Rotational Pharmacist: Sponsorship Available

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Rotational Pharmacist – Band 6

Are you looking to transition into hospital pharmacy?Or for an opportunity to be part of a team where your development matters?

We at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist to join the team in a state of the art pharmacy department.

The successful candidate will join our existing pool of rotational Band 6 pharmacists at the Trust. You will be rotating through a wide range of clinical specialities including Medicine, Surgery, Older People and Paediatrics, as well as gaining experience in medicines information, aseptics, haematology, oncology, and quality improvement methodologies, working alongside a wide variety of clinical and technical staff.

The Trust provides acute treatment and care for a catchment population of around 500,000 people in Bath, and the surrounding towns and villages in North East Somerset and West Wiltshire. Our values; Everyone Matters, Working Together, Making a Difference, represent our aspiration for the type of hospitals we want to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Main duties of the job

To work in all sections of the pharmacy department, as well as with partner organisations on a rotational basis under the management of the section manager and be fully trained in these areas by the section manager.

These areas include trust operational teams, mental health services, in-patients, dispensary, homecare services, medicines information, aseptic department and chemotherapy satellite unit.

To clinically assess patients’ medication charts on a daily basis on a designated ward, obtain accurate medication histories, assess discharge prescriptions and participate in discharge planning for all patients on designated ward.

To clinically assess and dispense prescriptions in all sections of the department including TPN, Chemotherapy, and radiopharmaceuticals according to standard operating procedures and policies.

To provide a final check on prescriptions dispensed by pharmacy technicians, assistants and pharmacy students.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in Pharmacy / Master Degree in Pharmacy.

Desirable

  • Foundation training year passed / GPhc registered

Knowledge

Essential

  • Good knowledge and understanding of disease states and their treatments obtained through the completion of degree course and foundation year

Desirable

  • UK hospital experience
  • Evidence of team working and the importance of this

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 4 October 2026

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