Band 6 to Band 7 Progression Pharmacist

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in London seeks Rotational Pharmacists to join its Band 6 to 7 Progression Pathway. This program allows ambitious pharmacists to enhance their clinical, operational, and leadership skills across various specialties. Join one of the UK's largest pharmacy departments, enjoy training opportunities like the UCL Postgraduate Diploma, and benefit from a supportive environment focusing on professional growth and well-being.

Benefits

Leadership development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Strong focus on staff well-being

Qualifications

• Experience providing clinical pharmacy services.
• Experience mentoring students and Trainee Pharmacists.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical pharmacy services, ensuring patient care.
• Rotate through various specialties to broaden expertise.
• Participate in audits and service development initiatives.

Skills

Ability to clinically screen prescriptions

Effective communication of pharmaceutical information

Independence in work

Problem-solving abilities

Workload management

Attention to detail

Working under pressure

Education

MPharm degree (or equivalent)

Professional registration with GPhC

Postgraduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice

Tools

Electronic Patient Records

Job description

Band 6 to Band 7 Progression Pharmacist

The closing date is 07 December 2025

Are you an ambitious pharmacist looking to accelerate your career? We are recruiting Rotational Pharmacists for our Band 6 to Band 7 Progression Pathway at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. This structured programme offers a unique opportunity to develop your clinical, operational, and leadership skills across multiple specialties, supported by expert mentors and a clear progression framework.

You will join one of the UK's largest and most dynamic pharmacy departments, working across five world-renowned hospitals and benefiting from strong regional training links through the Structured Training and Experience for Pharmacists (STEP) programme.

Main duties of the job

This programme builds on the knowledge, skills and experience gained at foundation level and empowers pharmacists to take an active role in their professional development through structured experiential learning.

Through the programme you will:

• Deliver safe and effective clinical pharmacy services, including medicines optimisation and supporting high standards of patient care.
• Rotate through a variety of specialties such as General Medicine, Older Persons Unit, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Urology, Frailty, Integrated Local Services, Oncology, Emergency Department, and Acute Cardiology, with further opportunities to rotate across an expanding range of specialties.
• Support operational services including dispensary, technical services, and medicines information.
• Participate in audits, quality improvement projects, and service development initiatives.
• Contribute to out-of-hours pharmacy services (late duty, weekends, and residency).
• Progress through a structured framework to Band 7 by achieving defined competencies.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's busiest and most successful foundation trusts, bringing together five leading hospitals and extensive community services. We are proud of our commitment to caring for patients, striving for excellence through innovation, and fostering an inclusive culture where collaboration thrives.

Our pharmacy department provides an exceptional environment for professional growth. You will gain exposure to a wide range of specialties, while benefiting from full enrolment on the UCL Postgraduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice. We offer opportunities for leadership development, mentoring and involvement in service improvement projects, alongside flexible working arrangements and a strong focus on staff wellbeing and career progression.

Job responsibilities

This programme is designed for pharmacists who are passionate about patient care and professional growth. You will:

• Enter at a stage appropriate to your experience and progress through a structured framework to Band 7.
• Gain experience across multiple sites, including Guys, St Thomas, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton, and Harefield Hospital.
• Develop expertise in clinical practice, technical services, medicines information, and operational management.
• Undertake postgraduate study and independent prescribing training to prepare for advanced roles.
• For full details, please refer to the attached job description.

Person Specification

Skills And Abilities

• Demonstrable skills and ability to safely clinically screen a range of prescriptions including complex and high risk medicines.
• Ability to communicate complex pharmaceutical information effectively to members of the MDT.
• Able to work independently, when required.
• Able to effectively solve own and others clinical and operational issues to best support patient care.
• Able to manage their own workload effectively and escape for support, when required.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Able to work in, sometimes, emotionally challenging and evocative situations.
• Able to work under pressure.
• Experience of working with Electronic Patient Records and digital prescribing systems.

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of working in a dispensary / patient services environment.
• Experience in providing clinical pharmacy services.
• Experience of mentoring and supervising students, Trainee Pharmacists and / or Pharmacy Technicians.
• Involvement with clinical audit, quality improvement, research and / or service development projects.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy practice.
• Experience of working in a ward-based clinical environment.
• Experience working within Medicines Information or Technical Services.

Knowledge/qualifications

• MPharm degree (or equivalent to allow GPhC registration).
• Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Willingness to be or already enrolled on the UCL Postgraduate Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent).
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
• Successful completion of a Postgraduate Certificate in General Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent and comparable experience).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust