Pharmacist Team Leader Clinical Trials & Lead Sponsor Pharmacist

1. This is a rare of an opportunity for an experienced trial pharmacist to join the highly regarded pharmacy clinical trials service in the University Hospital of Wales.
2. This role will be rewarding, challenging and exciting. The successful candidate will play a key role in achieving Cardiff and Vale University Health Board's  goal of sponsoring it's own clinician's research involving medicines to benefit the residents of Cardiff and Vale and beyond.
3. While experience in acting as a sponsor lead pharmacist is desirable is not essential. Full training and support will be offered to the post holder to upskill in this area. 

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these  challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the next decade and beyond. 

We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:

• We are kind and caring
• We are respectful
• We have trust and integrity
• We take personal responsibility 

As an organisation we strongly believe that it is vital our leaders exhibit the behaviours and values that we expect from all our staff.

We are a teaching Health Board with close links to the university sector, and together we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, while working on research that will hopefully unlock the cures for today’s illnesses

Job overview

The key responsibilities of the role are:

• To provide a Clinical Trials pharmacy service, optimising patient outcomes and improving the patient experience
• To ensure pharmacy clinical trials services are provided in a safe, efficient manner and are compliant with relevant EU legislation and professional regulations.
•  To ensure pharmacy clinical trials services are fully aligned to support the UHB’s research strategy and the Pharmacy and Medicines Management Directorate’s Strategy.
• To develop the role of lead sponsor pharmacist and ensure that all IMP aspects of trials sponsored by Cardiff and Vale and affiliated organisations meet regulatory and best practice requirements.
• To lead Pharmacy support at MHRA GCP inspections ensuring access to documentation
• To provide expert advice to the UHB’s Research & Development Team, Chief Investigators & Principal Investigators in respect of all aspects of IMP manufacture, procurement and use and of adherence to associated legislation. 
•  Provide professional leadership to Clinical trials pharmacy staff and manage the Lead Pharmacists ensuring compliance with regulations and standards.

Main duties of the job

• This is a rare of an opportunity for an experienced trial pharmacist to join the highly regarded pharmacy clinical trials service in the University Hospital of Wales.
• This role will be rewarding, challenging and exciting. The successful candidate will play a key role in achieving Cardiff and Vale University Health Board's  goal of sponsoring it's own clinician's research involving medicines to benefit the residents of Cardiff and Vale and beyond.
• While experience in acting as a sponsor lead pharmacist is desirable is not essential. Full training and support will be offered to the post holder to upskill in this area. 

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 14,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services.   Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

We are a teaching Health Board with close links to the university sector, together we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, while working on research that will unlock the cures for today’s illnesses. 

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Sufficient experience working in a hospital Pharmacy including providing clinical pharmacy services to a medical speciality
• Department Expenditure reporting (Excel) and provision of Directorate support