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Job summary
We are looking for a pharmacist to join our growing clinical pharmacy team who wants to develop their knowledge and skills in a variety of clinical specialities.
In this post, you will be expected to perform medicine reconciliations, screen drug charts and work alongside multi-disciplinary teams in ensuring that patients get the best care. You will be responsible for facilitating discharges safely and ensuring safe medicine provision on your ward. There will be opportunity to help manage students and trainee pharmacists develop.
Each rotation has set clinical objectives that are agreed with your line manager that will be reviewed at each rotation to ensure that progress is being made. Rotations include but is not exhaustive; acute, general and specialist medicine, general surgery, paediatrics/medicines info and medication safety/governance.
Applicants must be registered with the GPhC, have good written and oral communication skills, the ability to apply evidence/guidelines to practice and be aware of their own limitations and can refer to others for advice when necessary. Time management and prioritisation are also important skills for this role.
Main duties of the job
Further to this, all foundational pharmacists are provided with a rotational role across our 3 largest hospital sites to experience these specialities in different working environments.
Alongside the extensive training received in-house, with monthly clinical education sessions in a variety of clinical topics we encourage all of our foundation pharmacists to sign up to the NHS England Newly Qualified Pharmacists programme. This training will be heavily supported by a network of educational supervisors, practice supervisors and experienced pharmacists and technicians that will all be available to support you.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Details
Date posted
15 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number
344-9483DBH-A
Job locations
Trust wide
Trust wide
CT1 3NG
United Kingdom
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