Job Description

We are looking for a pharmacist registered with the GPhC to join our surgical pharmacy team for 11 months maternity leave cover. You will join our team to provide a comprehensive pharmacy service across the surgical specialties including general surgery, urology, orthopaedics, plastics and burns.
The successful candidate will be joining a supportive and friendly team to ensure that patients have Medicines Reconciliation on admission, and accurate and timely discharge medicines and information.
This role would suit pharmacists with experience in other sectors, as well as those with experience in hospital pharmacy.
Main duties of the job

• Act as the Responsible Pharmacist in line with local procedure
• clinical and accuracy checking of prescriptions
• dispensing medicines
• dealing with medicines for clinical trial patients
• ensuring adherence to medicines legislation and accurate record keeping especially for those medicines covered by the Misuse of Drugs Act
• ensuring medicines are selected and employed in accordance with the Trust Medicines Policy and the Drugs Formulary
• supervising technicians and pre-registration pharmacists
• educating patients and/or their representatives about their medicines
• liaising with various members of the multi-disciplinary team

About us
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers,home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Details
Date posted
27 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
38,682 to 46,580 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
11 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
000911
Job locations
Pinderfields Hospital
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 4DG
Job description
Job responsibilities
Essential person specification requirements

• Master's degree in pharmacy obtained through four-year undergraduate training.
• Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council achieved by pre-registration training/experience and examination.
• Significant experience in pharmacy practice obtained through pre-registration training and examination

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details. Job description
Job responsibilities
Essential person specification requirements

• Master's degree in pharmacy obtained through four-year undergraduate training.
• Membership of the General Pharmaceutical Council achieved by pre-registration training/experience and examination.
• Significant experience in pharmacy practice obtained through pre-registration training and examination

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• "Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application)"

Skills Required