Job summary
Employer heading
Rotational Clinical Pharmacist
Band 6
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
Rotational Clinical Pharmacist
The Royal Berkshire Hospital Pharmacy department is a friendly team, committed to mentoring and supporting the professional development of our rotational pharmacists. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to join our team.
Main duties of the job
The Royal Berkshire Hospital has many specialities and as a rotational pharmacist you will experience all areas on a 3 monthly basis and be supported by clinical pharmacists and lead specialty pharmacists:
- Medical – Gastro-intestinal/Hepatic, Respiratory, Renal, Cardiology, Rheumatology
- Surgical – General, Orthopaedic, Trauma, Urology, Head and Neck, Ophthalmology, Surgical admission unit
- Paediatric & Maternity – Special baby unit, Paediatric – including T&O, oncology, acute medical. Maternity - Labour ward, ante-natal and post-natal wards
- Elderly Care- 3 general wards, Hip frailty ward
- Admissions wards – Acute admissions, Medical admissions, Short Stay Unit
- Medicine Information – general enquires and Patient helpline
- Aseptics
The successful candidate would be an enthusiastic, innovative registered pharmacist who has recently completed their pre-registration pharmacist training, or a qualified pharmacist who would like to gain hospital pharmacy experience.
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital foundation trusts in the country, and currently touch the lives of half a million patients in the west of Berkshire every year by providing high quality acute medical and surgical services for our local communities.
Our values:
- Compassionate
- Aspirational
- Resourceful
- Excellent
The town of Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as good.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Pharmacist is responsible, on a rotational basis, for professional aspects of the day-to-day pharmaceutical service provided by the Trust. The Pharmacist post is considered a developmental grade for a registered pharmacist where the post holder needs the professional support of a more senior colleague from time to time
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent (from an accredited University registered with GPhC).
- 1 year Pre-Registration training
- Current registered Member of GPhC
Experience
Essential criteria
- NHS experience
- Project / Audit work
- Patient contact – counselling, drug history taking
- Multi-disciplinary teamwork
- Experience of pharmacy computer technology
Desirable criteria
- Supervisory experience
- Implementing and or enforcing protocols
Other
Desirable criteria
- Driving licence + own car
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Habib Wardak
- Job title
- Lead Pharmacist: Rheumatology and Endocrine
- Email address
- habib.wardak@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
- Telephone number
- 0118 322 5370
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