Rotational Clinical Pharmacist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship is not clearly stated in this advert.
The advert didn't contain a clear role-specific sponsorship line, so HiveMind can't confirm eligibility. Verify with the recruiting manager or trust HR before you apply.
Role summary
This role is for a Rotational Clinical Pharmacist at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, a leading cancer centre. The position focuses on providing patient-facing clinical pharmacy care within a ward-based setting. The successful candidate will join a team dedicated to pioneering and compassionate service, contributing to multidisciplinary care and optimising drug use. This is a fixed-term opportunity for 15 months.
Key responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care and contribute to multidisciplinary teams through ward pharmacy services.
- Promote optimal and appropriate drug use and high-quality prescribing practice within the Trust.
- Attend relevant events such as Registrar/Consultant rounds and unit meetings.
- Respond to requests from medical and nursing staff for drug therapy information and advice.
- Actively participate in audit, drug use reviews, and pharmacoeconomic project work.
- Support the Pharmacy Clinical Services Manager with Clinical Governance and Risk Management Strategy.
Essential criteria
- GPhC registered Pharmacist
- NHS Hospital Pharmacy experience
- Good organisational/time management
- Contribute to the team
- Good communication skills (written and verbal)
- Good presentation and problem solving skills
- Ability to train/coach other members of staff
- Awareness of current developments in clinical pharmacy
- Ability to use Microsoft Office applications e.g. Word and Excel
- Patient focused
- Professional appearance & demeanour
- Commitment to continuous improvement of self and service, including progressive and continuing professional development
- Enthusiastic, approachable and adaptable
- Confident and assertive
- Ability to provide emotional and social support whilst promoting dignity and respect
- Commitment to providing a high standard of care
- Compassionate, Pioneering, Collaborative and determined
- Able to work on any Royal Marsden site as required
- Ability to participate in out of hours service
Desirable criteria
- Working towards Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
- Ward pharmacy experience
- Medicines Information experience
- Experience of training staff
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 1d ago · Closes in 14d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
Full advert · preview
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Rotational Clinical Pharmacist
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe, based across two sites and is ranked as one of the top NHS trusts in the country in the NHS national performance rankings, providing services for patients both locally and across the UK. The Royal Marsden has also been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our hospitals in Chelsea and Sutton offer both NHS and private patients inpatient and outpatient care for solid tumours and haemato-oncology cancers, including transplants, chemotherapy and clinical trials.
Main duties of the job
We have optimised our Band 6 clinical pharmacist programme to focus on patient facing clinical aspects of pharmacy care. This exciting opportunity is to join a team of rotational pharmacists concentrating on providing the best possible ward based pharmaceutical care.
Our department strategy is focussed on providing a pioneering and compassionate service while embedding enhanced roles for pharmacy technicians and a maximised non-medical prescribing workforce.
About us
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue t
Join the community to read the full pack, responsibilities and person-specification in one place.
Your seat is reserved — activate it
CareerHive is included with your CareerHive Skool community membership. If you haven't claimed your account yet, join the community (or sign in with the same email you joined with) to unlock the full advert, the apply link, HiveMind AI interview & application suite, your private vault, and daily sponsorship alerts.