Specialist Senior Clinical Trials Technician

Specialist Senior Clinical Trials TechnicianNHS AfC: Band 6

Main area

Pharmacy - Clinical Trials

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 6

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week (1 weekend day per 6 week period)

Job ref

321-CORP-8157884-B6

Site

Cross site: Churchill Hospital / John Radcliffe Hospital

Town

Oxford

Salary

£39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

24/08/2026 23:59

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is 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 of 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.

Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit

Job overviewSpecialist Senior Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician - Band 6 - Permanent

Hello! My name is Lina and I am a Senior Lead Technician for the Clinical Trials Pharmacy team in Oxford and I'm very excited to share this exciting career opportunity with you.

As a Senior Lead Technician I am privileged to manage and support our fantastic technical team of Pharmacy Technicians, Assistants and Practitioners as we provide support services to clinical trial research teams on all our Trust sites throughout Oxfordshire.

The Clinical Trials Pharmacy consists of Pharmacists, Technicians, Assistants and Practitioners. We work closely with research teams across the trust and external representatives.

If you are interested in an informal discussion about the role offered within our team, then I would be very pleased to chat with you. 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. I look 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.

Main duties of the job

As a Specialist Senior Clinical Trials Pharmacy Technician in our team, you will have an extremely varied role.

You will act as the Lead Technician for individual clinical trials, being the main point of contact for the clinical trials once open to recruitment. You will be involved in maintaining the supply chain of Clinical Trial medications to research nurses who deliver treatment to patients, maintaining financial records, processing trial modifications, completing drug accountability activities, closing down and archiving of completed studies, as well as facilitating meetings from sponsors. You will also directly line manage staff within the team, deliver training and assign daily duties using rotas.

A successful candidate should be:

• Qualified Pharmacy Technician holding a BTEC Level 3 Certificate in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Support Staff
• Accredited Checking Technician (ACT)
• Currently registered with GPhC

Applicants without these essential qualifications will not be considered. Please note that we do not accept AI-generated applications.

Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification attached, and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is 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 the OUH YouTube channel.

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesCore Role - Clinical Trials

1. Set up trial specific study files with all necessary essential documentation, in preparation for pharmacy sign off.

2. Attend multidisciplinary team meetings with investigators to initiate, manage and close down trials hence ensuring pharmacy participation.

3. To ensure effective operation and day to day running of active Clinical Trials within the OUH to ensure regulatory compliance and management of supplies to ensure suitable treatment is available for patients participating in a trial.

4. To ensure the Clinical Trials Pharmacy Team (CTPT) and its staff operate to standards of excellence in customer care and with a strong patient focus.

5. To maintain (and if necessary obtain) Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training and ensure all technicians and assistants have appropriate GCP training.

6. To ensure all CTPT pharmacy technicians and assistants are in compliance with and apply...