Rotational Clinical Pharmacist

NBT; West of England; In loco; GBP 40.000 - 48.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated rotational Band 6 pharmacist to join the Southmead Hospital pharmacy team. You will gain experience across general and specialist clinical areas, with funded two-year Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice and potential Independent Prescriber qualification.

You will deliver patient-centred pharmaceutical care, participate in on-call and ED commitments, and support medicines reconciliation, safety, and service delivery in a dynamic

Competenze

• Masters in Pharmacy with GPhC registration.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or equivalent.
• Qualified Independent Prescriber or willingness to obtain.
• Experience in NHS hospital pharmacy settings.

Mansioni

• Deliver patient-centred pharmaceutical care across clinical settings.
• Conduct medicines reconciliation and clinical screening.
• Provide medicines information and conduct quality improvements.
• Participate in dispensary supervision and accuracy checking.
• Contribute to on-call rotas and ED commitments.

Conoscenze

Time management

Work under pressure

Leadership

Supervisory skills

Communication

Adaptable

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Computer literacy

Formazione

Masters in Pharmacy

GPhC registered

Postgraduate Diploma or equivalent

Independent Prescriber (or willing)

Descrizione del lavoro

Main area Core Clinical Services Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent: 37.5 hours a week, pro rata late shifts, working 1 in 6 weekends, bank holidays. On-call commitments Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (pro rata late shifts, working 1 in 6 weekends, bank holidays. On-call commitments) Job ref 339-CCS4511-BAL

Site Pharmacy Department, Southmead Hospital operating Unit Town Bristol Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata for part time roles Salary period Yearly Closing 21/10/2026 23:59

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) have merged as of 1 st July 2026 to become Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. This creates an exciting future that brings together the best of both organisations. As a single, strong and sustainable organisation, we will not only be able to deliver better outcomes for our patients and fairer care for our population, but it will also provide greater opportunities for our people.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

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Job overview

Are you a motivated pharmacist looking to broaden your clinical experience and take the next step in your career? Join our friendly and supportive pharmacy team at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, based at Southmead Hospital.

We are recruiting to our team of 21 rotational Band 6 pharmacists, offering an exciting opportunity to gain experience across a wide range of general and specialist clinical areas, including surgery, respiratory, cardiology, medical admissions, neurology, stroke, mental health, medicines information and technical services.

We're committed to supporting your professional development and offer the opportunity to undertake a fully funded two-year Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy Practice, alongside the option to study for an independent prescribing qualification. You'll benefit from structured training, ongoing support and the opportunity to learn from our experienced specialist pharmacists.

As a valued member of the multidisciplinary team, you'll play an important role in delivering safe, effective and patient-centred pharmaceutical care, helping patients get the best outcomes from their medicines.

This role also includes participation in the Emergency Duty Commitment (EDC) rota, alongside the usual pharmacy service rotas.

This episode of recruitment welcomes applications from already qualified and UK registered pharmacists.

Main duties of the job

As a rotational Band 6 pharmacist, you will deliver patient-centred pharmaceutical care across a variety of clinical settings, working alongside experienced pharmacists and multidisciplinary colleagues.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing safe, effective and evidence-based pharmaceutical care, identifying and resolving medicines-related issues.
• Supporting the appropriate use of medicines in line with best practice, local formularies and Trust policies.
• Undertaking medicines reconciliation, clinical screening of prescriptions and discharge summaries, and providing medicines advice to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Contributing to the prevention of medicines-related harm and improving patient safety.
• Supporting the delivery of pharmacy services through dispensary, ward, weekend, late shift and on-call rotas.
• Providing professional supervision and accuracy checking within the dispensary.
• Participating in medicines information, controlled drug management, quality assurance and departmental audits.
• Supporting patients receiving oral chemotherapy, including appropriate counselling and BOPA accreditation.
• Participate in dispensary, ward, weekend, late shift and on-call rotas, including Emergency Duty Commitments (EDC) , to support the safe and effective delivery of pharmacy services.

You’ll also be encouraged to develop your clinical skills and take an active role in your professional development throughout your rotations.

Working for our organisation

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details please see the attached the job description document attached.

• Participate in the dispensary, ward, weekend, late shift and on-call rotas contributing to service delivery. Adhere to all established procedures and complete all necessary records.
• Clinically screen prescriptions and discharge summaries to ensure the safe, legal and effective use of medicines in line with the local formulary and departmental policies.
• Record all major interventions made.
• Medicines Information – deal with routine enquiries that arise on the ward and in the dispensary. Refer on complex queries to the medicine information team.
• Provide advice and information to patients/carers to ensure compliance with treatment.
• Ensure that a full medicine reconciliation is undertaken for each patient using appropriate sources of information.
• Dispensary - provide professional supervision of the dispensary area on a rotational basis. Provide final accuracy checking of dispensed items.
• Check issues of controlled Drugs and participate in departmental audits of CDs.
• Handout oral chemotherapy prescriptions and counsel patients as prescribed on chemocare, including BOPA accreditation.
• Provide input to Quality Assurance (QA) and quality management systems for the Pharmacy department and Trust under the supervision of the QA team.

Person specification

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy (or equivalent: BPharm or BSc [Pharmacy])
• Successful completion of the trainee year and registration exam
• Registered with General Pharmaceutical Council for Pharmacists (GPhC)
• Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Completion of the Post Qualification Foundation Pharmacist Programme
• Completion of the Certificate Year of Clinical Diploma or equivalent
• Completion of the Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or other recognised postgraduate qualification to a similar standard suitable for this role
• Qualified Independent Prescriber (or willing to complete)

Experience

• Experience of medicines supply within the NHS
• Experience for recognising opportunities for change, innovation, and quality improvement
• Experience of using digital technologies to support improved patient safety and outcomesExperience of audit and quality systems E A + I
• Experience of hospital pharmacy practice

knowledge / skills / abilities

• Demonstrate ability to plan, organise and manage your time and prioritise workload to maintain safe and effective patient care.
• Ability to work under pressure
• Proactive approach to the application of pharmaceutical knowledge to enhance patient care
• Computer literate to EDCL standard
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with pharmacy staff, hospital staff and patients/carers.
• Ability to demonstrate and develop leadership skills
• Adaptable and flexible approach to work
• Teaching / tutorial and clinical supervisory skills
• Able to work under own initiative and as part of a team
• Excellent interpersonal skills

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Thomas Clarke Job title Principal Pharmacist Urgent and Emergency Care Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0117 41 42267 Additional information

alternatively, please contact

Rachael Pilkington co-lead Principal Pharmacist NMSK

[e-mail] (my working days are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday)

Tours of the department can be arranged on request by emailing Rachael Pilkington