JOB TITLE: Junior Pharmacist (with on-call and shift working)
BASE: Rotational post working across all sites – travel between UHL hospital sites will be required.
Shift working: Glenfield and Leicester Royal Infirmary Hospital
On‑call: Glenfield, Leicester Royal Infirmary and Leicester General Hospital
HOURS: 37.5 hours (over reference period)
REPORTS TO: Nominated Senior Pharmacist
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Chief Pharmacist
The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is one of the largest teaching hospitals in the UK with clinical care and services spanning across three hospitals (Leicester Royal Infirmary, Glenfield Hospital and Leicester General Hospital), with a pharmacy department at each site.
We have an established electronic prescribing system in place across most wards and have automated systems in our dispensaries and some clinical areas. Both the Trust and the pharmacy department embrace innovation and we welcome ambitious members to join our dynamic team.
We provide a comprehensive induction and training period to train you to provide an effective clinical pharmacy service. You will be expected to work closely with the wider multi‑disciplinary team including established medical, nursing and pharmacy teams to proactively undertake medicines reconciliation, review prescribing, medicines optimisation and clinically screen discharge prescriptions.
We will give you the opportunity to enhance your clinical skills through ward‑based training, ward‑based assessments and clinical teaching seminars. Optimal patient care will be your priority and you will aim to ensure timely, effective and safe pharmaceutical care is consistently provided.
Responsibilities
* Provide a 24‑hour pharmacy service across all three hospitals by partaking in service provision during extended opening hours.
* Work a variety of on‑call shifts including evenings, weekends and nights, providing a core pharmacy service such as advising medical and nursing staff, processing urgent discharges, supplying emergency medication, releasing unlicensed medication and processing adult and paediatric parenteral nutrition.
* Follow a rotational programme gaining experience in a range of specialties across the three sites, including Emergency and Specialist Medicine, Emergency and General Surgery/Orthopaedics, Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Respiratory Medicine Oncology/Haematology/Aseptics, Renal and Transplant Medicine, Paediatrics and Women’s Health, and the Regional Medicines Information Centre.
* Build on existing skills in a fast‑paced acute environment as part of a team working shifts between 8 am and 8 pm on a rolling three‑days‑on, three‑days‑off rota.
* Act as a key player in the wider multi‑disciplinary team on admission wards by providing a vital ward‑based pharmacy service.
Qualifications & Skills
* Well‑developed communication skills.
* Desire for self‑development and organisational skills.
* Ability to thrive in a busy and supportive work environment.
Benefits & Further Information
The successful candidates will receive comprehensive training and support, as well as opportunities to develop clinical skills through assessments and seminars. For more information, please refer to the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust website.
This advert closes on Wednesday 6 May 2026.
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