Band 6 Rotational Pharmacist | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Greater London is seeking a Junior Pharmacist to join their pharmacy team. This role offers a rotational Foundation Training programme aimed at developing clinical skills across various specialties. The successful candidate will undertake a post-graduate diploma and provide services such as screening and dispensing medications. This position includes opportunities for professional development and a comprehensive training program to advance your pharmacy career.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible hours

Next-level training opportunities

Qualifications

• Eligibility includes trainee and newly qualified pharmacists, or pharmacists considering a sector change.
• Clinical and technical pharmacy service provision is necessary for the role.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service.
• Screening, dispensing, and checking services.
• Participate in audits and service improvements.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy service

Medicines advice

Audits and service improvement

Education

Post-graduate diploma in pharmacy

Job description

Royal Free London is looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic Junior Pharmacists to join our pharmacy team. All trainee pharmacists, newly qualified pharmacists, or pharmacists considering a sector change are welcome to apply. You will be part of our band 6 rotational Foundation Training programme, which is aimed at helping you develop your knowledge and skills.

You will have the exciting opportunity to partake in a huge variety of rotations designed to provide a solid development of clinical foundation in your pharmacy careers and potentially work cross site. The rotations include technical services/manufacturing, medicine, care of the elderly, surgery (including vascular, orthopedics, hepatobiliary surgeries), renal, patient services, obstetrics and gynaecology, medicines advice, PITU (Planned Investigation and Treatment Unit) and HIV.

To provide professional and clinical input to the pharmaceutical services in all relevant areas of the pharmacy department on a rotational basis. The successful candidate(s) will complete a comprehensive training programme in these rotations: patient services, renal, acute medicine, surgical, HIV services, manufacturing services and medicines information. All post holders will undertake a post‑graduate diploma within the first year of employment supported by an internal structured training and mentorship programme.

Key duties of the role include:

• Provision of a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service for the Royal Free London hospital you are appointed to work at
• Provision of screening, dispensing, and checking services through the main or satellite dispensaries
• Provision of medicines advice to other health professionals and patients
• Provision of a technical pharmacy service including final product release
• Opportunities to partake in audits, service improvement, high‑cost drug applications and drug usage reviews as you progress through your training

Annual leave starts at 27 days a year plus bank holidays.

You will also be expected to participate in the out‑of‑hours, weekend and bank‑holiday service including responsibility for the securing of the department. Outside of working hours the on‑call pharmacist is solely responsible for providing a pharmacy service to the hospital including advice on medicines and emergency supply.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200 000 in A&E, deliver over 8 000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward‑thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next‑level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Dec 2025.