Allied Health Professionals - Rotational Pharmacist with STEP Up Development Programme to Band 7

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Shrewsbury; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Postgraduate Diploma funding

STEP Up progression to Band 7

Job summary

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, part of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, invites applications for Rotational Pharmacists. You will gain experience across main clinical areas and work with a team of pharmacists and medicine management technicians to support ward-based patient care.

The role includes aseptic preparation of PN, chemotherapy and radiopharmaceuticals, with encouragement to pursue a Postgraduate Clinical Diploma.

Qualifications

• Ward-based clinical care experience preferred.
• Experience with aseptically prepared medicines is desirable.
• Postgraduate Diploma encouraged and funded by the trust.

Responsibilities

• Carry out duties in Clinical Pharmacy Services at ward and department level, collaborating with Consultants and other healthcare professionals.
• Provide technical support in the preparation of aseptically prepared medicines (PN, Chemotherapy, Radiopharmaceuticals).
• Study for and complete the Postgraduate Clinical Diploma.

Skills

Ward-based clinical care

Team collaboration

Clinical pharmacy

Education

Postgraduate Clinical Diploma

Job description

Job overview

We have vacancies to join our friendly team of Rotational Pharmacists at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, where you will gain experience in all the main clinical and therapeutic areas.

With a strong focus on ward based patient centred clinical care, you will be working within and helped by a team of pharmacists and medicine management technicians who are well integrated at ward level. In our aseptic suite you will be involved in the clinical aspects and final release of parenteral nutrition, chemotherapy and radiopharmaceuticals. Candidates will be encouraged and funded to undertake the postgraduate diploma.

This post introduces the STEP Up programme, an in-house structured progression of skills, knowledge and pay advancement from band 6 to band 7 after phase 3 of STEP Up programme linked to the Newly Qualified Pharmacist Pathway and completion of postgraduate modules.

There will be a requirement to participate in extended hours working including weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis.

Main duties of the job

• To carry out duties in Clinical Pharmacy Services at ward and department level. Work closely with Consultants and other healthcare professionals to ensure safe, effective and efficient use of medicines.
• To provide technical support in the preparation of a broad range of aseptically prepared medicinal products (PN, Cytotoxic Chemotherapy, Radiopharmaceuticals etc).
• To study for, and successfully complete the Postgraduate Clinical Diploma.

This is an exciting time that will lead to much improvement for our patient’s care – if you want to make a difference; NOW is the time to join SaTH Pharmacy.

What can SaTH Pharmacy offer you?

• Patient focused service
• Supportive and friendly team
• Opportunities for personal development
• A department open to new ways of working

Our vision is simple

To provide excellent care to our communities we serve.

We’re looking for people who want to help us achieve this vision, who will help us make a difference.

Working for your organisation

Our Poppy’s Promise Commitment

We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team — clinical or non‑clinical — plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.

We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.

Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.

By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values — ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.

Our Hospitals Transformation Programme (HTP) is currently underway and is the single biggest investment in local acute hospitals in a generation. This will be done in phases and will be completed by 2027 to enable the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) site to specialise in planned care and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital site (RSH) to specialise in emergency care. The main work involves the construction of a new four storey building and the remodelling of our existing Emergency Department at RSH.