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Band 7 Clinical Pharmacist

The closing date is 17 August 2025

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Job summary

Job Title: Clinical Pharmacist

Grade: Band 7

Trust: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Royal Berkshire Hospital, RG1 5AN

Ward: Pharmacy - Aseptics

Pay Rates: £27.01 per hour

Shift Patterns: 37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri 09:00-17:15

Why might this job interest you?

Are you a skilled and compassionate Pharmacist with experience within aseptic services? Are ready to play a crucial role in patient care? Join our team at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust and help us make a difference!

Main duties of the job

What you can add:

  • Supervision and day to day management of rotational pharmacist and other pharmacy trainees within the Cancer Services Team.
  • Optimise medicines management and pharmaceutical care within Cancer Services for day case and inpatient settings.
  • Provide expert advice to medical and nursing staff on legal and professional matters relating to safe, economic and effective drug use. Effectively ensure that SACT is used appropriately within the relevant financial framework.
  • Assist in planning and implementing clinical pharmacy service developments and other medicines related change.
  • To ensure aseptically prepared medicines are made according to the standards set out in Rules and Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Distributors and Quality Assurance of Aseptic Preparation Services and ensure that activities are carried out in accordance with the latest MHRA advice.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Details

Date posted

17 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£27.01 an hour

Contract

Bank

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

M0042-82942

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Post graduate Clinical Certificate or equivalent relevant experience.
  • NHS experience is Essential.
  • Experience within Aseptics/Oncology is desirable.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
  • Masters Degree in Pharmacy or UK recognised equivalent.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Post graduate Clinical Certificate or equivalent relevant experience.
  • NHS experience is Essential.
  • Experience within Aseptics/Oncology is desirable.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
  • Masters Degree in Pharmacy or UK recognised equivalent.

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

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Mark Goddard

mark.goddard@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk

03330144370

Details

Date posted

17 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£27.01 an hour

Contract

Bank

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

M0042-82942

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


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