Job summary
Come and join our Rotational Specialist Clinical Pharmacist Team at Southmead Hospital Operating Unit! Are you a Band 6 Clinical Pharmacist due to complete the first-year of the clinical diploma in the next couple of months? Or, are you an established Band 7 Clinical Pharmacist eager to expand your clinical expertise within a leading teaching hospital and regional centre of excellence? Our progressive Pharmacy Department is seeking a motivated, forward-thinking clinical pharmacist to join our team of Clinical Rotational Band 7 Pharmacists. Working closely alongside our expert Lead Pharmacists, you will work through a series of 6-month rotations. This allows you to fully immerse yourself in each clinical specialty, while actively developing vital transferable skills in leadership, mentorship and service improvement to significantly enrich your professional portfolio.

By taking on this role you will benefit from working in a large NHS Trust which has strong links with the ICB. Rotations include;

• ICU & Surgery
• Surgical Admissions
• Technical Services
• Pharmacoeconomics & ICB
• NICU
• Trauma and Orthopaedics
• Elective Orthopaedic Surgery
• Neurosciences
• Same Day Emergency Care
• Acute Medical & Frailty Admissions
• Infectious Diseases; Antimicrobial Stewardship and HCID
• NHS@Home
• HIV, Specialist Medicine including; Respiratory, Palliative Care, and Renal.

Main duties of the job

• To provide specialist clinical pharmacy services at a high level to inpatients and outpatients on a rotational basis.
• To provide support to the Lead Highly Specialist Pharmacists.
• To act in accordance with Medicines legislation, the code of ethics of the General Pharmaceutical Council, United Kingdom Medicines Information (UKMI) standards and Trust policies and procedures.
• To teach and supervise less experienced pharmacists, technicians and students
• To contribute to the Pharmacy weekend service, late nights and bank holiday working
• Provide support to the on call pharmacists out of hours as required by the needs of the service.

About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Details
Date posted: 15 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum, pro rata for part time roles
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 339-CCS8652-ALX
Closing date: 29 October 2026

Job responsibilities

• In conjunction with the senior clinical pharmacists provide and develop a specialist pharmaceutical service at SHOU within BFT aligned to the wider Trust Values.
• Deliver specific improvements in the management of patients medication to facilitate the discharge process by utilising ward-based discharges and communication with healthcare colleagues in Primary care with the overall aim to reduce length of patient stays.
• Work closely with the clinical site and Trust operational teams to ensure clear communications about daily patient flow issues.
• Clinically screen prescriptions to ensure the safe, efficient, evidence-based, and rational use of medicines in line with the Trust Formulary and departmental policies so that risks to patients are minimised
• Challenge inappropriate prescribing and escalate as appropriate.
• Support and promote antimicrobial stewardship
• Advise on strategies to ensure cost-effective use of resources and be involved with achieving CIP targets. In addition, feedback to prescribers.
• Support attainment of medicines related CQUIN and other targets as appropriate
• Ensure that an accurate medication history is obtained for each patient using the appropriate sources
• Provide advice and information to patients/carers to ensure compliance with treatment
• Work closely with the GPs/community pharmacists where necessary to ensure timely and seamless discharge of patients.
• Provide professional supervision to Patients Services on a sessional basis and be the responsible pharmacist when needed
• Record clinical Pharmacy activity in line with departmental procedures.
• Record interventions in line with departmental procedures.
• Record and investigate incidents in line with Trust procedures on RADAR.
• Audit and risk manage selected areas of practice to promote continuous quality improvement as required by the directorate, Pharmacy department or the Trust.
• Maintain medicines management systems in conjunction with patients/carers, ward staff and pharmacy staff. Supervise medicines management technicians and/or other dedicated pharmacy staff
• Contribute to the training of pharmacy undergraduates, medical students, trainee pharmacists, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and medical and nursing staff as appropriate. Train clinical pharmacy diploma students on aspects of rotational specialties
• Supervise medicines management technicians and/or other dedicated pharmacy staff as required.
• Ensure that all procedures are adhered to, reviewed regularly and that all necessary records are completed.
• Update / prepare medication-related policies, protocols and pathways used within rotational specialties.
• Support the Formulary team with new drug requests and shared care protocols where required.
• Support the Pharmacoeconomics team with horizon scanning, monitoring to ensure adherence to NICE guidance, and ensuring appropriate funding is in place for high-cost medication.
• Keep up to date with developments in Pharmacy in order to maintain a high level of professional knowledge and competence. Attend study days and courses as necessary for the development of the service and the individual. Maintain a record of Continuing Professional Development.
• Provide accurate medicines information to nurses, doctors and patients.
• Attend multidisciplinary meetings and specialty-specific meetings as required.
• Support in on call (emergency duty) out of hours service as required.

Person Specification
Education/training/qualifications
Essential:

• Professional knowledge acquired though vocational master's degree in Pharmacy (4 years) or equivalent
• 1 year trainee pharmacist placement
• Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Society
• Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Certificate or equivalent
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Desirable:

• Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or other recognised postgraduate qualification to a similar standard

Work experience
Essential:

• Experience as a Band 6 hospital pharmacist
• Experience of audit and quality systems

Desirable:

• Hospital pharmacy experience in different clinical specialties

Knowledge/skills/abilities
Essential:

• Able to manage time and prioritise effectively
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with pharmacy staff, hospital staff and patients/carers
• Ability to problem solve at a level appropriate to the post
• Proactive approach to the application of pharmaceutical knowledge in order to enhance patient care
• Computer literate

Desirable:

• Ability to review, process and present complex information in a clear and concise manner in a variety of formats

Personal qualities / special circumstances
Essential:

• Adaptable and flexible approach to work
• Able to work under own initiative and as part of a team
• Teaching / tutorial and clinical supervisory skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Pharmacy Department, Brunel Building, Southmead Hospital Operating Unit, Southmead Road, Bristol, BS10 5NB, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.nbt.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Co-Lead Principal Pharmacist NMSK, Rachael Pilkington, Rachael.pilkington@nbt.nhs.uk, 01174142268

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