Rotational Clinical Pharmacist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
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Role summary
This fixed-term Rotational Clinical Pharmacist role involves providing and developing clinical pharmacy services across various wards within the Trust, including medicine, stroke, trauma, orthopaedics, women and children, surgery, community, and outpatients. The post holder will also work in the dispensary. Key responsibilities include completing medicines reconciliations, efficiently handling discharge prescriptions, responding to medicines information queries, and conducting audits. This is a full-time position for 18 months.
Essential criteria
- Current registration with the GPhC as a pharmacist in the UK
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Master's degree in pharmacy.
Desirable criteria
- Undertaking a post graduate qualification or similar clinical pharmacy training
- Experience in clinical pharmacy service in NHS hospital
- Experience in audit
- Experience in delivering training.
- Good level of clinical knowledge
- Knowledge of Safeguarding and Equality and Diversity legislation
- Knowledge of NICE
- Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrates an enthusiastic approach to work.
- Demonstrates a good standard of verbal & written English
- Demonstrates accuracy and attention to detail.
- Able to work under pressure and prioritise workload
- Demonstrates good communication skills.
- Education and Qualifications
- Current registration with the GPhC as a pharmacist in the UK
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Master's degree in pharmacy.
- Undertaking a post graduate qualification or similar clinical pharmacy training
- Experience in clinical pharmacy service in NHS hospital
- Experience in audit
- Experience in delivering training.
- Good level of clinical knowledge
- Knowledge of Safeguarding and Equality and Diversity legislation
- Knowledge of NICE
- Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrates an enthusiastic approach to work.
- Demonstrates a good standard of verbal & written English
- Demonstrates accuracy and attention to detail.
- Able to work under pressure and prioritise workload
- Demonstrates good communication skills.
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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Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Rotational Clinical Pharmacist
The closing date is 13 September 2026
Job summary
Rotational Clinical Pharmacist -Fixed term for 18 months 37.5 hours per week - Band 6 The post holder will participate in the provision and development of the clinical pharmacy service to all wards in the Trust in accordance with current Medicines Management Procedures and will work on a rotational basis. There will also be a responsibility for working in the dispensary.
Main duties of the job
In accordance with the current Trust objectives, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring that medicines reconciliations, on the assigned wards, are completed as soon as possible after admission. They will also be responsible for ensuring discharge prescriptions are dealt with quickly and efficiently, responding to medicines information queries and conducting audits
The clinical pharmacist will rotate through a number of specialities. These specialities will include medicine, stroke , trauma and orthopaedics, women and children, surgery, community and out patients.
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our work
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