Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

The closing date is 02 November 2025

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated, and experienced pharmacist to join our dynamic pharmacy team at Wexham Park Hospital.

The post is ideal for Primary Care Pharmacists seeking to transition into hospital pharmacy, as well as junior hospital pharmacists looking to broaden their clinical experience and take on a specialist rotational role within a supportive and progressive hospital environment.

Our Band 7 rotations are designed to provide exposure to a wide range of clinical specialties and to develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence required for progression to advanced-level or specialist roles. You will work closely with Lead Pharmacists, clinicians, nursing staff, and senior managers to enhance and develop pharmaceutical services across multiple directorates, ensuring safe and effective use of medicines and optimal patient outcomes.

The successful candidate will:

Place the patient at the centre of all decisions and actions.
Demonstrate strong communication, clinical, and interpersonal skills.
Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Be organised, proactive, and adaptable, with the ability to manage changing priorities and contribute positively to service development.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop both clinically and professionally within a forward-thinking pharmacy team committed to high standards of care, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Main duties of the job

Work within a diverse and supportive pharmacy team at Wexham Park Hospital to deliver safe, effective, and patient-centred care.Provide high-quality clinical pharmacy services across a range of specialty wards, ensuring optimal and compliant medicines use.
Act as a role model for clinical excellence, demonstrating advanced knowledge, sound judgement, and leadership.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, Lead Pharmacists, and senior staff to support medicines optimisation and service improvement.
Deliver education, training, and supervision for junior staff and trainees to build team capability.
Contribute to clinical governance, audit, research, and service development to drive continuous improvement.
Participate in specialist clinical rotations and travel to other Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust sites as required to support integrated pharmacy services.

About us

Working for your organisation: This section must have this information'Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Date posted

21 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£50,008 to £56,908 a year per annum incl HCAS (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

151-SL0476

Job locations

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Road

Wexham

SL2 4HL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached for full details of the role and responsibilities of the postholder.

The Specialist Rotational Clinical Pharmacist will be an integral member of the Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) pharmacy team, working primarily at Wexham Park Hospital, with opportunities to gain experience across multiple clinical specialties.

The postholder will:

Provide high-quality clinical pharmacy services across a range of wards and specialist areas, ensuring the safe, effective, and evidence-based use of medicines.

Support medicines optimisation and patient safety initiatives, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver the highest standards of pharmaceutical care.

Act as a role model for clinical excellence, demonstrating advanced knowledge, sound professional judgement, and a commitment to service improvement.

Contribute to education and training, supporting the professional development of trainee pharmacists, junior pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other healthcare professionals.

Participate in service development, clinical audit, and research activities to improve the quality and efficiency of pharmacy services.

Provide support to dispensary services (both inpatient and outpatient) as required, including clinical screening, accuracy checking, and patient counselling.

Undertake duties as part of the late, weekend, and Bank Holiday rotas, and contribute to the on-call service in line with departmental requirements.

Work collaboratively across sites, including Heatherwood Hospital, to support the delivery of consistent and integrated pharmacy services throughout the Trust.

The role offers an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to develop within a supportive and progressive environment, gaining valuable experience across a wide range of clinical areas.

Applicants must be, or be about to become, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) as a pharmacist. Applications are welcome from all sectors of pharmacy practice, including hospital, community, primary care, industry, and academia.

This is a part-time position, and the postholder will be expected to participate in evening, weekend, and Bank Holiday duties as part of the departmental rota.