Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Senior Clinical Pharmacist

The closing date is 27 January 2026

Are you a Band 6 pharmacist ready to become a Band 7 Pharmacist? Are you a Band 6 pharmacist ready to make the next step in your career but don't quite meet the job description? This role is a progression Band 6 to 7 position for those people thinking of taking the next step in their career by developing themselves in a specialist area whilst consolidating their practice in core rotational areas.

We are looking for an experienced pharmacist who is thinking of taking the next step in their career by developing themselves in a specialist area whilst consolidating their practice in core rotational areas. Ideally you will have completed, or be on your way towards finishing your clinical diploma and have experience in a hospital pharmacy setting. Aspirations to develop as an independent prescriber and to gain experience across a variety of specialist clinical areas will also be required.

• Provide a high‑quality specialist clinical pharmacy service to inpatients and outpatients in a designated clinical area.
• Be responsible for a specialist clinical area on a day‑to‑day basis and deputise and support the Lead Clinical Pharmacist for the directorate in their absence.
• Assist in the delivery of training and the development of members of the pharmacy clinical team, undergraduate pharmacy students, Foundation Year Pharmacists and members of the wider MDT.
• Show initiative whilst being a reliable and enthusiastic pharmacist, working effectively within a team and maintaining good communication skills.
• Participate in a 37.5‑hour work week, including on‑call, weekend, late duty and bank holiday rosters; some weekend work is expected as the pharmacy service operates 7 days a week.
• Complete a Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure Check/Enhanced Disclosure Check as part of Trust policy.

Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week with required roster participation.
Start date: after 1st April 2026 at the earliest.

Interview date: Monday 12th January 2026
Contact:
Sajjad Kanani, Deputy Clinical Pharmacy Manager,

* Progression will be based on achievement of 60 University Credits on a post‑graduate diploma course or achievement of Independent Prescribing Qualification; equivalent experience will be considered.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust