Rotational Senior Clinical Pharmacist

NHS; Sutton; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS hospital trust in Sutton is seeking a Senior Rotational Clinical Pharmacist to join their team. This position involves working across various rotations including critical care and paediatrics, focusing on patient-centered care and quality improvement. Candidates should possess a professional qualification, UK hospital experience, and strong communication skills. This full-time role offers a supportive environment for professional growth and development.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification required: GPhC registration.
• Post registration UK hospital experience of at least 18 months.
• Demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive pharmaceutical service across rotations.
• Conduct audits and drive quality improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with medical teams to optimise medication regimens.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Good organisational skills

Ability to motivate self and others

Drug usage review/audit experience

Education

General Pharmaceutical Council registration

Certificate in clinical pharmacy

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.

Main Duties

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 6-monthly rotations you will provide a comprehensive pharmaceutical service, working towards expert level knowledge during 6-monthly rotations. You will also be supported to develop managerial skills and expertise by working towards agreed objectives.

This position is full-time with a requirement for 37.5 hours of work per week, including participation in seven-day working and on-call rotas. However, we are open to applications from individuals seeking part-time, job-share, or flexible working arrangements.

If you'd like to be a part of a team that offers a supportive and collaborative environment fostering growth and development, where your contributions are valued and recognised, we invite you to apply.

About Us

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more 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 postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we 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 pa inc Outer (HCAS)
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 343-7632423-FM-AG-R-VCG
• Job locations: St Helier and Epsom Hospital, Wrythe Lane, Carshalton, Surrey, Carshalton and 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

• Qualifications (Essential)
  • Professional qualification - General Pharmaceutical Council registration
  • Certificate in clinical pharmacy (at least 12 months complete and working towards 18 months)
• Qualifications (Desirable)
  • MSc in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or equivalent. Management training
  • Full Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
  • Management training
• Experience (Essential)
  • Post registration UK hospital experience (min 18 months)
  • Experience of providing services to a broad variety of patients
  • Demonstrate evidence of good clinical knowledge and skills.
• Experience (Desirable)
  • Management of staff/ Staff appraisal
• Skills (Essential)
  • Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
  • Good organisational skills, self and others.
  • Ability to motivate self and others
  • Drug usage review/evaluation/audit experience
• Skills (Desirable)
  • 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 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer Details

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

St Helier and Epsom Hospital

Wrythe Lane, Carshalton, Surrey

Carshalton and Epsom

SM5 1AA

Employer's website: https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)