Rotational Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for motivated individuals to join our team as a Senior Rotational Clinical Pharmacist. If you're an ambitious and forward‑thinking individual seeking to enhance your clinical expertise while honing your management skills, then this position is tailor‑made for you.

As one of South West London’s largest teaching hospitals, we offer a unique opportunity to expand your clinical knowledge. Our status as an Acute Trust ensures exposure to a diverse range of medical conditions, enabling pharmacists to develop broad expertise. We are home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre and a dedicated paediatric hospital at St Helier, providing a valuable chance to work with a diverse patient population.

As a Senior Rotational Clinical Pharmacist, you will work across rotations including critical care, paediatrics, surgery, and various medical specialties. Your daily responsibilities include ward‑based tasks, chart reviews, clinical interventions, optimisation of medication regimens with the medical team, patient education on medications, screening discharge prescriptions, and supporting junior or trainee pharmacists. You will also lead audits and quality improvement initiatives.

During six‑month rotations you will provide a comprehensive pharmaceutical service, developing expert level knowledge and managerial skills towards agreed objectives.

This full‑time position requires 37.5 hours per week, including seven‑day working and on‑call rosters. Flexible arrangements such as part‑time, job‑share, or flexible working are welcome.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people in south‑west London and north‑east Surrey. We also offer specialist services in renal and neonatal intensive care to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire. We serve a diverse community and work with NHS Surrey, NHS Sutton and Merton to deliver the best possible care.

• Date posted: 11 February 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £53,751 to £60,651 a year (pro‑rata, pa, inc. Outer HCAS)
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Full‑time
• Reference number: 343‑7632423‑FM‑AG‑R‑VCG‑A
• Job locations: St Helier and Epsom Hospital, Wrythe Lane, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 1AA

In the full job description you will see clearly the full range of duties that enable you to work as part of the pharmacy team and with clinicians and ward‑based teams to provide patient‑focused, individual care. Tell us in your application how you meet the criteria in the attached person specification.

• Professional qualification – General Pharmaceutical Council registration
• Certificate in clinical pharmacy (at least 12 months completed and working towards 18 months)

• MSc in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or equivalent; management training
• Full Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent
• Management training

• Post‑registration UK hospital experience (minimum 18 months)
• Experience providing services to a broad variety of patients
• Evidence of good clinical knowledge and skills

• Management of staff / staff appraisal

• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Good organisational skills, for self and others
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Drug usage review / evaluation / audit experience

• Clinical governance and risk management
• Experience contributing to or leading the writing of trust guidelines, policies and procedures

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer name: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address: St Helier and Epsom Hospital, Wrythe Lane, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 1AA

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