Clinical Pharmacist
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Reading, RG30 4EJ
Salary
£41,957 to £50,387
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
20 September 2026
16 days left
Job description
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. Th...
You will be expected to deliver a consistently high-quality clinical pharmacy service across community and mental health inpatient wards
Work alongside the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT)
Be an integral part of the pharmacy team providing clinical pharmacy support to designated ward(s) and participate in the pharmacy departmental rota's
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
Education, qualifications or training
Essential
- Pharmacy degree (BPharm or MPharm)
- Postgraduate Pharmacy Certificate or Diploma for band 7
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Member of the Royal College of Pharmacy
Desirable
- Postgraduate Pharmacy Certificate or Diploma for band 6
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Previous Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy for band 7
- Experience of providing medicines information to patients/carers
- Experience of audit or project work
- Supervision of staff for band 7
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and making clinically appropriate interventions for band 7
- Proven experience of delivering responsibilities and objectives on time
Desirable
- Pre-registration training year in hospital pharmacy
- Significant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy for band 6
- Basic experience in mental health inpatient setting
- Supervision of staff for band 6
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and making clinically appropriate interventions for band 6
- Experience working within Medicines Information
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential
- 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
- Demonstrate high level of professional autonomy, prioritisation and decision making for 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 for band 7
- Ability to work under pressure, prioritise and to meet deadlines
- Proactive in seeking out opportunities for service improvement for band 7
Desirable
- Demonstrate high level of professional autonomy, prioritisation and decision making for band 6
- Critical appraisal skills for band 6
- Proactive in seeking out opportunities for service improvement for band 6
Additional Requirements
Essential
- 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
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
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First seen
4 September 2026
Last checked
4 September 2026
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