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Job requirements
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Essential
25 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Comprehensive foundation training year
- Experience
Experience of screening, dispensing and checking prescriptions
- Experience
Experience of medication counselling
- Skills and aptitudes
Good clinical decision making and patient prioritisation skills
- Skills and aptitudes
Good written and verbal communication skills
- Skills and aptitudes
Good interpersonal skills
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to manage time effectively
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to communicate with patients and staff of all levels
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to work alone and as part of a team
- Skills and aptitudes
Computer literate
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to work under pressure
- Skills and aptitudes
Good general pharmaceutical knowledge
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to carry out day to day responsibilities and deal effectively with unpredictable/acute demands
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to follow standard operating procedures
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to justify and reason any advice given should this be challenged
- Skills and aptitudes
Understanding of NHS national and local priorities
- Skills and aptitudes
Audit and QI experience
- Skills and aptitudes
Understanding of clinical risk and clinical governance
- Royal Free World Class Values
Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Reliable to work weekends, bank holidays, late nights and oncall.
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Enthusiastic/positive attitude, self motivated and, hardworking
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Accurate/meticulous
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Reliable with good attendance record
- Education & professional Qualifications
Masters degree in pharmacy (or equivalent)
- Education & professional Qualifications
GPhC (GB) registration
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Hospital experience
Job overview
Royal Free London is looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic Junior Pharmacists to join our pharmacy team. All trainee pharmacists, newly qualified, or pharmacists considering a sector change are welcome to apply. You will be part of our band 6 rotational Foundation Training programme, which is aimed at helping you develop your knowledge and skills.
You will have the exciting opportunity to partake in a huge variety of rotations designed to provide a sound development of clinical foundation in your pharmacy careers and potentially work cross site. The rotations include technical services/manufacturing, medicine, care of the elderly, surgery (including vascular, orthopedics, hepatobiliary surgeries), renal, patient services, obstetrics and gynaecology, medicines advice, PITU (Planned Investigation and Treatment Unit) and HIV.
Main duties of the job
To provide professional and clinical input to the pharmaceutical services in all relevant areas of the pharmacy department on a rotational basis. The successful candidate(s) will complete a comprehensive training programme in these rotations: patient services, renal, acute medicine, surgical, HIV services, manufacturing services and medicines information.
All post holders will undertake a post-graduate diploma within the first year of employment supported by an internal structured training and mentorship programme.
Key duties of the role include:
Provision of a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service for the Royal Free London hospital you are appointed to work at Provision of screening, dispensing, and checking services through the main or satellite dispensaries Provision of medicines advice to other health professionals and patients Provision of a technical pharmacy service including final product release Opportunities to partake in audits, service improvement, high-cost drug applications and drug usage reviews as you progress through your training
Annual leave starts at 27 days a year plus bank holidays.
You will also be expected to participate in the out of hours, weekend and bank holiday service including responsibility for the securing of the department. Outside of working hours the on-call pharmacist is solely responsible for providing a pharmacy service to the hospital including advice on medicines and emergency supply.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Band 6 Rotational Pharmacist with Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 09 Sep 2026.
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