Clinical Rotational Pharmacist, Band 6

Job summary

Join our team of band six pharmacists, in a friendly and supportive department split between Cheltenham General and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

Our rotational band six pharmacist roles involve rotation through a range of pharmacy services and clinical specialties. As a rotational band six pharmacist you will contribute to the pharmacy service provided by: dispensary, medicines information, aseptic manufacturing and specialist teams in mental health and cancer services.

Clinical rotations will be through a wide variety of clinical specialties, aimed at providing pharmacists exposure to a broad experience of clinical pharmacy to support future career development.

Band six pharmacists participate in a structured programme to further develop their skills and undertake a post graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent qualifications such as RPS credentialling including the opportunity to undertake the non-medical prescribing qualification. An in-house mentoring programme is provided to support the development of junior pharmacists.

You will participate in late night, weekend, bank holiday and on-call pharmacy services (at either Gloucestershire Royal or Cheltenham General site depending on service need)

Additional working pattern details: Oncall

Main duties of the job

A rotational post

- To provide a patient centred clinical pharmacy service to in-patients at Gloucestershire Hospitals

To support the delivery of pharmacy services to:

- Dispensary

- Medicines Information

- Cancer services

- Aseptic manufacturing

- Mental health

About us

With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals. Both hospitals are located in the city centres with access to shops and cafes.

The pharmacy department has approximately 240 staff. The 2 sites (Cheltenham General and Gloucestershire Royal) provide dispensary services to inpatients & outpatients, medicines information, procurement services and full clinical service to wards.

Pharmacy is at the forefront of many exciting projects including an award-winning service provided by pharmacist prescribers in orthopaedic pre-admission clinic.

We are a friendly, inclusive department who nurture and develop our staff at all grades, from a mentoring programme for band 6 pharmacists to the development of pharmacist prescribers.

Within the Pharmacy department at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHSFT, we are committed to supporting the South West Inclusive Pharmacy Practice manifesto (https://pwds.nhs.uk/associates/sw-ipp/ )

Details

Date posted

28 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year (pa, pro rata if part-time)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

36 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

318-26-T0060

Job locations

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Gloucestershire

GL1 3NN

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