Location
Reading, England
Salary
£41,957 - £50,387 Band 7 will also be considered
Profession
Pharmacist
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
20 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
04 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

24 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Previous Experience

    Significant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy for band 7

  • Previous Experience

    Experience of providing medicines information to patients/carers

  • Previous Experience

    Experience of audit or project work

  • Previous Experience

    Supervision of staff for band 7

  • Previous Experience

    Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and making clinically appropriate interventions for band 7

  • Previous Experience

    Proven experience of delivering responsibilities and objectives on time

  • Additional Requirements

    Ability and willingness to travel across all Trust sites within the Berkshire Health economy

  • Additional Requirements

    Ability to work in restricted/hot desk areas as and when required

  • Additional Requirements

    Flexible approach to work patterns in line with needs of the service including EDC

  • Knowledge, skills and abilities

    Excellent interpersonal communication and reporting skills, verbal and written (tact, empathy, negotiation, diplomacy)

  • Knowledge, skills and abilities

    Proficient in all Microsoft Office software with proven computer literacy and IT skills including email, word processing, spreadsheets, databases

  • Knowledge, skills and abilities

    Demonstrate high level of professional autonomy, prioritisation and decision making for band 7

  • Knowledge, skills and abilities

    Self-motivated

  • Knowledge, skills and abilities

    Ability to work alone and as part of a team

  • Knowledge, skills and abilities

    Reliable with a good attendance record

  • Knowledge, skills and abilities

    Demonstrates good clinical knowledge and skills

  • Knowledge, skills and abilities

    Critical appraisal skills for band 7

  • Knowledge, skills and abilities

    Ability to work under pressure, prioritise and to meet deadlines

  • Knowledge, skills and abilities

    Proactive in seeking out opportunities for service improvement for band 7

  • Continuous Professional Development

    Evidence of continuing professional development

  • Education, qualifications or training

    Pharmacy degree (BPharm or MPharm)

  • Education, qualifications or training

    Postgraduate Pharmacy Certificate or Diploma for band 7

  • Education, qualifications or training

    Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

  • Education, qualifications or training

    Member of the Royal College of Pharmacy

Desirable

10 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Previous Experience

    Pre-registration training year in hospital pharmacy

  • Previous Experience

    Significant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy for band 6

  • Previous Experience

    Basic experience in mental health inpatient setting

  • Previous Experience

    Supervision of staff for band 6

  • Previous Experience

    Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and making clinically appropriate interventions for band 6

  • Previous Experience

    Experience working within Medicines Information

  • Knowledge, skills and abilities

    Demonstrate high level of professional autonomy, prioritisation and decision making for band 6

  • Knowledge, skills and abilities

    Critical appraisal skills for band 6

  • Knowledge, skills and abilities

    Proactive in seeking out opportunities for service improvement for band 6

  • Education, qualifications or training

    Postgraduate Pharmacy Certificate or Diploma for band 6

Job overview

We are recruiting a band 6/7 clinical pharmacist to join our friendly and supportive pharmacy team. Both band 6 and band 7 applicants are welcomed. The post offers an excellent opportunity for a dynamic, self-motivated, and enthusiastic pharmacist looking to develop their clinical skills. This is also an ideal opportunity for either a newly qualified pharmacist (with hospital pharmacy experience) or an existing and ambitious band 6 pharmacist looking for a band 7 post. We will support you in your professional development.

This post is a full time, permanent contract and based at Prospect Park Hospital although we also have inpatient sites in Newbury, Wokingham, Maidenhead and Slough. The postholder will be part of rotation plans which will include covering mental and community health wards, dispensary, medicines information and medicines safety.

Prospect Park Hospital is based in Tilehurst, a leafy suburb of Reading, 30 mins by train from London Paddington and Waterloo stations. We offer free onsite parking, top staff accommodation less than a 5-minute walk from your base.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to deliver a consistently high-quality clinical pharmacy service across community and mental health inpatient wards

Work alongside the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT)

Be an integral part of the pharmacy team providing clinical pharmacy support to designated ward(s) and participate in the pharmacy departmental rota’s

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for this role:

  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist
  • Postgraduate clinical qualification and hospital experience to be considered for band 7
  • Have a flexible approach to work in order to meet the developing needs of the pharmacy service

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it’s important that examples and responses given in your supporting statement genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.

In addition to explaining how you meet the person specification, you must complete your employment history for at least the last five years. Any experience, skills or responsibilities referenced in your supporting statement should be evidenced within your employment history. Applications that do not include sufficient employment history to support the experience claimed may not be shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Stonewall Proud

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 Clinical Pharmacist with Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Reading, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £41,957 - £50,387 Band 7 will also be considered. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 20 Sep 2026.

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