Outpatient Pharmacist - suitable if new to hospital practice
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation TrustGuildford, GU2 7XX, South East
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust based in Guildford, GU2 7XX. The advertised salary is £50,000 to £52,000. Applications close on 6 September 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
We are once again recruiting to a new position in our successful, growing Cancer Centre Pharmacy team. Because of a growing service, including independent prescribing pharmacists, we are searching for a pharmacist who is looking to expand their clinical knowledge into hospital specialities, and use it each day without having to work on a ward.
This is a rare opportunity to join an outpatient hospital pharmacy that has a focus on patient safety and experience. You will be working in a busy and supportive environment, providing a patient-centred service, whilst maintaining a healthy work-life balance. The role is perfect for pharmacists seeking a new challenge, and particularly suits those with a strong focus on patient care and an ability to develop solid working relationships with doctors, nurses and the wider healthcare team.
As a new pharmacist with us your duties will include:
- Receive training, support and development to be able to work safely and effectively
- Use effective questioning and listening techniques to understand and meet the needs of patients and colleagues
- Deliver day-to-day pharmacy services that are accurate, safe, timely and prioritises patient experience; this includes clinically screening prescriptions, final checking, patient counselling and advising clinicians
- Ensure patients always receive the necessary information about their medication and have a chance to ask any questions they may have
- Be the Responsible Pharmacist when necessary, and ensure that the pharmacy operates in adherence to all relevant legislation, and regulatory, ethical and professional standards
We are PharmCo, the wholly owned subsidiary outpatient pharmacy of the Royal Surrey County Hospital. We run two dispensaries at the hospital, and one non-dispensing hub for patients to collect medicines and get advice.
Clinically we cover a diverse range of hospital-based specialities, particularly paediatrics, emergency medicine, rheumatology, gastroenterology and ophthalmology, as well as serving the UKs fourth largest cancer centre.
We have a strong focus on people development and a clear career pathway map for our pharmacist and technical colleagues, which provides opportunities to develop clinical, managerial and leadership skills and knowledge.
Please see the supporting file - "Pharmacist job descriptions - PharmCo (2026)" - for full details about this job
Please see the supporting file - "Pharmacist job descriptions - PharmCo (2026)" - for full details about this job
- Qualified pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Qualified pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
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).
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 name
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Egerton Road
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 7XX
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer name
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Egerton Road
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 7XX
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
How this role compares
We hold 445 NHS vacancies in South East that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £39,959. This role pays more than about 76% of them.
There are 3,997 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 614 of them in South East.
You have 7 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 13 days, so this is about the usual amount of time.
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust has 10 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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