Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 153-SP06429
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites
- Town
- Bournemouth/Poole
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 pa/pro rata if part time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 06/08/2026
Employer heading
Rotational Pharmacist - Band 6 (progression to band 7)
Band 6
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
Are you looking for a rewarding career in hospital pharmacy as a progressive Band 6 to Band 7 Clinical Pharmacist?
We are looking for Band 6 Rotational Pharmacists to join the team and help shape the pharmacy service whilst developing into Band 7 Clinical Pharmacists. Developmental support is available from the established Pharmacy Clinical and Education Teams.
All training, education and diploma fees are fully covered by the trust.
University Hospital Dorset was created merging two hospitals; the Bournemouth site is developing into the major emergency care hospital and Poole site into the major planned care hospital.
The patient is at the centre of all that we do and our strategy is to provide a pharmacy service that has medicines optimisation at its heart. EPMA (Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration) has been implemented across the whole trust.
The Pharmacy Team
- is well regarded throughout the Trust and recognised as integral to clinical development
- is forward thinking, constantly looking for ways to improve the service and introduce new ways of working
- is friendly, welcoming and supportive linking in with fellow healthcare professionals in the trust, primary care and integrated care system
This role requires GPhC Registration.
Base Locations: Cross site at Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital
Interview date: Thursday, 6th August 2026
Main duties of the job
Please see job description
Rotations will be supported by a training package alongside support from specialist pharmacists and accredited pharmacy technicians. You will complete the Newly Qualified Pharmacist training programme, undertake the Clinical Pharmacy Diploma and have the opportunity to progress with the Independent Prescribing qualification as a newly qualified pharmacist prescriber or to undertake the Independent Prescribing Qualification training
The post holder will be required to have GPhC registration, be ready to promote change, have a team focus on quality improvement, show initiative for development of their own and the team’s clinical pharmacy skills to deliver a high quality and patient focused pharmacy service.
Working for our organisation
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
UHD has active networks including Women’s, DEN, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
Please be aware candidates must meet the criteria below
- MPharm or equivalent or pending
- Registered (or eligible to be) as a Pharmacist in the UK with the GPhC
Eligibility for relocation costs can be discussed should you be required to relocate if you live more than 40 miles from the Trust and are already a resident in the UK
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MPharm or equivalent or pending
- Registered (or eligible to be) as a Pharmacist in the UK with the GPhC
Experience
Essential criteria
- Delivering responsibilities and objectives to time in previous posts
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Previous hospital experience post qualification or at pre-registration trainee pharmacist level
Technical skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrated ability to work methodically and accurately under pressure
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload and to meet deadlines
- Evidence of involvement in clinical audit
- Ability to analyse problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them
Other
Essential criteria
- Good oral and written communication skills
- A constructive member of the team, able to maintain good working relationships with colleagues
- Evidence of ability to work on own initiative and as part of the team
- Ability to assist in training other staff
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of and ability to apply all aspects of regulatory legislation and guidelines
- Good clinical knowledge of current therapeutics and pharmacy practice
- Demonstrated awareness of patient safety issues
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of delivering lectures, workshops and formal presentations
- Clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority, responsibility and accountability
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Julie Simmons
- Job title
- Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 6375
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