East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Pharmacist (Rotational)
The closing date is 24 November 2026
Job summary
We are looking for a pharmacist to join our growing clinical pharmacy team who wants to develop their knowledge and skills in a variety of clinical specialities.

In this post, you will be expected to perform medicine reconciliations, screen drug charts and work alongside multi-disciplinary teams in ensuring that patients get the best care. You will be responsible for facilitating discharges safely and ensuring safe medicine provision on your ward. There will be opportunity to help manage students and trainee pharmacists develop.

Each rotation has set clinical objectives that are agreed with your line manager that will be reviewed at each rotation to ensure that progress is being made. Rotations include but is not exhaustive; acute, general and specialist medicine, general surgery, paediatrics/medicines info and medication safety/governance.

Applicants must be registered with the GPhC, have good written and oral communication skills, the ability to apply evidence/guidelines to practice and be aware of their own limitations and can refer to others for advice when necessary. Time management and prioritisation are also important skills for this role.

Main duties of the job
Further to this, all clinical pharmacists are provided with a rotational role across our 3 largest hospital sites to experience these specialities in different working environments.

Alongside the extensive training received in-house, with monthly clinical education sessions in a variety of clinical topics we encourage all of our foundation pharmacists to sign up to the NHS England Newly Qualified Pharmacists programme. This training will be heavily supported by a network of educational supervisors, practice supervisors and experienced pharmacists and technicians that will all be available to support you.

About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Details
Date posted: 12 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number: 344-6723DBH
Job locations: Trust wide, CT1 3NG, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below

Person Specification
Qualification
Essential

• Four years Masters Degree In Pharmacy from a UK School of Pharmacy or equivalent as recognised by GPhC), and one Registered Pharmacist with the GPhC

Clinical Skills and Experience
Essential

• Completion of preregistration year as per GPhC requirements.
• Able to appraise options and make clear decisions
• Basic understanding of Pharmacy Practice
• IT skills in word processing, database and spread sheet packages
• Participation in Audit

Desirable

• Completed preregistration training year in hospital
• Basic understanding of hospital pharmacy practice
• Knowledge of JAC system for ordering, stock maintenance, accessing drugs from other sites within the Trust
• Accessing patient details from Patient Centre

Personal professional attributes
Essential

• Good communication skills, verbal, written and electronic.
• Negotiation skills.
• Good presentation skills
• Good analytical skills - able to access and abstract data from relevant and sometimes complex sources.
• Effective team player
• Good interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Baseline management skills
• Can prioritise work and organise own workload as well as that of junior pharmacy staff

Other
Essential

• Awareness of trust values

Desirable

• Member of RPS

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.

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

Employer details
Employer name: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer's website: https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Lead Pharmacist Clinical Operations & Workforce, Emma Dodridge, emma.dodridge@nhs.net, 07580410513

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