# Clinical Pharmacist - Band 7 > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-pharmacist-band-7/be6ec92e-44ab-4ca1-8b5f-d039ae351895 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-pharmacist-band-7/be6ec92e-44ab-4ca1-8b5f-d039ae351895.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Fieldhead Hospital, Ouchthorpe Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 3SP, United Kingdom - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49387.00 to £56515.00 - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-09-07T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-24T15:18:16.038Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9378-bank-0826b - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/C9378-bank-0826b/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=C9378-bank-0826b - **Employer website:** https://www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary As a Bank Clinical Pharmacist, you will bring your expertise to one of several localities across our Trust, with bank shifts available at The Dales in Halifax, Folly Hall in Huddersfield, the Priestley Unit in Dewsbury, Fieldhead Hospital in Wakefield or Kendray Hospital in Barnsley. You will play a key role in delivering safe, person centred mental health care, using your clinical judgement to optimise medicines, support recovery and contribute confidently to multidisciplinary teams. This flexible role suits pharmacists who enjoy variety and want to broaden their experience in mental health sector within a supportive, forward thinking pharmacy service ### Main duties of the job In this bank role, youll provide highquality clinical pharmacy input across our inpatient wards and community mental health clinics. Youll review prescribed medicines to ensure they align with guidance, complete accurate medicines reconciliations and identify potential risks. Youll process leave and discharge prescriptions, support safe transitions of care and respond to medicines information queries from the wider MDT. At Fieldhead, youll also contribute to dispensary services. You wont be expected to step straight into unfamiliar areas youll receive structured training, supervision and ongoing support to help you build confidence and work safely across our services. ### About us We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative. Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers. We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities. Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust. Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible. ### Details - Date posted: 24 August 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 7 - Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year - Contract: Bank - Duration: 365 days - Working pattern: Flexible working - Reference number: C9378-bank-0826b - Job locations: Fieldhead Hospital, Ouchthorpe Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 3SP, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities To participate in the provision of a safe and effective specialist clinical pharmacy service to designated wards within To assist Principal Pharmacist / Senior Clinical Pharmacist in the overall provision of pharmacy services to units/teams within SWYPFT. To deputise for Principal Pharmacist / Senior Clinical Pharmacist as appropriate. Please refer to the attached Job Description for further information. ### UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). ## Person Specification ### Training **Desirable** - Diploma in clinical pharmacy general, community or psychiatric or working towards. ### Experience **Essential** - Completed pre-registration training - Substantial demonstrable experience of working post registration as a pharmacist **Desirable** - Experience of providing care to people with mental health problems - Hospital pharmacy experience - Experience of provision of Medicines Information and associated systems - Provision of medicines education to users, carers and healthcare professionals - Completing audit projects ### Qualifications **Essential** - Batchelor/Masters degree in Pharmacy - GPhC registration as a Pharmacist **Desirable** - Membership of CMHP - Membership of RPS - Supplementary prescribing qualification ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Professional manner - Adaptable **Desirable** - A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability) ### Physical Attributes **Essential** - Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy). ### Special Knowledge/Skills **Essential** - Self motivated, with well developed communication skills - Evidence of continuing professional development in line with GPhC - Team player - Teaching / tutoring / mentoring skills - Experience of supervising and directing junior staff - Computer literate including pharmacy systems, Microsoft office, and internet searching **Desirable** - Specialist knowledge of mental health pharmacy - Skilled in audit planning and delivery. ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.