Job overview

Bank Clinical Pharmacist Band 7

We at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic pharmacist to join the team in a state-of-the-art pharmacy department. This post is a 6-month Bank position to support the team over the Winter period

The successful candidate will join our existing pool of Band 7 pharmacists at the Trust. You will provide a clinical Pharmacy service to a range of clinical specialities including Medicine, Surgery, and Older People. You will also act as the Responsible Pharmacist in the dispensary on a rota basis.

The Trust provides acute treatment and care for a catchment population of around 500,000 people in Bath, and the surrounding towns and villages in North East Somerset and West Wiltshire. Our values; Everyone Matters, Working Together, Making a Difference, represent our aspiration for the type of hospitals we want to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Main duties of the job

Provides a clinical pharmacy service to allocated areas, within the organisation to support the increased workload within the Trust during the Winter period. This will include but is not limited to Medicine, Surgery, Older People and Hospital at Home, Women’s and Children’s Divisions and Clinical Governance. Acts as a clinical role model in these areas and if required supervises rotational staff working in these areas.

Acts as the Responsible Pharmacist within the dispensary on a rota basis.  Utilises a non-medical prescribing qualification (if held) to support patient flow within admissions areas

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.