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Job summary

Main area
RLH Pharmacy
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-6974693RLH-B
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal London Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£44,806 - £53,134 Per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Foundation Training Pharmacist (FTP)

Band 6

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

You will be part of our band 6 rotational Foundation Training programme, which is aimed at helping you develop your knowledge and skills within the first 1000 days of practice. You will have the opportunity to deliver care across four sites - Newham University Hospital, St Bartholomew’s, The Royal London and Whipps Cross University Hospital in a structured developmental programme and undertake a postgraduate diploma to consolidate your core foundation skills. 

For more details or for an informal chat please contact:
Funke Alimi-Omidiora,  Deputy Head of Pharmacy, Royal London and Mile End Hospitals

Telephone: 020 3246 0135; Email: [email protected]
Barts Health NHS Trust is one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers and the largest trust in the NHS.

 
Our vision is to create a world-class health organisation that builds on strong relations with our partners and the communities we serve. As members of UCL Partners, the largest academic health sciences system in the world, we aim to ensure that our patients are some of the first in the country to benefit from the latest drugs and treatments. 

Disclaimer: The Trust reserve the right to bring the deadline forward without prior notice should we receive sufficient interest and applications for the posts.  

Main duties of the job

To promote the responsible, safe and cost-effective prescribing of medicines within Barts Health to optimise clinical outcomes, minimise adverse reactions and improve medicines safety. The post holder will be supporting the clinical teams to deliver high quality clinical pharmacy services across the hospital sites.

To participate in the delivery of a comprehensive pharmacy service and to provide operational support to the department as agreed in the rotational programme.

When the opportunity arises, post holders will undertake a postgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy to support their foundation years’ training.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MPharm Degree in Pharmacy
  • Registered as a pharmacist or currently as a Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Desirable criteria
  • Working towards a postgraduate diploma

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Clinical experience gained during the pre-registration training period relating to the management of patients
Desirable criteria
  • Clinical experience gained in a hospital setting

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Awareness of the current NHS and effects recent changes have had or will have on pharmacy
  • Demonstrable knowledge to undertake clinical screening of prescriptions

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates communication skills with a range of people on a range of matters
  • Demonstrates the ability to develop own skills
  • Demonstrates an understanding of and supports equality and values diversity.
  • The demonstrable ability to be flexible and work under pressure
  • The demonstrable ability to handle conflict appropriately.
  • Shows a flexible approach to changing circumstances and have an innovative approach to problem solving

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Funke Alimi-Omidiora
Job title
DHOP
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07956534963
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