Non-resident Rotational Pharmacist (XR06)

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Leeds seeks a Band 6 Pharmacist to join their paediatric pharmacy team. The role involves delivering high-quality clinical services, contributing to medicines optimisation, and working in a dynamic multidisciplinary environment. Candidates should possess a Master's degree in Pharmacy and be a registrant of GPhC, with at least 6 months of hospital experience or 1 year in community pharmacy. This is an exciting opportunity to make a positive impact on children's health.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months hospital pre-registration or 1 year post qualified in community pharmacy in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality clinical pharmacy services directly to patients and multidisciplinary teams.
• Gain exposure to various paediatric specialties with experienced senior pharmacists.
• Contribute to medicines optimisation, safe prescribing, and discharge planning.
• Build on clinical knowledge of medicines optimisation within paediatric pharmacy.
• Receive training to take on more specialist responsibilities.

Skills

Communication written and verbal

Good time management

Good problem solver

Knowledge of hospital pharmacy practice

Ability to interpret and deliver medicines information

Team player

Motivated and enthusiastic

Education

Masters Degree in Pharmacy

Registrant of GPhC

Job description

Job summary

Expected Shortlisting Date: 27/10/2025

Planned Interview Date: 06/11/2025

The paediatric pharmacy team at Leeds Children's Hospital have an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic, friendly, and forward-thinking service as a Band 6 Pharmacist.

Paediatric pharmacy is one of the most rewarding and dynamic areas of practice. No two days are the same: you may be calculating and preparing highly individualised doses for a premature baby in neonatal intensive care, supporting complex treatment plans for children with long-term conditions, or working with families to ensure medicines are used safely at home. It's a specialty that demands problem-solving, adaptability and creativity, as many medicines are unlicensed in children and require thoughtful, individualised solutions. Working in paediatrics offers the chance to be part of a highly skilled, multidisciplinary team where your expertise directly improves outcomes for some of our most vulnerable patients, and where you can see the positive impact of your input on a child's health and future.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver high-quality clinical pharmacy services directly to patients and multidisciplinary teams.
• Gain exposure to a variety paediatric specialties with the support of experienced senior pharmacists.
• Contribute to medicines optimisation, safe prescribing and discharge planning
• Build on your clinical knowledge of medicines optimisation within the interesting role of paediatric pharmacy
• As part of your development, you will be trained and supported to take on more specialist responsibilities, including contributing to the children's warfarin clinic and becoming aseptically competent.

About us

Based within Leeds General Infirmary, in the centre of Leeds, the Leeds Children's Hospital is one of the largest children's hospitals in the UK and treats patients from across Yorkshire and the North of England as a secondary and tertiary referral centre.

The pharmacy department at Leeds is nationally recognised as an exemplar service. Our vision is making it easy for people to get the most from their medicines and we are continually innovating to improve our services for patients and staff.

Job details

Job Title: Non-resident rotational pharmacist

Reports to: Residency and Rotational Manager

Band: 6

Unit/Department: MMPS

Location: Trustwide

Person Specification

Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy
• Registrant of GPhC

Other Criteria:

• Communication written and verbal to patients
• Good time management
• Good problem solver

Experience:

• Minimum 6 month hospital pre-registration or 1 year post qualified in community pharmacy in the UK

Skills and Behaviours:

• Knowledge of hospital pharmacy practice
• Ability to interpret and deliver medicines information
• Team player
• Motivated and enthusiastic

Additional information

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.