Band 6 Pharmacy Jobs in the NHS

Band 6 posts are for experienced practitioners who have built specialist skills or taken on supervisory responsibilities. Typical roles include senior staff nurses, specialist therapists, team deputies, and clinical pharmacists. Expect to show evidence of autonomous judgement and leadership in your application.

30 live vacancies at this grade · 28 NHS employers · salary £39,959 - £48,117

30

Open Positions

£40k - £65k

Salary Range

28

NHS Trusts

17

New This Week

What to expect from Band 6 Pharmacy roles

Band 6 posts are for experienced practitioners who have built specialist skills or taken on supervisory responsibilities. Typical roles include senior staff nurses, specialist therapists, team deputies, and clinical pharmacists. Expect to show evidence of autonomous judgement and leadership in your application. For pharmacy candidates, this usually means matching the advertised responsibilities to your evidence before applying: the same band can cover different service settings, rota patterns, and levels of supervision across NHS employers.

Job Clerk is currently tracking 30 live band 6 pharmacy vacancies across 28 NHS employers. Use this page to compare the broad market, then narrow into a city page when you need local salary expectations, employers, and closing-date pressure.

Recent salary data for band 6 pharmacy roles ranges from about £39,959 to £65,261 per year, depending on employer, setting, rota pattern, and high-cost area supplements.

Band expectations

  • Professional registration and minimum 2 years post-qualification experience
  • Specialist competencies relevant to the advertised post
  • Evidence of supervising junior staff or students
  • Contribution to audit, service improvement, or quality work

Role evidence to prepare

  • Medicines optimisation and safety interventions on ward rounds
  • Independent prescribing within scope of competence (where qualified)
  • Antimicrobial stewardship and formulary compliance
  • Clinical checking and risk-based dispensary oversight

Typical requirements

  • GPhC registration (or pending for foundation trainees)
  • Independent prescribing qualification (essential or desirable for most Band 7+ clinical roles)
  • Postgraduate clinical diploma or equivalent (for specialist roles)
  • Foundation training year completion

Hiring locations

Current band 6 pharmacy demand is visible in London, Exeter, Truro, Basingstoke, and Blackpool. Location pages help you compare local trusts, travel expectations, and live job counts before applying.

Employer mix

Recent listings include employers such as Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, NHS Tayside, and NHS Forth Valley. Review each advert for the person specification, application method, and whether the post closes early after enough applications.

Band 6 Pharmacy Jobs by City

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Where Band 6 Pharmacy Roles Are Hiring

London3 jobs
Exeter, Devon2 jobs
Truro, South West2 jobs
Basingstoke, South East1 jobs
Blackpool1 jobs
Cambridge, Yorkshire and the Humber1 jobs
Blackburn1 jobs
Colchester1 jobs
DAWLISH, Devon1 jobs
Dorchester1 jobs
Ely1 jobs
Chelmsford, Essex1 jobs

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