Foundation Pharmacist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 25/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Foundation Pharmacist to join a supportive team in South Devon, focusing on hospital pharmacy. You will work on a rotational basis, gaining competencies and experience in medicines optimisation across various healthcare settings. The position involves developing clinical and professional skills as defined by the South Devon Pharmacist Foundation Programme, providing patient-centred pharmaceutical care. It's suitable for trainee pharmacists due to register in 2026 or those with prior pharmacy experience.
Essential criteria
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable criteria
- Specialised training in clinical pharmacy
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Special Experience
- Experience and understanding of clinical pharmacy in any sector
- Previous participation in quality improvement and or audit projects
- Experience of clinical pharmacy experience in acute, intermediate and primary care settings
- Understanding of the role of medicines optimisation teams in acute, intermediate and primary care and mental health settings
- Good communication skills (written and verbal)-proven ability to communicate with patients, carers and all levels of healthcare professionals
- Organisational, time management and prioritisation skills
- Good team member (both inter and intra-disciplinary)
- Qualifications and Training
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy
- Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Specialised training in clinical pharmacy
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Special Experience
- Experience and understanding of clinical pharmacy in any sector
- Previous participation in quality improvement and or audit projects
- Experience of clinical pharmacy experience in acute, intermediate and primary care settings
- Understanding of the role of medicines optimisation teams in acute, intermediate and primary care and mental health settings
- Good communication skills (written and verbal)-proven ability to communicate with patients, carers and all levels of healthcare professionals
- Organisational, time management and prioritisation skills
- Good team member (both inter and intra-disciplinary)
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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Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Foundation Pharmacist
The closing date is 25 September 2026
Job summary
If you are looking to begin your career as a hospital pharmacist as a member of a supportive, professional, cohesive team, where training is a priority, come and join us in South Devon. We welcome applications from trainee pharmacists who are due to register in 2026. If you are a pharmacist with more experience, perhaps outside of hospital pharmacy, do get in touch, we are very happy to discuss.
Our foundation pharmacists work on a rotational basis and their training and supervision is provided through a number of collaborative initiatives between TSDFT and Devon Partnership NHS Trust.
Foundation pharmacists are employed by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (TSDFT), which is an integrated care organisation.
The rotation includes the provision of medicines optimisation services to acute and community hospitals, intermediate care and mental health
The purpose of the foundation pharmacists' role is to develop and utilise the clinical and professional skills defined in the South Devon Pharmacist Foundation Programme in order to provide clinical pharmacist input into medicines optimisation services for patients across all sectors of the healthcare system.
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Main duties of the job
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