Rotational Pharmacist

Job overview

We are looking for a highly motivated and adaptable pharmacists who can demonstrate that they meet our Trust Values. You must be able to work as part of the Pharmacy and wider multi-disciplinary team to deliver excellent pharmaceutical care and services to our patients.

The Department of Pharmacy at CUH is ambitious and forward thinking, striving to ensure that the patient is always at the heart of everything we do. We are a large department with nearly 300 staff comprising of approximately 100 pharmacists and 70 pharmacy technicians. We have a dedicated Education and Training team to support the learning and development of all our employees.

We are accepting applications from Trainee Pharmacists who register with the GPhC in August 2025

To find out more about working in the Pharmacy department, please watch this video

https://youtu.be/XsDFYbIeXCU?si=pAktJKWfhxoZ_zY4

To book onto the virtual open day on Wed 19th Feb 1pm-1:30pm please select this link

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If you would like to arrange a visit to the department, please contact Nicola Parr [email protected]

Main duties of the job

To provide pharmaceutical services as required in each section of the rotation. To provide a clinical pharmacy service to allocated wards. To undertake postgraduate studies appropriate to the level of competence and availability of funding as appropriate.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

-       applied for a Graduate visa

-       or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

-       or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

This vacancy will close at midnight on 12th June 2025

Interviews are due to be held on 26th June 2025

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.