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Senior Rotational Clinical Pharmacist

Reading
money-bag £47,810 per annum
Posted 4 days ago

Overview

Senior Rotational Clinical PharmacistRoyal Berkshire Pharmacy department is passionate about developing an excellent clinical pharmacy service and is looking for enthusiastic, innovative and self-motivated pharmacists to join our team. Working in Royal Berkshire Pharmacy department, you will be given the opportunity to rotate across various specialties, spending enough time to engage with the multidisciplinary clinical team and make a difference.

Responsibilities

As a band 7 rotational clinical pharmacist, you will be part of the pharmacy clinical ward team to help deliver a high quality specialist service to our patients and the MDT. We will support in developing your leadership and mentoring skills with an opportunity to line manage pharmacists. Each post has an extended rotation of 1 year with management and project opportunities, including Gastro / Renal, ICU, Admissions, Pediatrics, Surgery, Care of Elderly, Education and Training and Virtual Hospital.

About us

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading''s biggest employer.

Details

Date posted: 08 September 2025Pay scheme: Agenda for changeBand: Band 7Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annumContract: PermanentWorking pattern: Full-timeReference number: 193-7255252NCG-3Job location: Royal Berkshire Hospital, London Road, Reading, RG1 5AN

Job responsibilities

The Pharmacist is responsible for professional aspects of the day-to-day pharmaceutical service provided by the Trust. To work closely with other members of the pharmacy team to provide a clinical pharmacy service to wards and to assist in developing pharmaceutical services. The post holder is also responsible for training and education of other colleagues in and outside of the department and will be supported in conducting audits and/or quality improvement projects.

For more details, please refer to the full Job Description and Personal Specification attached.

Person Specification

Education

Essential: Current registered Member of GPhCEssential: Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalentEssential: Diploma in clinical pharmacy or General Pharmacy PracticeDesirable: Member of UKCPADesirable: Leadership qualificationDesirable: Independent Prescribing qualification

Experience

Essential: Hospital Pharmacy ExperienceEssential: Extensive multi-disciplinary teamworkEssential: Extensive patient contactDesirable: Audit or QI experienceDesirable: Risk managementDesirable: Educational supervisor

Other requirements

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation TrustAddress: Royal Berkshire Hospital, London Road, Reading, RG1 5ANWebsite: ..... full job details .....

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