Clinical Pharmacist

WWL; Wigan; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

WWL (Wigan) offers a 12-month gallery secondment for a Band 6 Pharmacy post at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary. The role is full-time, with 37.5 hours per week and some rotation duties to cover weekends, nights, and bank holidays.

You will be supported through an education-focused development plan, aiming to prepare you for a Band 7 post within 12 to 18 months, while contributing to a busy hospital pharmacy team and its services.

Qualifications

• Ambitious and eager to learn within hospital pharmacy.
• Willingness to engage with education and training plans.
• Ability to work as part of a busy pharmacy team.

Responsibilities

• Dispense medications and support clinical pharmacy services.
• Contribute to a 7-day service and on‑call cover as required.
• Develop toward a Band 7 post within 12–18 months with dedicated training time.

Job description

Main area Medicine Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract 12 months (or until the resumption of the post holder, whichever is soonest. This post is Secondment cover - Please note whilst this is fixed term/secondment cover, it may become permanent without the need for readvertising.) Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 0900-1730. Please note additional cover for weekends/lates/nights/on-call/bank holidays on rotation) Job ref 302-26-8205104L-PHARM

Site Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan Lane, Wigan, WN1 2NN Town Wigan Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 12/11/2026 23:59

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Job overview

Are you keen to learn, ambitious, ready to be supported through education, with a dedicated training plan to support your journey within hospital Pharmacy?

Our aim is to develop you to become ready for a Band 7 post within twelve to eighteen months. You will have dedicated time given to you to support your development - although this is a temporary post we will still train and support you during your 12 months.

As a member of this busy but friendly team you will experience many core aspects of pharmacy practice.

As well as the clinical work, you will have commitments to the dispensary, will be expected to contribute to our 7 day working service and our on call service.

Pharmacists are part of an engaged and progressive Pharmacy team; wanting to support our hospital areas where we help staff cope with the ever increasing elderly population and their complex needs.

This vacancy is open to all internal and external candidates. NHS Employees should ideally secure their manager