# Specialist Clinical Rotational Pharmacist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-clinical-rotational-pharmacist/b72e3f57-7c22-4e69-9d9a-3045d22cc2ca - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-clinical-rotational-pharmacist/b72e3f57-7c22-4e69-9d9a-3045d22cc2ca.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Canterbury - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, Compressed hours, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T12:51:54.498Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Trustwide/East_Kent_Hospitals_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v7973894 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7973894?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Pharmacy Department at East Kent Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust are seeking highly motivated pharmacists to join our growing team of specialist clinical rotational pharmacists. Does this describe you? - A professional who puts patients first in all that you do - A team worker who can contribute confidently to the Multi-Disciplinary Team - A pharmacist enthusiastic to develop your clinical pharmacy skills in specialities - An excellent communicator - Keen to develop your management and leadership skills ### Main duties of the job We have a structured rotational programme where you will gain experience across our 3 largest hospital sites – The Kent and Canterbury Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate and the William Harvey Hospital, Ashford.   For more detailed information about our rotational programme please see our specialist clinical pharmacist handbook that is attached to this job advert. The ELEVATE programme is designed to support and develop pharmacists from Foundation to Advanced level to ensure you are perfectly placed to move forward in your career. Rotations  are usually for 9 months  and include the areas below but for a full list and further detail please see our handbook or get in touch: - Emergency Floor (includes a 7 day clinical service) - Acute Frailty - Critical Care - Education and Training - Medication Safety/Governance - Medicines Value - Oncology - Paediatrics - Surgery - Specialist Medicine e.g. cardiology, renal ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'. If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the Clinical Lead using the contact details below. ## Job Details The Pharmacy Department at East Kent Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust are seeking highly motivated pharmacists to join our growing team of specialist clinical rotational pharmacists. Does this describe you? A professional who puts patients first in all that you do A team worker who can contribute confidently to the Multi-Disciplinary Team A pharmacist enthusiastic to develop your clinical pharmacy skills in specialities An excellent communicator Keen to develop your management and leadership skills ## Job Description We have a structured rotational programme where you will gain experience across our 3 largest hospital sites – The Kent and Canterbury Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate and the William Harvey Hospital, Ashford. For more detailed information about our rotational programme please see our specialist clinical pharmacist handbook that is attached to this job advert. The ELEVATE programme is designed to support and develop pharmacists from Foundation to Advanced level to ensure you are perfectly placed to move forward in your career. Rotations are usually for 9 months and include the areas below but for a full list and further detail please see our handbook or get in touch: Emergency Floor (includes a 7 day clinical service) Acute Frailty Critical Care Education and Training Medication Safety/Governance Medicines Value Oncology Paediatrics Surgery Specialist Medicine e.g. cardiology, renal ## Responsibilities Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'. If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the Clinical Lead using the contact details below. ## Person Specification ### Governance **Essential** - Undertaken audits and shown implementation of results **Desirable** - Service improvement and change management skills ### Other requirements **Essential** - Upholds and models the Trust values ### Qualifications and training **Essential** - 4-year Master’s degree in Pharmacy from a UK School of Pharmacy or equivalent as recognised by The General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain and 1 years Pre- registration training - Registered member of The General Pharmaceutical Council of Great Britain - Completion of Foundation Stage 1 of the Postgraduate Diploma in General Practice Pharmacy or equivalent demonstrable knowledge gained through a broad spectrum of clinical pharmacy training and experience **Desirable** - Postgraduate Diploma in General Practice Pharmacy i.e. completion of both Foundation Stage 1 and 2 or equivalent - Training and accreditation as a Practice Supervisor an/or Educational Supervisor - Registered with GPhC as an Independent Prescriber ### Clinical skills and experience **Essential** - Experience in hospital pharmacy (post registration) showing clinical experience within various environments - Understanding of patient safety issues relevant to pharmacy services **Desirable** - Demonstrate experience in a full range of clinical specialities ### Personal/professional attributes **Essential** - Demonstrable evidence of clinical pharmacy experience and further study - As a minimum the post holder must demonstrate knowledge of core pharmaceutical needs of patients in various clinical settings - Can demonstrate ‘usually’ or ‘consistently’ levels of competence for the majority of General/Foundation Level Framework **Desirable** - Leadership/innovation and motivational skills - Teaching and presentation skills - UKMI level competencies ## Documents - [job description and person specification (pdf, 384.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10280807) - [elevate specialist clinical rotational pharmacist handbook (pdf, 800.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10256070) ## 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.