the preparation for monitoring meetings, audits and inspections, maintain Clinical Trial files ensuring items can easily be located and are presentable, process returned clinical trial drugs and ensure the paperwork is kept in order, participate in the statutory temperature monitoring of clinical trial stocks, assist with the destruction of clinical trial medication, assist with the closedown and archiving of clinical trial files, represent the Clinical Trials Team to update the dispensary staff at meetings, liaise with Research Nurses to update them on trial progress, stock levels etc, assist in the collection of data as requested by the Senior Clinical Trial Technician or Clinical Trial Pharmacists, assist in maintaining financial records, including the generation of invoices, checking payments etc, assist with general administration such as organising set up meetings etc and be a point of contact within the Clinical Trials Pharmacy Team, maintain clinical trial filing systems and drug accountability documentation for clinical trials, use the computer system and other information technology in all areas of Pharmacy.

Additionally, you would be involved in supporting Clinical Trial Aseptic Unit to:

Participate in the day to day running of the CTASU in line with the rota system, participate in safe systems of work and documentation of these, undertake safe and accurate preparation of a wide range of aseptic products on a daily basis, including cytotoxics, epidurals, antibiotics, injectables, novel agents and monoclonal antibodies, maintain personal expertise, skills and necessary knowledge of the technical aspects of aseptic and non-aseptic dispensing, ensure products are prepared according to standard operating procedures (SOPs), assemble drugs and consumables required for preparation of aseptic products, accurately recording batch numbers and expiry dates, be responsible for the accurate completion of product worksheets and labels, assigning batch numbers to aseptically prepared products, accurately and safely label aseptically prepared products, facilitate the quality assurance of products and to notify the Senior Aseptic Technician of any incidents and procedural deficiencies, be responsible for ensuring finished products are packed prior to distribution to ensure the prompt and safe delivery, ensure finished products are transported in the appropriate environment taking into account any physical & legal requirements, be responsible for unpacking and receipt of deliveries, undertake regular expiry date checking to identify expired or short dated stock, be responsible for monitoring drug stock and consumable levels and replenishing, ensure that all equipment within CTASU is in good working order and serviced regularly, participate in the clean room/isolator cleaning rota, assist in environmental and physical monitoring of the CTASU, be involved in the maintenance of departmental records including staff training, environmental monitoring, cleaning, maintenance logs and worksheets, where applicable to be involved in the delivery of drugs to clinical areas




This advert closes on Wednesday 20 Nov 2024

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