Overview
We are recruiting for a Rotational Pharmacist Specialist - Pharmacy Lister who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. We are looking for a highly motivated pharmacist to join our award winning, innovative, patient-centred pharmacy team. We are a friendly department and will support you to become an outstanding clinical pharmacist and help you fulfil your full potential.
We offer a structured rotational program which includes specialities such as ED, acute medicine, critical care, endocrinology, respiratory, Frailty, gastroenterology, vascular surgery, aseptic oncology / haematology and a renowned renal services unit, working with a Consultant Renal Pharmacist. We will fully fund and support you to undertake relevant post-graduate training including the prescribing qualification and leadership training. We will develop your portfolio of skills to prepare you for more senior roles within the department through involvement in directorate and project work focused on improving quality of clinical services and patient-focused care.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Responsibilities
The post holder will join the multidisciplinary team and provide expert pharmacy services to a variety of inpatient wards. Within the role, you will utilise specialist pharmaceutical skills to drive innovation and continuous improvement within selected specialties. You will also support Pharmacy Team Leads for Unplanned Care and Planned Care, in directorate reporting, audits, guideline/policy updates and financial and medicines information. The successful candidate will be a clinical mentor and guide junior pharmacists, foundation trainee pharmacists throughout their training programmes.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda. We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees, including the option for flexible working patterns where possible.
Details
Date posted: 01 September 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 361-7416265
Job locations: Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, SG1 4AB
Responsibilities and Qualifications
Qualifications and Training
* Master Degree MPharm
* Competency assessed and examined professional registration MRPharmS
* Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice
* Pharmacy Practice or equivalent or successful completion of General Practice Diploma Core Course and examination or equivalent experience
Experience
* Appropriate post qualification experience in hospital pharmacy
* Previous experience in providing clinical services to wards
* Medicines Information experience
* Computer literacy - Word/Excel
* Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
* Proven experience of audit
Desirable
* Project management
* Clinical tutoring of post graduate trainee pharmacist
Skills
* Excellent communication skills verbal and written
* Able to work alone or in a team
Knowledge
* Good Clinical Knowledge at consultant level
* Up to date knowledge of national pharmacy issues
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.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details: East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, SG1 4AB
Employer's website: https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/
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