Specialist Clinical Pharmacist Band 7 or Band 6

Specialist Clinical Pharmacist Band 7 or Band 6/7

NHS AfC:
Band 6 / 7

Main area Pharmacy Grade NHS AfC:
Band 6 / 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job  
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Site Queen Victoria Hospital Town East Grinstead Salary £35,392-£50,056 per annum Closing 01/03/2026 23:59

Welcome to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and thank you for your interest.

In addition to receiving tertiary referrals from across the South East of England, we have a network of ‘spoke’ sites at district general hospitals enabling our consultants to offer their expertise with routine treatments and consultations as close to patients’ homes as is possible. With the recent addition of video led ‘virtual’ consultations we also enable patients who have some distance to travel to avoid the additional stress and worry of a long journey.

Working at QVH combines the excitement, challenge and career opportunities of many larger organisations with the satisfaction of delivering excellent patient care that really does re-build our patients’ lives.

We also offer attractive benefits such as

• tailored personal development to support career aspirations, including accredited clinical and management development programmes
• flexible working arrangements for a work-life balance that suits you and your needs
• a dedicated reward programme, offering a range of national and local discounts, cashback and tax relief schemes

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Sustainability

At Queen Victoria Hospital we want to be the first Net Zero Hospital in England, and to achieve that wants every member of staff to be a green champion. The way in which the Trust works has a significant impact on the organisation’s carbon footprint and that of our patients. From the heat, light and power supplies within the hospital to avoiding unnecessary patient journeys, the Trust is empowering all staff to create a sustainable health and care environment for future generations.

The Trust expects all staff to reuse and recycle more, to use energy and water efficiently, to walk or cycle to work if you can, and to have a focus on sustainability in the workplace.

Are you qualified pharmacist looking for a career change?

Are you a band 6 looking for a band 7 opportunity or Pre-registration Pharmacist about to qualify?

Early career pharmacists or newly qualified who are yet to achieve a postgraduate diploma (or equivalent experience) will be considered for this post on a band 6 to 7 development basis.

Banding will be reflective of level of qualification/experience. After a period of embedding as a clinical pharmacist, you will have the opportunity to apply to undertake a diploma in Clinical Pharmacy and the independent prescribing course. Progression from a Band 6 to Band 7 is automatic once the relevant milestones have been satisfied. All newly qualified pharmacists will be enrolled onto the HEE newly qualified Pharmacist pathway and will be supported by HEE accredited supervisors.

The Queen Victoria Hospital is an acute specialist surgical hospital providing a range of exciting opportunities for pharmacists wanting to develop their careers and skills.

You must be, or about to be, registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). Applications are welcome from all sectors of pharmacy practice, including hospital, community, primary care, industry and academia.

Ideally the postholder will be full time (37.5 hours/week) but part-time will be considered.

The Specialist Pharmacist role is varied and constantly evolving to meet the needs of the service as is the case of all the other posts in a small department. These posts allow post holders the opportunity to experience the full range of services provided by the trust (starting with the surgical specialities and progressing to Burns and CCU), ensuring a more well-rounded and capable pharmacist.

You will have exposure to all the specialisms and will be promoting safe, cost-effective prescribing, medicines management and optimisation. You will provide clinical services to all the wards on rotation as well as cover the dispensary as…