Senior Pharmacy Technician – Clinical Trials

Band 4–5 Development Role
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT)
37.5 Hours per Week | Clinical Trials Experience Preferred (Not Essential)
Aseptic Experience Alone Not Accepted

🌟 Job Overview

Pulse are now recruiting an experienced and motivated Senior Pharmacy Technician to support Clinical Trials services at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) — one of the UK’s largest, most innovative NHS organisations.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic, research‑driven pharmacy team delivering safe, compliant, and efficient technical services across a wide portfolio of clinical trials.

📝 Key Responsibilities

As the Senior Pharmacy Technician (Clinical Trials), you will:

• Support the day‑to‑day running of the Clinical Trials Pharmacy service
• Work alongside Senior Clinical Trials Technicians to ensure safe and compliant handling of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs)
• Assist in developing trial processes aligned with Trust strategies and study requirements
• Ensure all trial activity follows legislation, GCP, and local governance procedures
• Coordinate staffing within the trials area and contribute to workforce planning
• Promote strong teamworking across the Clinical Trials Pharmacy team
• Support training, competency assessments, and development of technical staff
• Maintain safe systems of work including COSHH, infection control, and statutory standards

📍 Location

Oxford Road Campus – Manchester Royal Infirmary (MFT)

💼 Working Hours

37.5 hours per week
Full‑time, Monday–Friday (on‑site)

🎓 Qualifications & Experience Required

Essential:

• BTEC/NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Pharmaceutical Science
• GPhC‑registered Pharmacy Technician
• Accuracy Checking Technician qualification (ACT Level 4)
• Strong communication, organisation, and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team

Desirable (Not Essential):

• Clinical Trials Pharmacy experience – full training will be provided

Important:
❌ Aseptic experience alone will NOT be accepted as a substitute for the technical and regulatory requirements of clinical trials.

📨 How to Apply

If you're looking to develop your career within Clinical Trials and want to join a forward‑thinking, supportive NHS Trust, please get in touch today.

Job Title: Senior Research Physician
Location: Greater Manchester
Hours per Week: Permanent - Full time
Rate: £70 000

Join our esteemed client as a Research Physician to support the successful execution of clinical trials. This role is crucial in ensuring that clinical trials are conducted in compliance with regulatory, ethical, and sponsor protocols, following Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP). The Research Physician will collaborate with senior staff to ensure trial integrity, participant safety, and adherence to study guidelines. This role offers an opportunity for professional growth in clinical research, providing training, mentorship, and experience in leading trials across community-based research sites.

What will your responsibilities be?

Qualifications and Experiences:

• Medical Degree with full GMC registration and a license to practice.
• At least 1-3 years of experience in clinical trials or research, with exposure to leadership or mentorship roles.
• Strong understanding of clinical trial operations, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and protocol adherence.
• Familiarity with ICH-GCP guidelines and ethical standards in clinical research.
• Exposure to therapeutic areas such as Obesity, dementia, oncology, and infectious diseases.  
• Interest in pursuing further academic qualifications, such as a MSc, PhD in a relevant field.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, Christmas closure days
• 1 Occasion Day each year
• Health benefits
• Paid DBS application
• Subsidised company events and gatherings
• Enhanced family policies

How to apply? 

If you feel your expertise is suited to this role, please apply today and our specialist team will be in touch to discuss it with you in more detail. If you are registered with Pulse and recommend a friend to us, you can earn £500 per recommendation, once they have worked over 200 hours

Why work with Pulse?

From the moment you register with us, our focus is entirely on you. During our first conversation, you’ll quickly see that we understand your specialty inside and out.

Our expert recruitment consultants are dedicated to finding you the best opportunities and supporting you every step of the way to secure the perfect placement. With our preferred or sole supplier status with many clients, you’ll have access to exclusive opportunities that you won’t find anywhere else.

We always prioritise your best interests, engaging in meaningful conversations and truly listening to you. You are an individual, a professional—not just a resource.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

Liquid Personnel is seeking an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist to join its clients innovative Double‑Handed Project Team in Brent. This service is designed to review and reduce double‑handed care packages where appropriate, promoting safe, sustainable, and person‑centred single‑handed care.

You will use your expertise in manual handling, equipment provision, and environmental adaptation to support individuals in achieving maximum independence and dignity. Working collaboratively with social workers, care agencies, and wider multidisciplinary teams, you will lead on complex case reviews to ensure care delivery is both safe and efficient, contributing to least restrictive practice and achieving cost savings across the system.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Undertake comprehensive occupational therapy assessments to identify functional ability, care needs, and opportunities for single‑handed care
• Apply advanced manual handling knowledge to prescribe, demonstrate, and implement suitable moving and handling equipment, assistive technology, and adaptations
• Work closely with social workers, care agencies, and care coordinators to plan, trial, and implement safe reductions in double‑handed care where appropriate
• Provide expert training, guidance, and risk management advice to carers, families, and support staff in the safe use of equipment and handling techniques
• Ensure all interventions uphold least restrictive practice principles, promoting independence and dignity while maintaining safety
• Contribute to organisational efficiency through careful review and redesign of care packages that deliver sustainable cost savings without compromising quality of care
• Prepare clear, evidence‑based reports, risk assessments, and recommendations in line with professional standards and statutory requirements
• Monitor outcomes and provide follow‑up reviews to ensure interventions remain safe, effective, and person‑centred
• Liaise with DFG (Disabled Facilities Grant) teams, reablement services, and equipment providers to support holistic care planning
• Maintain accurate, up‑to‑date clinical records in accordance with HCPC and organisational standards

Qualifications & Experience:

• Qualified and HCPC‑registered Occupational Therapist with a solid background in community practice, rehabilitation, and manual handling
• Extensive knowledge and practical experience in manual handling and equipment provision
• Ability to assess and implement single‑handed care solutions safely and effectively
• Strong partnership working skills with social workers, care agencies, and other professionals to achieve positive outcomes
• Understanding of least restrictive practice principles and how these relate to independence, dignity, and safeguarding
• Sound clinical reasoning, decision‑making, and problem‑solving abilities
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
• Commitment to improving efficiency, achieving cost savings, and ensuring high‑quality, person‑centred care

Benefits

• Opportunity to shape a forward-thinking, outcome-focused service
• Work in a supportive team environment
• Culture that values innovation and shared learning
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• Direct impact on improving wellbeing of service users
• Contribute to a more efficient, compassionate, person-centred care system

Why Liquid Personnel?

• Free DBS and compliance service
• Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
• Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
• Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
• Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
• “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
• “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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Science 37’s Nursing Solutions Group brings together expert nurses who share a passion for organizing, planning and implementing mobile clinical nurse services to participants in clinical trials. Science 37’s extraordinary work environment allows continuous collaboration between clinicians, clinical researchers, patient recruitment specialists, data managers and technology developers. The Nursing Solutions Group is involved throughout the trial life cycle, from protocol development and feasibility analysis to clinical trial implementation and closeout.

The Per Diem Mobile Research Nurse is a Registered Nurse who will work per diem and has experience across multiple therapeutic areas with the ability to work independently and integrate well with the Nursing Solutions Group. With interest/expertise in Science 37’s decentralized model of care delivery, the Mobile Research Nurse will perform delivery of care to participants as well as collaborate with brick and mortar sites, if indicated, for shared clinical trial implementation. The Mobile Research Nurse ensures the professional delivery of patient care in compliance with all federal and state regulations, Good Clinical Practice, and Standard Operating Procedures. 

*This is a travel role that requires on-site visits to participants homes.

Duties for this position include but are not limited to:

1. Participate and provide research nurse services to qualified study participants at home
2. Apply clinical research and nursing practices to develop solutions to complex problems
3. Collaborate with Lead and Per Diem Mobile Research Nurses on solutioning, education, and resource support
4. Participate in activities that will further the operational development of Science 37 nursing service delivery
5. Develop relationships with study team members and serve as the subject matter expert (SME) on all nursing processes
6. Other duties as assigned as the needs of Science 37 evolve and change

This position has the following qualifications:

1. BSN degree preferred
2. Full Covid Vaccination strongly preferred. Science 37 follows CDC guidelines for vaccination recommendations and such guidelines are subject to change.
3. Active RN licensure in home state as well as eligibility for Compact Licensure required
4. Minimum 2+ years clinical/research experience preferred
5. Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
6. Maintain a positive reflection of the company by representation in participant’s homes or in clinic settings
7. Travel and availability qualifications are as follows:
   1. 1-2 days minimum a week dedicated to support Science 37's study visits
      1. Weekday/night availability required
   2. Must be willing to travel to a participants homes 
   3. Active Driver’s License

Science 37 is looking for people with the following skills and competencies:

1. BSN degree preferred
2. Active RN licensure in home state as well as eligibility for Compact Licensure required
3. Minimum 2+ years clinical/research experience preferred
4. Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
5. Active Driver’s License
6. Weekday/night availability required
7. Maintain a positive reflection of the company by representation in participant’s homes or in clinic settings
8. Up to 100% travel, as needed, for study participant visits, project team meetings, and other professional meetings/conferences as needed
9. Ability to obtain nursing license in multiple states based on study needs
10. Physical ability to perform nursing tasks and lift equipment up to 15 kg in weight
11. Access to a reliable vehicle to perform study participant visits and transport equipment
12. Ability to drive to local and/or remote locations to perform study participant visits
13. Ability to use technology effectively and appropriately for study participant assessments and documentation including but not limited to study participant care equipment, laptop computers, communication devices and tablets
14. Ability to communicate in English (both verbal and written)

There is minimal supervision for this position, with individuals reporting to the Manager, Nursing Solutions Group.

Compensation varies based on location and work being performed. The starting pay range for a candidate selected for this position is generally within the range of $50-55 per hour. Employees may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses and commissions. The successful candidate’s actual pay will also be based on qualifications and experience, so the actual starting pay may be above or below this range.

Science 37 is an equal opportunity employer.  

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, ethnicity (including but not limited to hair texture and protected hairstyles), ancestry, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, religious creed, physical or mental disability (including actual or perceived disability), medical condition (including HIV/AIDS), pregnancy, perceived pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions, genetic information, marital status, political affiliation or activities, status as a victim of domestic violence, assault, or stalking, veteran status or participation in the uniformed military services of the United States, including the National Guard, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Science 37 values the well-being of its employees and aims to provide team members with everything they need to succeed. 

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