Band 6 Rotational Pharmacist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
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Role summary
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking highly motivated Junior Pharmacists for a Band 6 rotational Foundation Training programme. This role involves providing professional and clinical input to pharmaceutical services across various rotations, including technical services, medicine, surgery, renal, and patient services. The successful candidate will complete a post-graduate diploma and participate in out-of-hours, weekend, and bank holiday services. This program aims to develop clinical foundation skills and knowledge in pharmacy careers.
Essential criteria
- Masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)
- GPhC (GB) registration
- Comprehensive foundation training year
- Experience of screening, dispensing and checking prescriptions
- Experience of medication counselling
Desirable criteria
- Hospital experience
- Skills and aptitudes
- Good clinical decision making and patient prioritisation skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage time effectively
- Ability to communicate with patients and staff of all levels
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
- Computer literate
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good general pharmaceutical knowledge
- Ability to carry out day to day responsibilities and deal effectively with unpredictable/acute demands
- Ability to follow standard operating procedures
- Ability to justify and reason any advice given should this be challenged
- Understanding of NHS national and local priorities
- Audit and QI experience
- Understanding of clinical risk and clinical governance
- Royal Free World Class Values
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
- Personal Qualities & attributes
- Reliable to work weekends, bank holidays, late nights and oncall.
- Enthusiastic/positive attitude, self motivated and, hardworking
- Accurate/meticulous
- Reliable with good attendance record
- Education & professional Qualifications
- Masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)
- GPhC (GB) registration
- Comprehensive foundation training year
- Experience of screening, dispensing and checking prescriptions
- Experience of medication counselling
- Hospital experience
- Skills and aptitudes
- Good clinical decision making and patient prioritisation skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage time effectively
- Ability to communicate with patients and staff of all levels
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
- Computer literate
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good general pharmaceutical knowledge
- Ability to carry out day to day responsibilities and deal effectively with unpredictable/acute demands
- Ability to follow standard operating procedures
- Ability to justify and reason any advice given should this be challenged
- Understanding of NHS national and local priorities
- Audit and QI experience
- Understanding of clinical risk and clinical governance
- Royal Free World Class Values
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
- Personal Qualities & attributes
- Reliable to work weekends, bank holidays, late nights and oncall.
- Enthusiastic/positive attitude, self motivated and, hardworking
- Accurate/meticulous
- Reliable with good attendance record
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £47,951 – £56,863 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 5d ago · Closes in 3d
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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Band 6 Rotational Pharmacist
The closing date is 09 September 2026
Job summary
Royal Free London is looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic Junior Pharmacists to join our pharmacy team. All trainee pharmacists, newly qualified, or pharmacists considering a sector change are welcome to apply. You will be part of our band 6 rotational Foundation Training programme, which is aimed at helping you develop your knowledge and skills.
You will have the exciting opportunity to partake in a huge variety of rotations designed to provide a sound development of clinical foundation in your pharmacy careers and potentially work cross site. The rotations include technical services/manufacturing, medicine, care of the elderly, surgery (including vascular, orthopedics, hepatobiliary surgeries), renal, patient services, obstetrics and gynaecology, medicines advice, PITU (Planned Investigation and Treatment Unit) and HIV.
Main duties of the job
To provide professional and clinical input to the pharmaceutical services in all relevant areas of the pharmacy department on a rotational basis. The successful candidate(s) will complete a comprehensive training programme in these rotations: patient services, renal, acute medicine, surgical, HIV services, manufacturing services and medicines information.
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