Specialist Clinical Pharmacist | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Burton upon Trent; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in the UK seeks a specialist rotational pharmacist to support services at Queens Hospital and other sites. Key responsibilities include ensuring safe medicine delivery, mentoring junior pharmacists, and participating in a weekend rota. The role offers opportunities for cross-site working and professional growth within a supportive team. Interested candidates should have the capacity to work across multiple locations.

Qualifications

• Candidates should have the capacity to support multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and cover as a specialist rotational pharmacist.
• Support the ward clinical service to ensure safe delivery of medicines.
• Mentor trainee and junior pharmacists; opportunity to be a pre-registration tutor.
• Participate in weekend and on-call service for multiple hospitals.
• Work across sites to ensure a wide range of patients are seen.

Job description

Overview

This exciting role will allow you to develop your skills as a specialist rotational pharmacist within a friendly supportive team at Queens Hospital Burton. You will have the opportunity to rotate through other clinical areas at Queens Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and cover as a specialist rotational pharmacist.
• Support the ward clinical service at Queens Hospital to ensure safe delivery of medicines across the whole hospital.
• Have two fixed days at Samuel Johnson Hospital.
• Support the service at Samuel Johnson Hospital (SJH) in Lichfield and Sir Robert Peel hospital (SRP) in Tamworth as rota required.
• Support the training of trainee and junior pharmacists through mentorship; opportunity to become pre-registration tutor if interested.
• Support the weekend and on call service for Queens, SJH and SRP; all pharmacists are expected to be part of this rota.
• Opportunity for some cross site working at Derby hospital; will take place at Derby to ensure a wide range of patients are seen.

Qualifications

No specific qualifications listed; candidates should meet the role requirements and have the capacity to support multiple sites.

Closing date

21 December 2025