MedOncology Administrator and Pharmacy Clinical Trials Officer

makeitcountmarketing; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking an ARIA Administrator and Pharmacy Clinical Trials Officer to support the pharmacy and cancer directorates. This role involves maintaining the ARIA prescribing system, updating SACT regimens, and managing clinical trial drugs. Essential qualifications include 4 GCSEs and IT competency. Join a dynamic team to ensure safe prescribing in accordance with national guidelines.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and ability to apply this training.
• Ability to investigate queries and take appropriate action.

Responsibilities

• Create, update and maintain electronic protocols in ARIA.
• Dispense clinical trial drugs in line with current GCP guidance.
• Attend meetings to present data on workload and regimen usage.

Skills

Knowledge and experience of pharmacy hospital electronic systems

Excellent IT skills

Ability to prioritize own workload

Education

4 GCSEs including Maths and English

Completion of West Midlands Dispensing Accuracy Assessment OR NVQ Level 2

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

ARIA Administrator and Pharm Clinical Trials

Pharmacy Directorate

Band 4 – ARIA MedOncology Administrator and Pharmacy Clinical Trials Officer. Electronic prescribing is well established across both Paediatric (ChemoCare) and Adult (ARIA) Cancer Services. You will support the pharmacy and cancer directorates in the ongoing administration of the adult chemotherapy electronic ARIA prescribing system.

Working with the Advanced Specialist Pharmacist for cancer and electronic prescribing you will maintain and update the SACT regimens to ensure current protocols are available for safe prescribing in line with national and local guidelines.

Main duties of the job

This post is split between two elements: EPMA Administrator and Pharmacy Clinical Trials. You will work for Oncology and Haematology Directorate and Pharmacy Cancer teams under the management of the Lead Electronic Prescribing Pharmacist. The role is across both Royal Stoke and County sites.

• Create, update and maintain the electronic protocols embedded in the ARIA system.
• Manipulate data pulled from ARIA to ensure it is complete and accurate before submitting monthly to SACT dataset NHS-E.
• Attend meetings to present data on workload, regimen usage, number of new patients, etc.
• Dispense clinical trial drugs in line with current GCP guidance.
• Ensure sufficient stock of clinical trial agents is available.
• Maintain clinical trial site files.

Essential Qualifications

• 4 GCSEs (or equivalent) including grade C or above in Maths and English.
• Completion of West Midlands Dispensing Accuracy Assessment OR NVQ Level 2 in pharmacy services.

Desirable

• Recognised IT qualification.

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience

• Knowledge and experience of pharmacy hospital electronic systems, e.g. MedOncology, Ascribe.
• Ability to read and understand SOPs.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training and apply this training to working practices.
• Excellent IT skills and ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint to a high standard.
• Ability to investigate queries and take appropriate action.
• Ability to liaise with senior staff when necessary.
• Ability to prioritise own workload and work as part of a team.
• Ability to work unsupervised and independently.
• Attention to detail and commitment to high standards of work.
• Flexibility with regard to change in work schedules.
• Comprehension and ability to follow both written and verbal SOPs.

Desirable

• At least 1 year of previous experience in a similar role.
• Experience of working in a GCP environment.
• Understanding of R&D processes regarding pharmacy clinical trials.
• Experience dealing with customers and difficult queries.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust. Address: UHNM, Newcastle Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 6QG. Website: https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk