Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy Dept. Prospect Park
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-CS272
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pharmacy Dept - Prospect Park Hospital
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 08/07/2025
Employer heading
Clinical Pharmacist (Band 6/7 progression post)
Band 7
Job overview
Interview will be held on 8th July 2025
We are recruiting a band 6/7 clinical pharmacist to join our friendly and supportive pharmacy team. Both band 6 and band 7 applicants are welcomed. The post offers an excellent opportunity for a dynamic, self-motivated, and enthusiastic pharmacist looking to develop their clinical skills. This post provides an ideal opportunity for either a newly qualified pharmacist (with hospital or community pharmacy experience) or an existing and ambitious band 6 pharmacist looking for progression to a band 7 post. We will support you in your professional development, including support you with undertaking postgraduate clinical pharmacy qualifications (general or psychiatric certificate and diploma) by help paying for these qualifications.
This role is full time and based at Prospect Park Hospital, in leafy Reading, 30 mins by train from London Paddington and Waterloo stations. We offer free onsite parking, top staff accommodation less than a 5-minute walk from your base.
Main duties of the job
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You will be expected to deliver a consistently high quality clinical pharmacy service across community and mental health inpatient wards
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Work alongside the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT)
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Be an integral part of the pharmacy team providing clinical pharmacy support to designated ward(s) and participate in the pharmacy departmental rota’s
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” for this role:
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Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council as a Pharmacist
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Postgraduate clinical qualification and hospital experience to be considered for band 7
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Have a flexible approach to work in order to meet the developing needs of the pharmacy service
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to contact Dr Elizabeth Francis, Deputy Chief Pharmacist at [email protected] who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Good Pharmacy Honours degree (BPharm or MPharm)
- Postgraduate Pharmacy Certificate or Diploma (band 7)
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate Pharmacy Certificate or Diploma ( band 6 )
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
Continuous Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development and compliance with the GPhC CPD on-line recording system
- Willingness and ability to undertake all Trust statutory and mandatory training
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Pre-registration training year in hospital pharmacy ( band 7)
- Significant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy (band 7)
- Experience of providing medicines information to patients/carers
- Experience of audit or project facilitation
- Supervision of staff ( band 7)
- Relevant, adequate number of years post-registration experience as a practising pharmacist (band 7)
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and making clinically appropriate interventions (band 7 )
- Proven experience of delivering responsibilities and objectives on time
- Experience working within Medicines Information (band 7 )
- Experience of financial management of medicines (band 7)
Desirable criteria
- Pre-registration training year in hospital pharmacy (band 6)
- Significant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy (band 6)
- Basic experience in mental health
- Supervision of staff (band 6)
- Relevant, adequate number of years post-registration experience as a practising pharmacist (band 6)
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and making clinically appropriate interventions (band 6)
- Experience working within Medicines Information (band 6)
- Experience of financial management of medicines (band 6)
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal communication and reporting skills, verbal and written (tact, empathy, negotiation, diplomacy)
- Proficient in all Microsoft Office software with proven computer literacy and IT skills including email, word processing, spreadsheets, databases
- Up to date knowledge of current NHS policies ( band 7)
- Demonstrate high level of professional autonomy, prioritisation and decision making (band 7)
- Self-motivated
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
- Reliable with a good attendance record
- Demonstrates good clinical knowledge and skills
- Critical appraisal skills (band 7)
- Ability to work under pressure, prioritise and to meet deadlines
- Proactive in seeking out opportunities for service improvement ( band 7)
Desirable criteria
- Up to date knowledge of current NHS policies (band 6)
- Demonstrate high level of professional autonomy, prioritisation and decision making (band 6)
- Critical appraisal skills (band 6)
- Management and motivational skills
- Proactive in seeking out opportunities for service improvement (band 6)
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability and willingness to travel across all Trust sites within the Berkshire Health economy
- Ability to work in restricted/hot desk areas as and when required
- Flexible approach to work patterns in line with needs of the service including EDC
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Elizabeth Francis
- Job title
- Deputy Chief Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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