Clinical Pharmacist – Band 6 to Band 7 Progression

Clinical Pharmacist – Band 6 to Band 7

Job Ref: 418-DTO6730-KA | Location: Luton and Dunstable Hospital, Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Salary: £39,959 – £56,515 per annum | Contract: Permanent, 37.5 hours per week (including on‑calls, late and weekend duties) | Closing date: 10/07/2026 23:59

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated pharmacist who prioritises patient safety and experience. This role offers opportunities for training and development, including structured rotations in Clinical Pharmacy Services and the chance to pursue post‑graduate qualifications such as a Certificate or Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice.

Main duties of the job

• Provide high quality ward‑based clinical pharmacy service, rotating through various wards. Duties include reviewing drug charts for safety and efficiency, taking drug histories and performing medicines reconciliation, supplying medicines, conducting patient medication consultations, medicines optimisation services, discharge medication service (DMS), and other medicines management activities.
• Participate in departmental and regional education and training programmes, including study toward the Certificate/Diploma in General Pharmacy Practice.
• Advise on both supply and clinical issues to other healthcare professionals.
• Provide medication‑related advice to patients, focusing on medicines started/changed/stopped in hospital and side‑effect profiles to maximise benefit.
• Assist in the education and training of pre‑registration pharmacists and staff in training grades.
• Supervise the daily activities of junior pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants.
• Participate in pharmacy dispensary activities as required: dispensing, clinical verification of prescriptions, prescription review, accuracy checking, and high‑quality patient medication consultation service.

Person specification

Qualifications/Training

• Pharmacy degree (Masters level)
• GPhC Registration as a Pharmacist or Provisionally Registered Pharmacist
• Willingness to undertake clinical training to post‑graduate diploma level
• Train the Trainer qualification
• Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)

Experience

• Experience of audit
• Experience of accurate dispensary work
• Experience of patient medication consultation
• Experience of clinical pharmacy services
• Experience of hospital pharmacy
• Experience of collaborative working in multidisciplinary settings
• Experience of training staff

Knowledge

• Demonstration of up‑to‑date clinical awareness in medicine
• Knowledge and understanding of medication interactions and common prescribing problems
• Awareness of current developments in pharmacy practice
• Understanding of confidentiality requirements at all times
• Knowledge and awareness of current developments in pharmacy practice and NHS strategies

Personal skills

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to influence other professionals
• Medication counselling skills
• Organised and able to plan and manage work programmes
• Ability to analyse problems and devise solutions
• Appropriate IT skills to utilise clinical information systems, pharmacy computer systems, databases, and other software to improve patient care
• Supervisory skills

Other

• Enthusiastic about delivering high‑quality pharmacy service focused on the patient experience
• Able to thrive on development and change
• Flexible
• Good interpersonal skills
• Self‑motivated
• Accurate and precise
• Honest and trustworthy
• Confidence to interact at consultant/general manager level

Employer certification / accreditation

Must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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