Rotational Pharmacist Band 7 (+ Emergency Duty Commitment (EDC))
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Pharmacy Team at Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. You will provide clinical pharmacy services, working with medical and nursing staff to optimise therapy and reduce medication-related adverse events. This rotational post allows you to gain experience in various specialist areas, enhancing your knowledge and skills. You will also assist clinical leads in service improvement initiatives and be supported with independent prescriber training.
Essential criteria
- Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Non-medical prescriber (or must be willing to undertake this when requested)
- Knowledge & Experience
- Working knowledge of issues relevant to clinical pharmacy practice
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the application of clinical pharmacy to the broader workings of the NHS
- Experience working with financial information and interpreting drug expenditure information.
- Experience of / training in Quality Improvement projects
- Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Non-medical prescriber (or must be willing to undertake this when requested)
- Knowledge & Experience
- Working knowledge of issues relevant to clinical pharmacy practice
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the application of clinical pharmacy to the broader workings of the NHS
- Experience working with financial information and interpreting drug expenditure information.
- Experience of / training in Quality Improvement projects
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Rotational Pharmacist Band 7 (+ Emergency Duty Commitment (EDC))
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Pharmacy Team and be an integral part of the clinical pharmacy service and associated clinical areas.
You will work with medical and nursing staff to optimise therapy, reduce medication related adverse events and facilitate flow with internal and external colleagues.
By being in this rotational post, it allows you to experience various specialist areas as you enhance your knowledge and skill set whilst crystallising thoughts on your future career path.
You will assist the clinical leads in service improvement initiatives and will be supported with independent prescriber training if not an existing prescriber.
Main duties of the job
- Provides a clinical pharmacy service to allocated areas, internally and externally. Acts as a clinical role model in these areas and if required supervises rotational staff working in these areas
- Supports the Associate Chief Pharmacist - Clinical Services in the development and implementation of strategies to improve services to patients admitted to the Trust.
- Provides a high-profile role in the provision and development of pharmaceutical services including the support of; clinical, patient safety, and QIPP work streams.
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