Clinical Pharmacist – Band 6 to Band 7 Progression (Newly Qualified)

NHS; Luton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking an engaging Clinical Pharmacist to join their dynamic Pharmacy Department. This full-time position offers a structured rotation, ensuring comprehensive clinical experience while supporting professional growth through varied training opportunities. Ideal candidates will have a pharmacy degree and GPhC registration, eager to make a substantial impact on patient care.

Benefits

Access to a structured rotation programme

Opportunities for postgraduate training

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Pharmacy degree (Masters level) and GPhC Registration required.
• Willingness to undertake postgraduate diploma training.
• Experience in clinical pharmacy services and team training valued.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality ward-based clinical pharmacy services.
• Participate in education and training programmes.
• Supervise junior pharmacy technicians and staff.

Skills

Good written and verbal communication skills

Ability to influence other professionals

Medication counselling skills

Organised and able to plan and manage work programmes

Ability to analyse problems and devise solutions

Supervisory skills

Education

Pharmacy degree (Masters level)

GPhC Registration as a Pharmacist

Willing to undertake clinical training to post grad diploma level

Train the Trainer qualification

Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)

Job description

Go back Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Pharmacist – Band 6 to Band 7 Progression (Newly Qualified)

The closing date is 06 July 2025

Are you an enthusiastic, motivated pharmacist who wants to be part of an exciting future for pharmacy service development? Do you agree our patient's safety and experience should be our priority? If so, look no further. We have a number of exciting opportunities to work at BHFT for newly qualified pharmacists to join at the band 6 entry point and those looking for the next step in their career (joining at band 6 or band 7 entry points, dependent on experience).

Our Pharmacy Department is a vibrant and forward thinking department, with a strong emphasis on teamwork. Here at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, we offer the chance to broaden your experience through a structured rotation programme working in Clinical Pharmacy Services, see job description for further details. We are fully committed to your training and development to enable you to maximise your potential contribution to patient care. The opportunity to study for a post-graduate certificate, diploma or independent prescribing qualification alongside the general level competency framework will be available for permanent post-holders subject to funding.

Be sure to watch our recruitment videos in the supporting documents to learn more about our team!

Main duties of the job

• To provide a high quality ward based clinical pharmacy service, rotating through the various rotations. This includes reviewing drug charts for safety and efficiency, drug history taking and medicines reconciliation, medicine supply, patient medication consultations, medicines optimisation services, discharge medication service (DMS) and any other activities associated with medicines management.
• To participate in departmental and regional education and training programmes. In particular, to undertake study towards obtaining the Certificate/Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice.
• To provide pharmaceutical advice on both supply and clinical issues to other healthcare professionals as requested.
• To provide medication related advice to patients, focussing on medicines stopped/started or changed in hospital and side effects profiles enabling them to obtain the maximum benefit from their medicines.
• To assist in the education and training of pre-registration pharmacists and other staff in training grades.
• To supervise the daily activities of junior pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants.
• To participate in all activities of the pharmacy dispensary as required, including dispensing, clinical verification of prescriptions, prescription review, accuracy checking of prescriptions and a high quality patient medication consultation service.

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Job responsibilities

For pharmacists recruited at the band 6 entry point a pathway identifies criteria for progression and highlights the gradual introduction of key responsibilities as experience is gained working as a Band 6 Pharmacist. After typically being in post 19-24 months and being able to demonstrate they have met the key responsibilities the pharmacist will be eligible for progression to a band 7 post.

Please see full job description and person specification provided. If further information is required, please speak to our contact on advert.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

• Pharmacy degree (Masters level)
• GPhC Registration as a Pharmacist or Provisionally Registered Pharmacist.
• Willing to undertake clinical training to post grad diploma level
• Train the Trainer qualification
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)

Experience

• oExperience of audit
• oExperience of accurate dispensary work
• oExperience of patient medication consultation
• oExperience of clinical pharmacy services
• oExperience of hospital pharmacy
• Experience of collaborative working in multidisciplinary settings
• Experience of training staff

Knowledge

• Demonstration of up to date clinical awareness in medicine
• Knowledge and understanding of medication interactions and common prescribing problems
• Awareness of current developments in Pharmacy practice
• Understanding the need of confidentiality awareness at all times
• Knowledge and awareness of current developments in pharmacy practice and NHS strategies

Personal skills

• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to influence other professionals
• Medication counselling skills
• Organised and able to plan and manage work programmes
• Ability to analyse problems and devise solutions
• Appropriate IT skills are required to utilise clinical information systems, pharmacy computer systems, databases and other software to improve patient care.
• Supervisory skills

Other

• Enthusiastic about delivering high quality pharmacy service focussed on the patient experience
• Able to thrive on development/change
• Flexible
• Good interpersonal skills
• Self motivated
• Accurate and precise
• Honest and trustworthy
• Confidence to interact at consultant /general manager level

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.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust