Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Pharmacist

The closing date is 03 May 2026

Job summary

The Pharmacy Team are based at Farnham Road Hospital in Guildford and provide a clinical and supply service to our wards and community teams situated both onsite and across the county of Surrey. Inpatient units are in Guildford (5 minutes' walk from the train station), Chertsey (on the St Peter's Hospital site) & the Meadows at Epsom.

This is a great opportunity for a pharmacist looking to develop their skills in mental health pharmacy and make a significant difference to the health outcomes of the people who use our services.

The role will include the provision of a ward level clinical pharmacy service working as part of the multidisciplinary team, as well as providing support to our Dispensary colleagues. The work is varied and includes provision of mental health related medicines information. We direct physical health queries to and are supported with provision of training by Frimley Park Medicines Information service with whom we have a service level agreement. The Trust have a good record for research and development, so there will be involvement in clinical trials and training.

We can support training to become an independent prescriber.

Main duties of the job

Our vision statement is to help people recover and to keep people safe through optimal use of medicines. The successful candidate will be an organised, flexible individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to work on their own initiative and as part of the team.

The role will require this person to:

  1. Provide clinical support to the TrustDispensary, based at Farnham Road Hospital
  2. Be involved with Clinical Trials and support with dispensing and preparation of clinical trial medicines(based at Two Bridges, Chertsey).
  3. Provide Emergency Duty Commitment and on the On-Call Pharmacist Rota

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Details

Date posted

17 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£41,957 to £50,387 a year Incl 5% Fringe HCAS, pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-7779736-CORP

Job locations

Farnham Road Hospital

Farnham Road

Guildford

GU2 7LX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters or equivalent degree in Pharmacy
  • Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist

Desirable

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical or Psychiatric Pharmacy
  • Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
  • Member of College of Mental Health Pharmacy

Experience required

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working in a hospital pharmacy setting (acute or mental health)
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters or equivalent degree in Pharmacy
  • Registration with General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist

Desirable

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical or Psychiatric Pharmacy
  • Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
  • Member of College of Mental Health Pharmacy

Experience required

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working in a hospital pharmacy setting (acute or mental health)

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

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Farnham Road Hospital

Farnham Road

Guildford

GU2 7LX


Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Farnham Road Hospital

Farnham Road

Guildford

GU2 7LX


Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead Pharmacist, Farnham Road Hospital

Jaspal Chander

jaspal.chander@sabp.nhs.uk

01483443741

Details

Date posted

17 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£41,957 to £50,387 a year Incl 5% Fringe HCAS, pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-7779736-CORP

Job locations

Farnham Road Hospital

Farnham Road

Guildford

GU2 7LX


Supporting documents

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