Rotational Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust; England; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a Senior Rotational Clinical Pharmacist to join its team. In this full-time role, you will work across various specialties, including critical care and paediatrics, providing essential pharmaceutical services. Candidates should possess a General Pharmaceutical Council registration and relevant clinical experience. This position offers an opportunity to enhance your clinical management skills while working with a diverse patient population. The role includes participation in seven-day working and on-call rotas.

Qualifications

• Minimum 18 months post-registration UK hospital experience.
• Experience in providing services to a broad variety of patients.
• Demonstrated evidence of good clinical knowledge and skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical pharmaceutical services across different specialties.
• Participate in audits and quality improvement initiatives.
• Work closely with medical teams to optimise medication regimens.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Good organisational skills

Ability to motivate self and others

Drug usage review and audit experience

Education

General Pharmaceutical Council registration

Certificate in clinical pharmacy

MSc in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for motivated individuals to join our team as a Senior Rotational Clinical Pharmacist. If you're an ambitious and forward‑thinking individual seeking to enhance your clinical expertise while honing your management skills, then this position is tailor‑made for you.

But that's not all – as one of South West London's largest teaching hospitals, we offer a unique opportunity to expand your clinical knowledge. Our status as an Acute Trust ensures you'll be exposed to a diverse range of medical conditions, allowing our pharmacists to develop a breadth of clinical expertise. Additionally, we're home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre and our dedicated paediatric hospital at St Helier provides a valuable opportunity to work with a diverse patient population and encounter an extensive array of medical conditions.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Rotational Clinical Pharmacist, you'll work across a number of different rotations, including critical care, paediatrics, surgery and a variety of medical specialties. Your daily responsibilities will encompass ward‑based tasks, chart reviews, clinical interventions, working closely with the medical team to optimise medication regimens, patient education on medications, screening discharge prescriptions and supporting junior or trainee pharmacists. In addition, you'll take the lead in conducting audits and driving quality improvement initiatives.

During six‑monthly rotations you will provide a comprehensive pharmaceutical service, working towards expert‑level knowledge. You will also be supported to develop managerial skills and expertise by working towards agreed objectives.

This position is full‑time (37.5 hours per week) and requires participation in seven‑day working and on‑call rotas. We are open to applications from individuals seeking part‑time, job‑share or flexible working arrangements.

About Us

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across South West London and North East Surrey. In addition, we provide specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcode areas in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

Details

Date posted: 11 December 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £53,751 to £60,651 a year (pro‑rata for PA, inc Outer HCAS)

Contract: Fixed term – 12 months

Working pattern: Full‑time (37.5 hrs/week, seven‑day working and on‑call rotas)

Reference number: 343‑7632423‑FM‑AG‑R‑VCG

Job locations: St Helier and Epsom Hospital, Wrythe Lane, Carshalton, Surrey; Carshalton & Epsom, SM5 1AA

Job responsibilities

In the full job description, you will see clearly the full range of duties within these roles that will enable you to work as part of the pharmacy team and with the clinicians and ward‑based teams to provide patient‑focused, individual care for our patients. Tell us in your application how you meet the criteria in the attached person specification.

Person Specification

Essential

Qualifications

• Professional qualification – General Pharmaceutical Council registration
• Certificate in clinical pharmacy (at least 12 months complete and working towards 18 months)

Experience

• Post‑registration UK hospital experience (minimum 18 months)
• Experience of providing services to a broad variety of patients
• Demonstrate evidence of good clinical knowledge and skills

Skills

• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Good organisational skills, self and others
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Drug usage review / evaluation / audit experience

Desirable

Qualifications

• MSc in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or equivalent
• Full Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent

Experience3>

• Management of staff / staff appraisal
• Management training

Skills

• Clinical governance and risk management
• Experience of contributing to or leading on the writing of trust guidelines, policies and procedures

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a Disclosure and Barring Service check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address: St Helier and Epsom Hospital, Wrythe Lane, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 1AA

Website: https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us