The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Foundation Pharmacist

The closing date is 08 February 2026

Job summary

We are looking for a pharmacist registered with the GPhC to join our surgical pharmacy team for 11 months maternity leave cover. You will join our team to provide a comprehensive pharmacy service across the surgical specialties including general surgery, urology, orthopaedics, plastics and burns.

The successful candidate will be joining a supportive and friendly team to ensure that patients have Medicines Reconciliation on admission, and accurate and timely discharge medicines and information.

This role would suit pharmacists with experience in other sectors, as well as those with experience in hospital pharmacy.

Main duties of the job

Act as the Responsible Pharmacist in line with local procedure
clinical and accuracy checking of prescriptions
dispensing medicines
dealing with medicines for clinical trial patients
ensuring adherence to medicines legislation and accurate record keeping especially for those medicines covered by the Misuse of Drugs Act
ensuring medicines are selected and employed in accordance with the Trust Medicines Policy and the Drugs Formulary
supervising technicians and pre-registration pharmacists
educating patients and/or their representatives about their medicines
liaising with various members of the multi-disciplinary team

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers,home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Date posted

27 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

11 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

000911

Job locations

Pinderfields Hospital

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Essential person specification requirements

Master’s degree in pharmacy obtained through four-year undergraduate training.
Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council achieved by pre-registration training/experience and examination.
Significant experience in pharmacy practice obtained through pre-registration training and examination

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Essential person specification requirements

Master’s degree in pharmacy obtained through four-year undergraduate training.
Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council achieved by pre-registration training/experience and examination.
Significant experience in pharmacy practice obtained through pre-registration training and examination

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

"Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application)"

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

"Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application)"

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.