Clinical Pharmacist Band 6-7 Progression

Nelft Nhs Foundation Trust; Tendring; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust is seeking Clinical Pharmacists at Band 6-7 progression to support the department and help achieve the Trusts values: We are kind. We are respectful.

We work together with our communities. You will work collaboratively as part of a specialist pharmacy team within mental health services (MHS) and community health services (CHS), delivering a comprehensive clinical service on a rotational basis across MHS and CHS with 6-month blocks.

Qualifications

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Good knowledge of medicines legislation relating to the supply and storage of medicines.

Responsibilities

• Lead/contribute to clinical audits, research and quality improvement projects.
• Lead/contribute to guideline/SOP/PGD/policy reviewing.
• Act as a Practice Supervisor for trainees and pre-registration staff.
• Participate in Pharmacy On-Call Service and Saturday service.
• Participate in provision of Dispensary services.

Education

Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Job description

Job summary

North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT) are seeking Clinical Pharmacists - Band 6-7 Progression who will support the department to achieve the Trusts values: We are kind. We are respectful. We work together with our communities.

Main duties of the job

To work collaboratively as part of a specialist pharmacy team within mental health services (MHS) and community health services (CHS). To deliver a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service to specialities on a rotational basis within both MHS and CHS. This includes inpatient and community-based services, as well as liaising between services to ensure continuity of care across the interface. A rotation block is 6 months. Fully clinical rotations are 6 months long. Dispensary rotation is 3 months paired with a clinical rotation for the remaining 3 months of the 6-month block.

• To lead/contribute to and implement actions from clinical audits, research and quality improvement projects.
• To lead/contribute to guideline/SOP/PGD/policy reviewing.
• To act as a Practice Supervisor for new starters (e.g. Trainee Pharmacists, Pre-Registration Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy students).
• To participate in the Pharmacy On-Call Service and Saturday service.
• To participate in provision of Dispensary services.

About us

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.

Details

Date posted: 26 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: VWX-3ML-002327

Closing date: 08 November 2026

Qualifications

• Essential: Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Experience

• Essential: Good knowledge of all medicines legislation relating to the supply and storage of medicines

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.

Employer details

Employer name: NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address: Goodmayes Hospital, Ilford, Essex, IG3 8XJ, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact: Lead Pharmacist Sabrina Hasan, [e-mail]

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