Job Overview

Position: Specialist Pharmacy Technician - Non-Cancer Trials
Band: Band 6 (£39,959 to £48,117 per year)
Location: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH (University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust)
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-Time, Flexible Working (May include late nights, weekends, and on-call service as required)
Closing Date: 3rd August 2026
Reference Number: 304-1098548

About the Role

Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency is partnering with University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) NHS Foundation Trust to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced Band 6 Specialist Pharmacy Technician to take a lead role in our dedicated trials dispensary at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

In this exciting position, you will oversee the review, smooth setup, and management of our diverse non-cancer clinical trials portfolio—spanning early-phase and first-in-human studies. Working closely with trials pharmacists, research teams, and trial sponsors, you will provide leadership to a growing support team while ensuring a safe, efficient, and timely pharmacy trials service.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Service Management: Lead the day-to-day management of the dedicated trials pharmacy service, ensuring safe, efficient, and timely delivery for service users.
Trial Set-up & Review: Review complex trial documents, manage Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs), and coordinate trial setup across a diverse non-cancer portfolio.
Team Leadership: Provide direction, motivation, and supervision to a growing trials support team, coordinating workflows and managing staff patterns.
Technical Guidance & Quality: Provide specialist technical advice on medicines handling, labelling, and storage requirements while ensuring adherence to clinical governance and regulatory standards.
Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Liaise professionally with R&D teams, clinical staff, trial sponsors, and multidisciplinary teams.

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential)

NVQ Level 3 (Pharmacy Services) plus accredited underpinning knowledge (BTEC / City & Guilds in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent).
Professional Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
NVQ Level 4 in management (or equivalent knowledge and experience).
Accredited Checking Technician (ACT) and specialist formal training in Good Clinical Practice (GCP).

Experience (Essential)

Minimum of 6 years post-qualification pharmacy experience, including a background working in a busy hospital dispensary.
Broad, up-to-date knowledge of clinical trials legislation, ICH-GCP guidelines, GMP, and MHRA licensing requirements.
Proven experience in team leadership, training development, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Benefits & Additional Information

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 per annum (Agenda for Change Pay Scheme).
Inclusion: UHB is committed to an inclusive, values-driven workplace culture and provides reasonable adjustments for staff with disabilities or long-term health conditions.
Checks & Sponsorship: Subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and GPhC registration. Skilled Worker sponsorship applications are welcome.