Job requirements
Essential
42 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Personal Qualities
Demonstrates a professional attitude and understands professionalism.
- Personal Qualities
Good communication skills (both written and verbal).
- Personal Qualities
Ability to work calmly and in an organised fashion in a busy environment.
- Personal Qualities
Demonstrates ability to plan and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines.
- Personal Qualities
Approachable and supportive to peers and other staff.
- Personal Qualities
Good team member.
- Personal Qualities
Ability to work well on own initiative.
- Personal Qualities
Ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and patients.
- Personal Qualities
Ability to work to deadlines and achieve agreed objectives.
- Personal Qualities
Positive attitude towards personal/self-development
- Skills & Abilities
Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of healthcare professionals and patients - Band 7 only
- Skills & Abilities
Able to provide specialised advice on the use of medicines to treat patients within a specialist area -Band 7 only
- Skills & Abilities
Able to manage time effectively and meet tight deadlines - Band 7 only
- Skills & Abilities
Able to prioritise and manage workload.- Band 7 only
- Skills & Abilities
Able to demonstrate a specialised level of reasoning and judgment.- Band 7 only
- Skills & Abilities
Able to undertake prescription review of complex medication regimes.- Band 7 only
- Skills & Abilities
Able to apply evidence-based medicine to prescribed regimes and to balance the risks and benefits of prescribed treatments for the individual patient- Band 7 only
- Skills & Abilities
Attention to detail and good problem-solving skills.- Band 7 only
- Skills & Abilities
Proficient computer skills- Band 7 only
- Skills & Abilities
Expected to deal with members of the public and other health care workers in a professional manner
- Skills & Abilities
Close liaison with co-workers in the department and throughout the trust is vital
- Skills & Abilities
Expected to have a broad knowledge of pharmaceutical issues
- Skills & Abilities
Evidence of self-motivated professional development
- Skills & Abilities
Expected to participate in the out of hours rotas
- Skills & Abilities
Able to have a flexible approach to working hours/duties
- Skills & Abilities
Attention to detail
- Experience & Knowledge
Post-registration experience with substantial hospital experience -Band 7 only
- Experience & Knowledge
Experience in providing a pharmacy clinical service to patients in a range of specialities - Band 7 only
- Experience & Knowledge
Experience of delivering a high-quality clinical pharmacy service to a range of clinical specialities -Band 7 only
- Experience & Knowledge
Experience of multidisciplinary team working -Band 7 only
- Experience & Knowledge
Experience in providing pharmacy education & training, including mentorship - Band 7 only
- Experience & Knowledge
Experience of medicines management services to individual patients at the bedside- Band 7 only
- Experience & Knowledge
Evidence of on-going revalidation with the GPhC.-Band 7 only
- Experience & Knowledge
Specialised knowledge of the treatment of patients in a range of specialities - Band 7 only
- Experience & Knowledge
Knowledge of how the delivery of the clinical pharmacy service must meet the needs of local and national priorities Band 7 only
- Experience & Knowledge
Knowledge to teach higher-level clinical pharmacy practice. - Band 7 only
- Experience & Knowledge
Knowledge of pharmacy-based computer systems.
- Experience & Knowledge
Previous hospital/community pharmacy experience
- Experience & Knowledge
Knowledge of hospital pharmacy
- Education & Qualification
M.Pharm/B Pharm/BSc Pharmacy.
- Education & Qualification
Registered with the GPhC.
- Education & Qualification
Post Graduate qualification in clinical Pharmacy or nearing completion, or demonstration of equivalent experience - Band 7 only
Desirable
15 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills & Abilities
Able to manage difficult or ambiguous situations
- Skills & Abilities
Able to train and supervise staff
- Skills & Abilities
Able to undertake analysis of incidents/complaints
- Skills & Abilities
Ability to travel to all rural locations
- Experience & Knowledge
Experience in the provision of pharmacy expertise to the clinical governance agenda
- Experience & Knowledge
Experience of managing or supervising other staff
- Experience & Knowledge
Experience of implementing and/or reviewing policies, guidelines, PGDs or equivalent
- Experience & Knowledge
Experience of objective setting for other members of staff
- Experience & Knowledge
Experience of change management
- Experience & Knowledge
Clinical ward experience
- Experience & Knowledge
Experience of patient counselling
- Experience & Knowledge
Experience of out of hours pharmacy service
- Experience & Knowledge
Experience of therapeutic drug monitoring
- Education & Qualification
Membership of RPSGB.
- Education & Qualification
Independent Prescribing Qualification - Band 7 only
Job overview
- Have you recently registered as a Pharmacist?
- Are you an experienced Pharmacist keen to deliver high-quality pharmaceutical care within a hospital setting using electronic prescribing and patient record systems?
- Are you looking to work in a supportive and educational environment?
The vacancies are open to candidates seeking either a Band 6 or Band 7 rotational clinical pharmacist role, with the starting band determined by individual experience, skills and demonstrated competencies. Newly qualified or recently registered pharmacists will typically commence at Band 6, with the opportunity to progress to Band 7 through a planned development and advancement pathway.
Pharmacists with relevant hospital experience and the appropriate skills and competencies may be appointed directly at Band 7. Whether you are starting your hospital pharmacy career or looking to build on your existing clinical experience, these opportunities offer the chance to develop within a supportive team committed to delivering high-quality patient care.
Main duties of the job
This role offers a broad range of rotational clinical pharmacy experience across multiple specialties within the Trust, alongside opportunities to develop key non-clinical skills.
A flavour of your day to day
You will work in a direct, patient-facing role ensuring the safe and appropriate use of medicines across the Trust.
Through the structured rotation plan you will be exposed to, and work within, a number of clinical areas, including:
- Medical wards
- Surgical wards
- Admissions wards
- Medicines Information
- Aseptic Production
- Palliative care
- Antimicrobial stewardship
- Inpatient and outpatient dispensary
The department works on an extended hours, seven day pharmacy service on a rostered basis, as well as providing an on-call service out of hours, which you will be involved in.
We have a fully integrated electronic prescribing and medication record system known as e-Care (Cerner Millennium), which is supporting the pharmacy department to improve and monitor the care that we deliver.
Generally Monday - Friday 08:30-17:00, but will include late, on-call and weekend shifts on a rostered basis
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view full job description attached for full details of role.
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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 Rotational Clinical Pharmacist (Band 6 – 7 progression) with West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in Bury St Edmunds, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £39959.00 to £56515.00. The contract type is Permanent & Fixed Term positions available. The application deadline is 03 Nov 2026.
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