Job summary
Band 7 Senior Rotational Clinical Pharmacist

The Royal Berkshire Pharmacy department is passionate about developing an excellent clinical pharmacy service and is looking for enthusiastic, innovative and self-motivated pharmacists to join our team.

Working in the Royal Berkshire Pharmacy department, you will be given the opportunity to rotate across various specialties, spending enough time to engage with the multidisciplinary clinical team and make a difference.

Main duties of the job
As a band 7 rotational clinical pharmacist, you will be part of the pharmacy clinical ward team to help deliver a high quality specialist service to our patients and the MDT.

We will support in developing your leadership, management and mentoring skills with an opportunity to lead on projects and support others.

Each post has an extended rotation of 1 year with management and project opportunities- including Gastroenterology & Renal medicine, ICU, Acute Admissions, Cardio-pulmonary medicine, Children's and Women's Services, Surgery &Trauma, Care of Elderly, Education and Training.

About us
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority.

The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful places to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our Trust "CARE" values: C ompassionate, A spirational, R esourceful, E xcellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Job responsibilities
The Pharmacist is responsible for professional aspects of the day-to-day pharmaceutical service provided by the Trust.

To work closely with other members of the pharmacy team to provide a clinical pharmacy service to wards and to assist in developing pharmaceutical services.

Deputise for the Clinical Lead in their absence.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for further details of the job role.

Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential

• Current registered Member of GPhC
• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (or to finish within next 3 months)

Desirable

• Member of UKCPA
• Member of RPS
• Independent Prescriber
• Formal leadership Training

Experience
Essential

• Extensive Hospital Pharmacy Experience
• Extensive multi-disciplinary Teamwork
• Extensive patient contact
• Ability to prioritize
• Quality Improvement projects/Service development
• Teaching and training others
• Developing guidelines

Desirable

• Audit experience
• Experience of Pharmacy computer technology
• Risk assessment s and Incident investigation
• Presentations skills
• Evidence of cost-improvement projects

Essential

• Demonstrates the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, influence clinical practice and communicate complex medicines-related information clearly

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: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Royal Berkshire Hospital, London Road, Reading, RG1 5AN, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Associate Chief Pharmacist - Clinical Services
Kush Bhargava
kush.bhargava@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
011832286970

Details
Date posted: 28 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 193-8300678NCG
Job locations: Royal Berkshire Hospital, London Road, Reading, RG1 5AN, United Kingdom