Foundation Pharmacist - Rotational

NHS; Middlesbrough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking Foundation Pharmacists for its comprehensive rotational programme. The role offers diverse learning opportunities, working closely with skilled pharmacy staff while providing essential services to patients. Ongoing training and development support will enhance your professional journey within the NHS.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction and training programme

Personal line manager for support and guidance

Access to various educational opportunities

Monthly development meetings with peers

Qualifications

• Evidence of CPD and ongoing education required.
• Experience in pharmacy practice desired.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality pharmacy services across wards and departments.
• Participate in a rotational programme for continuous learning.
• Engage in weekend shifts and on-call duties as required.

Skills

Clinical skills

Medicines management

Leadership

Education

Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent

Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council

Membership with Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)

Job description

Go back South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Foundation Pharmacist - Rotational

The closing date is 20 July 2025

We have multiple vacancies available within our dynamic rotational programme for foundation pharmacists. We currently have an array of rotational areas, each of which has its own unique opportunities for learning both clinical and professional skills. You will spend 4 months in each rotation.

Each rotation involves working with an expert team of specialist pharmacists, dedicated medicines management technicians and other highly skilled pharmacy staff. Your role will include providing the highest quality pharmacy services to both patients and health care professionals across the wards and departments at South Tees Hospitals.

Main duties of the job

Additional to the wide array of opportunities within your rotations, at South Tees Hospitals we will also offer you:

• Comprehensive induction and initial training programme
• Personal line manager who you will meet with on a monthly basis for developmental and professional support and guidance
• Provision of resources and a supervisor to allow you to develop your personal portfolio of development, aligned with the RPS foundation level programme
• A ring-fenced monthly development meeting with peers to support and guide you through your portfolio and diploma work
• Large variety of educational opportunities including monthly in-house training sessions, access to the trust junior doctor training programme, and encouragement to attend external educational and networking opportunities regionally and nationally

The role also encompasses:

• Rota'd time in dispensary (all other time based on ward/ in clinical environment)
• 1 day weekend working once every 5 weeks (reimbursed with a weekday off the following week)
• 1 'late night' shift every 2 weeks (working hours 9am-5.30pm)
• On call duties on a rolling rota basis, approximately 1 in 60.

The pharmacy department at South Tees hosts over 180 members of staff and provides a stimulating, friendly, and professionally rewarding environment for staff to develop their clinical expertise and professionalism.

About us

Leadership and Improvement Training

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to

• Explore leadership within the NHS
• Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
• Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
• Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Master's degree in pharmacy or equivalent
• Registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Evidence of CPD and ongoing education
• Membership with Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)

Experience

• Experience in pharmacy practice

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.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust