Specialist Rotational Pharmacist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and enthusiastic pharmacist to join University Hospitals Dorset. The role involves rotating through various clinical areas such as women's and children's, general medicine, intensive care, and cancer. You will be embedded in the clinical team, collaborating with other healthcare professionals and contributing to patient care. The trust supports personal development, coaching, mentoring, and formal qualifications. This role requires GPhC registration and involves cross-site working.
Essential criteria
- Master's degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy or evidence of equivalent experience
- Non-Medical Prescribing qualification or prepared to train for this
- Pharmacist registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Desirable criteria
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
- 2 years NHS hospital experience
- Clinical audit / Drug Use Review projects
- Mentoring / training of staff
- Other
- Good organisational abilities and able to prioritise work
- Ability to provide complex advice and guidance requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of clinical options
- Good clinical knowledge of current therapeutics and pharmacy practice
- Master's degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
- Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy or evidence of equivalent experience
- Non-Medical Prescribing qualification or prepared to train for this
- Pharmacist registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
- 2 years NHS hospital experience
- Clinical audit / Drug Use Review projects
- Mentoring / training of staff
- Other
- Good organisational abilities and able to prioritise work
- Ability to provide complex advice and guidance requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of clinical options
- Good clinical knowledge of current therapeutics and pharmacy practice
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Rotational Pharmacist
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
We have an exciting new opportunity for a dedicated and enthusiastic pharmacist to join University Hospitals Dorset. You will be rotating through our clinical areas including women's and children's, general medicine, intensive care, surgery, trauma, older people medicine, cancer and aseptic production unit and medicines advice service.Additional rotations that may be added include nutrition, planned and palliative care.
Our welcoming and friendly pharmacy team is highly regarding with the trust, and we are looking for an experienced pharmacist to join us in representing the pharmacy service and trust values. The pharmacy team's values are centred around patient care and medicines optimisation to ensure the best patient outcomes. As a pharmacist in this role, you will be embedded in the clinical team, collaborating with other healthcare professionals, attending ward rounds and playing an integral part in the patient care journey.
You will be supported in your personal development, and you will be actively encouraged to evolve your clinical, professional and leadership skills, through coaching and mentoring, and by completing training courses and formal qualifications.
Interview: TBD
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