Rotational Clinical Pharmacist

The Royal Berkshire Hospital Pharmacy department is a friendly team, committed to mentoring and supporting the professional development of our rotational pharmacists.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to join our team.

We welcome applicants who are currently registered as Pharmacists and those who will join the register in August 2026.

Main duties of the job

The Royal Berkshire Hospital has many specialities and as a rotational pharmacist you will experience all areas on a 4 monthly basis and be supported by clinical pharmacists and lead specialty pharmacists:

• Medical - Gastro-intestinal/Hepatic, Respiratory, Renal, Cardiology, Rheumatology.
• Surgical - General, Orthopaedic, Trauma, Urology, Head and Neck, Ophthalmology, Surgical admission unit.
• Paediatric & Maternity - Special baby unit, Paediatric - including T&O, oncology, acute medical. Maternity - Labour ward, ante-natal and post-natal wards.
• Elderly Care- 3 general wards, Hip frailty ward.
• Admissions wards - Acute admissions, Medical admissions, Short Stay Unit.
• Medicine Information - general enquires and Patient helpline.
• Aseptics.

The successful candidate would be an enthusiastic, innovative registered pharmacist who has recently completed their pre-registration pharmacist training; or a qualified pharmacist who would like to gain hospital pharmacy experience.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital foundation trusts in the country, and currently touch the lives of half a million patients in the west of Berkshire every year by providing high quality acute medical and surgical services for our local communities.

Our values:

• Aspirational
• Resourceful

The town of Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Job responsibilities

The Pharmacist is responsible, on a rotational basis, for professional aspects of the day-to-day pharmaceutical service provided by the Trust.

The Pharmacist post is considered a developmental grade for a registered pharmacist where the post holder needs the professional support of a more senior colleague from time-to-time.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role.

Person Specification Education

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent (from an accredited University registered with GPhC)
• 1 year Pre-Registration training
• Current registered Member of GPhC

Experience

• NHS experience
• Patient contact - counselling, drug history taking
• Multi-disciplinary teamwork
• Experience of pharmacy computer technology
• Supervisory experience
• Implementing and or enforcing protocols

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.