Hospital pharmacist : Employers and vacancy sources

The majority of hospital pharmacists work for hospitals in The National Health Service (NHS) .

Apart from the NHS, some hospital pharmacists work in the private sector. Three of the largest operators in the UK are BMI Healthcare, BUPA and Nuffield Hospitals. They, and other providers, run care homes for older people, and adults and children with mental health, learning, or physical disabilities, as well as hospitals and clinics. The independent and voluntary healthcare sector continues to grow.

NHS trusts may also employ locum pharmacists to work in their hospital pharmacy departments. These pharmacists may work for an agency but some work for an individual hospital or NHS trust on a casual basis.

Sources of vacancies

• Search graduate jobs on this site.
• Pharmacy Clearing House  - for pre-registration (pre-reg) positions.
• NHS Authorities and Trusts
• NHS Jobs  
• NHS Authorities and Trusts  - links to all UK trusts, which have their own vacancy bulletins.
• NHS Scotland Recruitment  
• PJ Online  - The Pharmaceutical Journal online, which includes a jobs board.  
• Chemist and Druggist Online   
• Locum agencies that handle temporary vacancies.
• Local and national newspapers.

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