Rotational Senior Clinical Pharmacist | Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust; Carshalton, Epsom; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust in Carshalton and Epsom seeks a Senior Rotational Clinical Pharmacist to join a busy, teaching hospital. The role spans critical rotations across services, with ward-based care, clinical interventions and discharge medication optimisation.

You will develop managerial skills, lead audits, and work with a team of pharmacists to deliver patient-centred care within a diverse clinical environment. 37.5 hours per week; fixed-term 12 months.

Qualifications

• Senior Rotational Clinical Pharmacist with ward-based responsibilities.
• Engages in chart reviews, clinical interventions and patient education.
• Drives audits and quality improvement initiatives within the pharmacy team.

Responsibilities

• Ward-based tasks and clinical interventions with the medical team.
• Review discharge prescriptions and optimise medication regimens.
• Lead audits and quality improvement projects; support juniors/trainees.
• Provide comprehensive pharmaceutical service across rotations.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacist

Ward-based care

Audits & QA

On-call rotations

Job description

Rotational Senior Clinical Pharmacist | Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Company: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Salary: £55,524 - £62,652, Pro-rata pa inc Outer (HCAS), Hours: Full-time, Location: Carshalton and Epsom, SM5 1AA, Job type: Contract, Posting date: 5 Oct 2026, Closing date: 4 Nov 2026

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.

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,

Fixed-Term 12 months

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.

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.

This advert closes on Monday 19 Oct 2026

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