Rotational Pharmacist Band 7 (+ Emergency Duty Commitment (EDC)

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust in Bath is seeking a Rotational Pharmacist Band 7 (+ Emergency Duty Commitment) to join the Pharmacy Team. You will work with medical and nursing staff to optimise therapy and support clinical service development.

The role offers rotational exposure across specialist areas, potential independent prescriber training, and involvement in budget management and service improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Non-medical prescriber (or willing to undertake training).

Responsibilities

• Provides a clinical pharmacy service to allocated areas, internally and externally.
• Supports the development and implementation of strategies to improve services to patients admitted to the Trust.
• Participates in dispensary and on-call rota cycles and supports training of staff.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy knowledge

Non-medical prescriber

Education

Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent experience

Job description

Go back Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Rotational Pharmacist Band 7 (+ Emergency Duty Commitment (EDC))

The closing date is 30 September 2026

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Pharmacy Team and be an integral part of the clinical pharmacy service and associated clinical areas.

You will work with medical and nursing staff to optimise therapy, reduce medication related adverse events and facilitate flow with internal and external colleagues.

By being in this rotational post, it allows you to experience various specialist areas as you enhance your knowledge and skill set whilst crystallising thoughts on your future career path.

You will assist the clinical leads in service improvement initiatives and will be supported with independent prescriber training if not an existing prescriber.

Main duties of the job

• Provides a clinical pharmacy service to allocated areas, internally and externally. Acts as a clinical role model in these areas and if required supervises rotational staff working in these areas
• Supports the Associate Chief Pharmacist - Clinical Services in the development and implementation of strategies to improve services to patients admitted to the Trust.
• Provides a high-profile role in the provision and development of pharmaceutical services including the support of; clinical, patient safety, and QIPP work streams.
• Supports the departments training program, including provision of educational sessions to pharmacists and other healthcare professionals, and support for pharmacists undertaking the clinical diploma.
• Supports the Associate Chief Pharmacist - Clinical Services in the management and appraisal of other members of the pharmacy clinical team.
• Assists in financial reporting, drug budget management and optimisation of medicines.
• Participates in; dispensary (including acting as Responsible Pharmacist), weekend, bank holiday, late and on-call rota's.
• Be a registered non-medical prescriber (or willing undertake training for this) and to make prescribing decisions, including de‑prescribing, and prescribe for patients under their care.
• See job description attached for further details.

About us

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Job responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person Specification

• Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Non-medical prescriber (or must be willing to undertake this when requested)

Knowledge & Experience

• Working knowledge of issues relevant to clinical pharmacy practice
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the application of clinical pharmacy to the broader workings of the NHS
• Experience working with financial information and interpreting drug expenditure information.
• Experience of / training in Quality Improvement projects

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.

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

£49,387 to £56,515 a yearper annum, pro rata