Clinical Trials Senior Pharmacy Assistant (SATO), Band 3

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic SATO to work as part of the friendly pharmacy clinical trials team to provide an efficient and safe pharmacy clinical trials service to Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHNHSFT) and other neighbouring Trusts, as required.

The successful post-holder will perform a wide range of duties. Key duties include being involved in clinical trial dispensing, receipt of clinical trial drug deliveries, ordering of clinical trial stock, undertaking trial stock checks, collating workload and finance statistics, temperature monitoring, and completing accountability for patient returns.

Past experience in pharmacy is helpful but not essential to the role as full training will be provided, based on your existing qualifications and future role requirements. Candidates would ideally already hold the NVQ 2 in pharmacy services or equivalent or be willing to work towards this.

We are able to offer full-time or part-time working pattern which can be discussed at interview.

Additional working pattern details: Hours to be split depending on candidates.

Main duties of the job

In your clinical trials role, you will work as part of the clinical trials team setting-up new studies and contributing to the on-going management of established trials. You will be required to work collaboratively with pharmacy colleagues, research teams and external trial Sponsors to ensure that trials are set up in a timely manner and managed in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP).

The post will be based within Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and you will be expected to work across our two main sites, Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, with occasional travel to our neighbouring Trusts within the county which we also support.

About us

With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals. Both hospitals are located in the city centres with access to shops and cafes.

The pharmacy department has approximately 240 staff. The 2 sites provide dispensary services to inpatients & outpatients, medicines information, procurement services and full clinical service to wards; the onsite aseptic and manufacturing services are centralised at CGH.

Pharmacy is at the forefront of many exciting projects including an award-winning service provided by pharmacist prescribers in orthopaedic pre-admission clinic.

Within the department are specialist clinical teams; the Specialist Mental Health Pharmacy facilitates delivery of Specialist services for Mental Health & Learning Disabilities. The cancer services team provide a pharmacy service at both sites for oncology & haematology and satellite pharmacy.

We are a friendly, inclusive department who wish to nurture and develop our staff at all grades.

Details

Date posted

18 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year (pa pro rata if part-time)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

22 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share

Reference number

318-26-T0179

Job locations

Pharmacy Department- Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN

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