Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Pharmacist

The closing date is 25 March 2026

Job summary

Would you like the opportunity of gaining experience as a clinical pharmacist in a supportive learning environment and optimise medicines for patients? You will join us as an early careers pharmacist (band 6) progressing through our training programme to a rotational senior pharmacist (band 7). The complete programme will take between 3 to 4 years depending upon start date in the department, course logistics and your progress.

This post provides the opportunity to develop your clinical skills and knowledge aligning to the successful completion of foundation training period and demonstration of appropriate competence in line with national frameworks.

A satisfactory review of your portfolio at 18 months will result in progression to the SFHT "Rotational Band 7 post" at 21 months.

You will be joining a team of Early Career Pharmacists who operate an out of hours service with extended hours and overnight service from home.

This is a full time post providing an out of hours Pharmacy service via shift working on a rota basis. You will undertake 3 month rotations during normal working hours across a variety of clinical areas. These rotations offer the opportunity to learn about different clinical specialities within a supervised and supportive environment.

This post is open to qualified pharmacists and trainee pharmacists due to join the GPhC register on 1st August 2026.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

About us

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

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Home Office guidance has changed as of 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Details

Date posted

11 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-CSTO-7680790

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Clinical Pharmacy knowledge associated with a 4 year Pharmacy degree course
  • Experience gained through 1 year pre-registration training
  • Experience gained through vocational practice

Desirable

  • Experience of staff management

Experience

Essential

  • BSc, BPharm or MPharm in Pharmacy
  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Diploma or MSc in clinical pharmacy gained through post-graduate study or equivalent experience including the CPPE Primary care pharmacy education pathway

Desirable

  • Post-graduate studies
  • Qualification in management
  • Independent prescribing

Further Training

Essential

  • Experience of medicine usage evaluation and financial reporting
  • Audit and/or quality improvement experience

Desirable

  • Project work
  • Practice research

Experience

Essential

  • Clinical knowledge from aspects of career to date
  • Appropriate experience of hospital pharmacy

Desirable

  • Evidence-based practice
  • Teaching experience
  • Experience of extended roles
  • Experience of specialist work within the medical area

Other

Essential

  • Flexibility in working hours
  • Able to work extended hours
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Clinical Pharmacy knowledge associated with a 4 year Pharmacy degree course
  • Experience gained through 1 year pre-registration training
  • Experience gained through vocational practice

Desirable

  • Experience of staff management

Experience

Essential

  • BSc, BPharm or MPharm in Pharmacy
  • Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  • Diploma or MSc in clinical pharmacy gained through post-graduate study or equivalent experience including the CPPE Primary care pharmacy education pathway

Desirable

  • Post-graduate studies
  • Qualification in management
  • Independent prescribing

Further Training

Essential

  • Experience of medicine usage evaluation and financial reporting
  • Audit and/or quality improvement experience

Desirable

  • Project work
  • Practice research

Experience

Essential

  • Clinical knowledge from aspects of career to date
  • Appropriate experience of hospital pharmacy

Desirable

  • Evidence-based practice
  • Teaching experience
  • Experience of extended roles
  • Experience of specialist work within the medical area

Other

Essential

  • Flexibility in working hours
  • Able to work extended hours

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).

Additional information

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

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Assistant Chief Pharmacist - Clinical Services

Mark Clymer

mark.clymer@nhs.net

01623622515

Details

Date posted

11 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-CSTO-7680790

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


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