Rotational Pharmacist

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Rotational Pharmacist – Band 6 to 7 Progression Post (Fixed Term / Permanent posts available)

Please watch our video to link below to find out more about our pharmacy team.

Are you an ambitious, motivated pharmacist, striving to continuously improve patient care and experience, this position is for you! We have an exciting opportunity to join our established team of pharmacists in post that offers structured progression from a Band 6 to Band 7 position within an 18-24 month period.

Newly or recently qualified pharmacists will begin at a Band 6 level which will provide you with a solid foundation in all the essential areas of hospital pharmacy. We will support you to gain funding for a clinical diploma and help you to build a portfolio aligned to the RPS Post Registration Core Competency Framework. On completion of well-defined developmental gateways and submission of a portfolio of evidence, you will progress to a Band 7 pharmacist.

During your foundation rotations, you will have the opportunity to work with our external partners including Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership (AWP) and later, progressing to more specialist rotations such as in critical care, paediatrics, local neonatal unit (LNU) and HIV medicines supply.

Main duties of the job

  • To provide a clinical pharmacy service to wards including information and advice on the safe, effective and economical use of drugs to health professionals and patients.
  • Clinical ward cover on a rotational basis in the following areas: surgery, cardiology, respiratory, gastroenterology, elderly care, acute admissions and mental health (AWP).
  • Medicines Information and patient line rotation.
  • Responsible Pharmacist duties within the dispensary.
  • Embarking on further training to support progression i.e., clinical diploma, independent prescribing.
  • Maintaining a personal portfolio of evidence.
  • Following the band 6 – 7 transitional programme and completing relevant tasks associated.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Member of General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Willingness to undertake further training to further professional development
  • Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
  • Attending relevant local and national training events/courses, keeping professionally up to date

Desirable

  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPS)
  • Post graduate clinical certificate, primary care pathway qualification or equivalent
  • Independent Prescribing qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of project / audit work
  • Demonstrates a core knowledge of therapeutics and pharmacology
  • Demonstrates an appropriate level of clinical reasoning and judgement
  • Demonstrates the ability to problem solve
  • Experience of mentoring and supervising others
  • Experience of delivering training
  • Ability to identify and prioritise work and manage time appropriately to meet deadlines
  • Ability to organise and motivate oneself and others

Desirable

  • Experience as a hospital pharmacist
  • Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams
  • Experience of critical appraisal within the workplace
  • Experience of managing a small team

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: 9 August 2026

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