Job summary

Job Title: Clinical

Pharmacist - 88918

Grade: Band 7

Trust: Royal Berkshire

NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Royal Berkshire

Hospital, RG1 5AN

Ward:Pharmacy

Pay Rates: £28.90 per hour

Shift Patterns: 37.5 hours per

week, Mon-Fri 09:00-17:15

Why might this job interest you?

Are you a skilled and compassionate Pharmacist

with Clinical experience? Are ready to play a crucial role in patient care?

Join our team at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust and help us make a

difference!

Main duties of the job

• Participate in clinical pharmacy services including, prescription review, patient counselling, adverse drug reaction reporting and therapeutic drug monitoring and individualisation of patients drug therapy.

• Undertake clinical and technical duties in the dispensary dependant on service requirements.

• Provide expert advice to medical and nursing staff on matters relating to safe, economic and effective drug use, including implementation of the Medicines Management Policy, Hospital Formulary and all Trust drug related policies.

• Participate in delivery of the departmental in-house training scheme for all staff including pre-registration trainee pharmacists, pharmacists and postgraduate diploma student, undergraduates, technicians and student technicians.

• Assist in planning and implementing clinical pharmacy service developments and other medicines related change.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Details

Date posted

26 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£28.90 an hour

Contract

Bank

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Full-time,

Flexible working

Reference number

M0042-88918E

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or UK recognised equivalent.

Desirable

• Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy.

Experience

Essential

• NHS experience is Highly Desirable including Clinical Pharmacy experience.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy or UK recognised equivalent.

Desirable

• Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy.

Experience

Essential

• NHS experience is Highly Desirable including Clinical Pharmacy experience.

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).

Additional information

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

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)