Clinical Pharmacist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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“Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role is for a clinically-orientated, enthusiastic, and adaptable Pharmacist to join the team at Royal Lancaster Infirmary. The successful candidate will join a ward-based clinical team, developing skills through rotations in various inpatient specialities. They will use an Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration tool to review reconciliations, optimise medications, and verify discharge prescriptions. The position also involves working in the dispensary and participating in the weekend rota.
Key responsibilities
- Review medicines reconciliations using the trust-wide Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration tool.
- Optimise patient's medications.
- Verify discharge prescriptions.
- Work alongside the technical team.
- Act as the responsible pharmacist in the dispensary.
- Participate in the weekend rota.
Essential criteria
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain
- Fulfilment of mandatory Continuous Professional Development requirements
- Working with other professional groups
- Good verbal communication and counselling skills especially with ill patients and relatives at ward level
- Clinical knowledge of current therapeutics and pharmacy practice
- Information technology skills and good written communication skills
- Accuracy, analytical skills
- Decision making and prioritisation skills
- Ability to work under pressure
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to study towards a diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
- Experience in delivering education and training
- Experience in a Hospital Pharmacy setting
- Interpersonal skills for dealing with stressful situations involving patients, e.g. death of a patient/grieving relative - during ward visits or formal rounds
- Teaching and presentation skills
- Time management 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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University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
Clinical Pharmacist
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking for clinically orientated, enthusiastic, highly motivated and adaptable Pharmacists to join our team. We have the opportunity for a full time and part time permanent band 6 rotational pharmacist position available at our Royal Lancaster Infirmary site, located within minutes from the city centre.
Applications are welcomed from trainee pharmacists due to register shortly and pharmacists with experience in other disciplines within pharmacy, with training to support moving sector provided.
The successful candidates will join our ward-based clinical team and have opportunities to develop clinical skills through carefully managed rotations in different areas of inpatient specialities including cardiology, respiratory, orthopaedics, paediatrics, general surgery and acute medicine, as well as department-based specialist roles including aseptic, oncology, homecare and clinical trials.
We encourage all our junior Pharmacists to undertake a clinical diploma and will support them with this.
Main duties of the job
Using our trust-wide Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration tool, you will work alongside our technical team to review medicines reconciliations, optimise patient's medications and verify discharge prescriptions.
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