Rotational Pharmacist

NHS; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Rotational Pharmacist to join our established team. The role offers a structured progression from Band 6 to Band 7 within an 18–24 month period, with foundation rotations across surgery, cardiology, respiratory, and other specialties.

Newly qualified pharmacists start at Band 6 and receive support to gain a clinical diploma, progress through a defined portfolio, and move to Band 7 on completion of gateways and evidence submission.

Qualifications

• GPhC registration or eligibility to practice
• Masters of Pharmacy or equivalent
• Willingness to undertake further training
• Member of RPS
• Postgraduate clinical certificate or equivalent
• Experience in NHS hospital medicines supply

Responsibilities

• Medicines Information and patient helpline rotation
• Responsible Pharmacist duties within the dispensary
• Embarking on further training to support progression (clinical diploma, independent prescribing)
• Maintaining a personal portfolio of evidence
• Following the band 6-7 transitional programme and completing relevant tasks

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical reasoning

Audit & QA

Time management

Education

Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent

Job description

Go back Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Rotational Pharmacist

The closing date is 23 September 2026

Rotational Pharmacist - Band 6 to 7 Progression Post

Please watch our video to link below to find out more about our pharmacy team.

https://youtu.be/Awee7VvH7xg

Are you an ambitious, motivated pharmacist, striving to continuously improve patient care and experience, this position is for you! We have an exciting opportunity to join our established team of pharmacists in post that offers structured progression from a Band 6 to Band 7 position within an 18-24 month period.

Newly or recently qualified pharmacists will begin at a Band 6 level which will provide you with a solid foundation in all the essential areas of hospital pharmacy. We will support you to gain funding for a clinical diploma and help you to build a portfolio aligned to the RPS Post Registration Core Competency Framework. On completion of well-defined developmental gateways and submission of a portfolio of evidence, you will progress to a Band 7 pharmacist.

During your foundation rotations, you will have the opportunity to work with our external partners including Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership (AWP) and later, progressing to more specialist rotations such as in critical care, paediatrics, local neonatal unit (LNU) and HIV medicines supply.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a clinical pharmacy service to wards including information and advice on the safe, effective and economical use of drugs to health professionals and patients.
• Clinical ward cover on a rotational basis in the following areas: surgery, cardiology, respiratory, gastroenterology, elderly care, acute admissions and mental health (AWP).
• Medicines Information and patient line rotation.
• Responsible Pharmacist duties within the dispensary.
• Embarking on further training to support progression i.e., clinical diploma, independent prescribing.
• Maintaining a personal portfolio of evidence.
• Following the band 6 - 7 transitional programme and completing relevant tasks associated.

About us

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

Job responsibilities

• Medicines Information and patient helpline rotation
• Responsible Pharmacist duties within the dispensary
• Embarking on further training to support progression i.e., clinical diploma, independent prescribing
• Maintaining a personal portfolio of evidence
• Following the band 6 7 transitional programme and completing relevant tasks associated

Please see the attached job description for full information.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Member of General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Willingness to undertake further training to further professional development
• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Attending relevant local and national training events/courses, keeping professionally up to date
• Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPS)
• Post graduate clinical certificate, primary care pathway qualification or equivalent

Experience

• Understanding of medicines supply process within NHS hospital
• Evidence of participating in audit and quality improvement
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrable knowledge of pharmacology and ability to apply to patient care
• Evidence of using clinical reasoning and appropriate judgement to make decisions / problem solve
• Ability to prioritise own work and manage time appropriately to meet deadlines
• Experience organising and motivating oneself and others
• Experience as a hospital pharmacist
• Experience mentoring and/or supervising others
• Experience of recognising opportunities for change, innovation and quality improvement
• Experience of delivering training

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.

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£39,959 to £56,515 a yearper annum pro rata