Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 1 year (Rotational role including on-call commitments)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Requirement to partake in on-call, bank holiday and weekend rota.)
- Job ref
- 151-SL0562
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Frimley Park Hospital
- Town
- Frimley
- Salary
- £41,957 - £50,387 per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Rotational Pharmacist, 1 Year Fixed Term
Band 6
Job overview
An exciting, fixed term opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and committed pharmacist to join our Frimley Park Hospital Clinical Pharmacy team.
We have a structured training programme that allows you to rotate through a variety of specialities such as Medicine (Acute Medicine, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Frailty, Gastroenterology and Respiratory), Medicines Information, Paediatrics and Surgery (General Surgery, Urology, Colorectal and Orthopaedics).
The successful candidate will have the patient at the centre of all they do, possess strong communication skills, and work well as part of a multidisciplinary team.
They will need to be organised, well-motivated and have excellent people skills, as well as the ability to use initiative and adapt quickly to new situations.
Main duties of the job
- The Frimley Health Foundation Trust (FHFT) pharmacy team consists of approximately 200 members of staff across its three main sites.
- Frimley Park Hospital pharmacy team is a diverse, warm, and welcoming team with a highly supportive and developmental culture, providing excellent patient care to all service users.
- Successful candidates will have the exciting opportunity to work as part of our dynamic pharmacy team to provide dispensary and clinical pharmacy services to various clinical speciality wards and specialist services at Frimley Park Hospital, and to various affiliated organisations.
- The post holder will work on the Frimley Park Hospital site but will be required to travel to other sites as required, including Farnham Community Hospital.
- The post will also involve emergency duty commitment and extended hours working.
- Although bank holiday, late night, weekend, and a non-residential on-call service provision are expected, these are conducted with a healthy work life balance and fully supported by the pharmacy team.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme.
We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- You must be, or about to be, registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
- Applications are welcome from all sectors of pharmacy practice, including hospital, community, primary care, industry, and academia.
- This is a full-time post, with commitment required to evening, weekend, bank holiday and on-call duties as per rota.
- Part-time positions will also be considered
For further information please contact Sumbal Chaudhry, Principal Education and Training Pharmacist via email: [email protected] or telephone: 0300 6134135.
For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Pharmacy degree (Masters level 4 years)
- GPhC registration
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- RPS Membership
- Member of UKCPA.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent written communication
- Excellent verbal communication
- IT literacy
- Very good interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic
- Resilient, adaptable, reliable
Desirable criteria
- Ability to lead a team
Experience
Essential criteria
- Hospital or Community Pharmacy experience (including pre-registration level).
- Hospital experience as a university placement or as a vacation student.
Desirable criteria
- Clinical audit experience
- Experience of several pharmacy placements at undergraduate level.
- Membership of student organisations at undergraduate level.
- Experience of EPR (electronic patient records).
Special Requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to work at weekends and participate in Bank Holiday working and on call commitment.
- Willingness to travel between sites.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to work flexible hours.
- Outside interests to show team involvement.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sumbal Chaudhry
- Job title
- Principal Education and Training Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03006134135
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