# Senior Rotational Pharmacist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Whittington Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-rotational-pharmacist/778ebfdf-e225-4f2b-a675-d4412baf88e8 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-rotational-pharmacist/778ebfdf-e225-4f2b-a675-d4412baf88e8.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Whittington Health NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 inclusive of Inner HCAS per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (EDC) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-24T08:43:21.429Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Whittington_Health_NHS_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8143640 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8143640?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.whittington.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Whittington Health is an Integrated Care Organisation; this provides a huge range of exciting opportunities for Pharmacists wishing to develop their career and clinical skills. The Pharmacy Department is innovative and forward thinking; this is reflected in the huge range of roles that are already established and in development. The Department is hugely supportive and actively encourages creative thinking to improve services, patient experience and to develop new roles, drawing on strengths and experiences of the team. We are looking for an enthusiastic, resourceful Pharmacist who enjoys working in a busy multidisciplinary environment, is a great team player and demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills. We want all our staff to reach their full potential, to ensure this we provide a safe, open and non-restrictive platform to learn, develop and progress. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will join a team of dynamic, senior rotational pharmacists to gain experience in a number of rotations (please see job description for complete list). As well as developing clinical skills, the post holder will be expected to enhance their managerial and leadership skills through: - Participation in multidisciplinary ward and board rounds delivering and promoting high quality, cost-effective, patient-focused prescribing and medicines use - Participation in practice and clinical research and audit - Contributing to the development and implementation of new pharmacy services, guidelines, policies and procedures - Supporting Lead Pharmacists and Divisions to effectively manage medication expenditure - Participation in the education, training and supervision of pharmacy, medical and nursing staff and other allied healthcare professionals ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To be a proactive member of the pharmacy department, working collaboratively with our diverse team of pharmacy professionals, and to provide excellent pharmaceutical care to our patients. - To act as Senior Pharmacist during each  rotation  which includes Acute and Integrated Medicine, Ambulatory and Same Day Emergency Care, Surgery and ITU, Women’s Health and Children’s Services (including Neonatal Medicine), Antimicrobial Stewardship, Anticoagulation & Stroke Prevention, Medicines Information, Clinical Trials, Governance and Medication Safety. - To ensure the seamless transfer of care of our patients between various care settings and ensuring that medicines reconciliation is performed accurately at all times. - To mentor and undertake the educational and practice supervision of pharmacy team members during their various stages of professional development, including Band 6 and Pre-Registration Pharmacists, and to provide clinical support and training to any other relevant health care professionals. ## Person Specification ### PERSONAL QUALITIES **Essential** - Self-motivated - Able to work under pressure whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail - Demonstrates initiative, and motivation & enthusiasm for the post. - Able to work on own initiative or as part of a multidisciplinary team - Commitment to continuing personal development. - Reliable - Act as role model and leader to junior members of staff ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Accurate dispensing, checking, and prescription monitoring skills, and ability to follow written procedures - Good written and oral communication skills. Able to communicate with patients and all grades of healthcare staff (verbally and in writing) - Competent in the use of computers and familiar with hospital pharmacy computer systems. - Confident & assertive when dealing with other professionals - Good interpersonal skills - Demonstrates ability to organise and prioritise workload - Good problem solving skills - Excellent numeracy skills - Ability to effectively monitor therapeutic regimens in order to ensure effectiveness and safety. **Desirable** - Ability to work autonomously ### Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Previous participation in audit and / or research - Minimum of 18 months post registration - Experience of working in a large hospital pharmacy department providing a wide range of services ### Education / Qualifications **Essential** - MPharm (or equivalent) - Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council - Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent) **Desirable** - Postgraduate Diploma / MSc in Clinical Pharmacy (or equivalent) - Royal Pharmaceutical Society Faculty membership ## Documents - [oh (pdf, 245.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10442635) - [band 7 job description (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10442943) - [whittington employment promise (pdf, 22.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=839) - [chief pharmacist welcome letter (pdf, 189.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10442636) - [whittington probationary policy (pdf, 298.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=621) ## 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.