Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated, and experienced pharmacist to be part of a dynamic team working at Wexham Park Hospital. This post is suitable for Primary Care Pharmacists who would like to embark on hospital pharmacy journey, as well as junior hospital pharmacists who would like to expand their experience and take a specialist rotational role within hospital.
The post holder will be rotating in different specialities including: Paediatrics, Haematology/Oncology, Medicine & Surgery, and ITU. Our Band 7 rotations are geared towards preparing staff for the next step in their career.You will work closely with the Lead Pharmacists, clinicians, nursing staff and other senior managers to develop pharmaceutical services to patients within the relevant directorates.
Main duties of the job

• To partake in the Band 7 Rotations through different clinical specialties- including (but not limited to) Paediatrics, Medicine & Surgery
• To develop the clinical pharmacy service to patients within the specialist area
• The provision of a clinical pharmacy service to patients within the specialist areas
• To act as a role model in the field of clinical pharmacy practice and provide a consistently high standard of clinical service in line with the pharmacy objectives.
• The recruitment, management and development of staff under the postholder.

About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
Details
Date posted
08 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
50,008 to 56,908 a year per annum incl HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
151-NM129
Job locations
Wexham Park Hospital
Wexham Road
Wexham
SL2 4HL
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working in various specialist areas:

• To work closely with the Lead Pharmacists, clinicians, nursing staff and other senior managers to develop pharmaceutical services to patients within the relevant directorates.
• Provide a clinical pharmacy service to specialised areas and a clinical pharmacy service to cover other areas when ward cover is needed. The service includes:
• assessing pharmaceutical care needs
• initiating and carrying out care plans
• medicines reconciliation and optimisation
• review for need of drug therapies, selection of appropriate drug therapies / doses / modification of existing therapies
• advice to doctors / other health care staff
• discharge planning
• counselling patients
• attending ward rounds as per departmental requirements e.g. post-take, Falls review, which may involve flexibility of start / finish time
• The service is according to departmental procedures and meets the minimum standards agreed with the Clinical Pharmacy Manager. The service provided will take current legislation into account.
• To work with clinicians and nurses to develop, implement and monitor the use of protocols within the specialist area to ensure the safe use and supply of medicines. This includes the development of protocols and advice to nursing staff concerning the safe and appropriate use and storage of medication.
• To take an active role in committees relating to specialist area e.g. clinical governance committee
• To evaluate, plan and implement service developments to improve the quality of the pharmacy service to the specialist area.

For more information please see attached job description and person specification Job description
Job responsibilities
Working in various specialist areas:

• To work closely with the Lead Pharmacists, clinicians, nursing staff and other senior managers to develop pharmaceutical services to patients within the relevant directorates.
• Provide a clinical pharmacy service to specialised areas and a clinical pharmacy service to cover other areas when ward cover is needed. The service includes:
• assessing pharmaceutical care needs
• initiating and carrying out care plans
• medicines reconciliation and optimisation
• review for need of drug therapies, selection of appropriate drug therapies / doses / modification of existing therapies
• advice to doctors / other health care staff
• discharge planning
• counselling patients
• attending ward rounds as per departmental requirements e.g. post-take, Falls review, which may involve flexibility of start / finish time
• The service is according to departmental procedures and meets the minimum standards agreed with the Clinical Pharmacy Manager. The service provided will take current legislation into account.
• To work with clinicians and nurses to develop, implement and monitor the use of protocols within the specialist area to ensure the safe use and supply of medicines. This includes the development of protocols and advice to nursing staff concerning the safe and appropriate use and storage of medication.
• To take an active role in committees relating to specialist area e.g. clinical governance committee
• To evaluate, plan and implement service developments to improve the quality of the pharmacy service to the specialist area.

For more information please see attached job description and person specification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Pharmacy degree (Master level 4 years)
• Registered with GPhC
• Within 12 months of completion of Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy Practice or equivalent

Desirable

• Independent pharmacist Prescriber
• Completion of Diploma in Clinical Practice OR equivalent

experience/knowledge
Essential

• Recent hospital clinical pharmacy experience
• Post registration provision of clinical pharmacy services to a broad range of clinical specialities

Desirable

• Member of UKCPA
• Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Practical experience of audit
• Protocol development
• Service development

Skills
Essential

• Presentation skills
• Ability to train others
• Ability to present data effectively as evidence based reports/cases
• Evidence of up to date CPD in clinical pharmacy

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Pharmacy degree (Master level 4 years)
• Registered with GPhC
• Within 12 months of completion of Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy / Pharmacy Practice or equivalent

Desirable

• Independent pharmacist Prescriber
• Completion of Diploma in Clinical Practice OR equivalent

experience/knowledge
Essential

• Recent hospital clinical pharmacy experience
• Post registration provision of clinical pharmacy services to a broad range of clinical specialities

Desirable

• Member of UKCPA
• Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
• Practical experience of audit
• Protocol development
• Service development

Skills
Essential

• Presentation skills
• Ability to train others
• Ability to present data effectively as evidence based reports/cases
• Evidence of up to date CPD in clinical pharmacy