Rotational Pharmacist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 13/08/2026
- Closes
- 03/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is a development role for a registered pharmacist or foundation trainee to join the Royal Devon University Hospital. You will gain experience in various clinical and core pharmacy services, including dispensary, aseptic services, and medicines information. The role involves on-call duties and weekend/bank holiday rosters, with support for postgraduate qualifications and an in-house training programme.
Key responsibilities
- Join a team of rotational pharmacists covering a range of clinical and core services.
- Gain experience in dispensary, aseptic services, community services, and medicines information.
- Perform on-call duties and participate in weekend and bank holiday rosters.
- Develop clinical skills in areas such as cardiology, respiratory, and acute medicine.
- Participate in 7-day working, including late duties, bank holidays, and weekend working.
Essential criteria
- See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description
Desirable criteria
- See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description
- General Requirements
- See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description
- See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Rotational Pharmacist
The closing date is 03 September 2026
Job summary
Are you a registered pharmacist looking for a new challenge or a current foundation trainee who will register following the autumn 2026 assessment? If this is you and you are interested in working in secondary care we have an ideal opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to join us at the Royal Devon University Hospital which is a top-ranked NHS Trust and teaching hospital that provides a full range of acute hospital services to the people of Devon.
This is a development role with plenty of learning opportunities within a welcoming, committed and aspiring department, with a strong team-working and patient-focused culture that will allow you to improve your medicines expertise and work at the cutting edge of patient care.
You will be supported by our highly trained specialist pharmacists to ensure you develop your clinical skills and supporting the team to provide a high level of patient focused care.
Main duties of the job
For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.
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