Pharmacist

Job summary
We are looking for a Locum Pharmacist to cover an assignment with the Ministry of Defence (MoD), at DMRC Stanford Hall, in Loughborough, Leicestershire.

Work pattern: Monday - Friday (37.5 hours)

The successful applicant will deliver an exceptional standard of care to the MoD service personnel.

Pay Rate:
Paye - £31.01 (£27.67 + £3.34 holiday pay) per hour
Umbrella - £35.66 per hour

Main duties of the job

• To provide specialist professional advice and leadership on prescribing and pharmaceutical issues to DMRC.
• To act as pharmaceutical advisor to the Commanding Officer and Clinical Director.
• To manage and develop clinical and ward pharmacy services within DMRC Headley Court.
• To provide SME advice to clinician ward rounds and patient review meetings as appropriate.
• To monitor interventions in treatment to identify training and information needs
• To provide pharmacy services including clinical review, ward rounds, in and outpatient dispensing.
• To provide expert advice to specialist consultants, medical and nursing staff.
• To provide pharmacy-related training to regional staff, including SMOs, MOs, CMPs, Pharmacy Technicians, Nurses, and CMT/Medics.
• To contribute, manage and ensure that the dispensing of prescriptions is in accordance with professional, legal and ethical standards and MOD policy and liaise with prescribers on any inconsistencies as required.
• To support cost-effective and appropriate prescribing by promoting the use of the defence primary care formulary.
• To provide specialist medicine information to clinical staff within DMRC Headley court.
• To maintain a safe workplace in accordance with Health & Safety legislation, COSHH guidelines and MOD policy.

About us
Military Medical Personnel (MMP) is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated exclusively to providing locum civilian medical, dental and healthcare professionals to the Ministry of Defence. We are a contracted supplier to the MOD and have locum vacancies on military bases throughout the UK and occasionally overseas locations.

Military Medical Personnel offer an attractive package for candidates which may include the following:

• Attractive rates of pay with weekly payments and choice of payment model
• A generous Refer a Friend bonus scheme
• Flexibility of long- and short-term assignments to suit your availability
• Free uniforms provided (if required)
• A PVG membership (Disclosure Scotland) or an Access Northern Ireland certificate is required for this role.
• Free mandatory training
• Weekly payments
• Assigned an experienced consultant who will support you throughout your application and will continue to look after you during your assignment

All job placements are subject to the receipt of satisfactory compliance requirements.

We reserve the right to remove this requirement once a suitable candidate has been selected.

Please note that MMP is unable to sponsor work visas. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK, such as a valid visa with no restrictions on hours.

Details
Date posted: 07 August 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £35.66 an hour Umbrella
Contract: Locum
Duration: 26 weeks
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: Q0004-42505-2
Job locations: Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5QW, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• To provide specialist professional advice and leadership on prescribing and pharmaceutical issues to DMRC.
• To act as pharmaceutical advisor to the Commanding Officer and Clinical Director.
• To manage and develop clinical and ward pharmacy services within DMRC Headley Court.
• To provide SME advice to clinician ward rounds and patient review meetings as appropriate.
• To monitor interventions in treatment to identify training and information needs
• To provide pharmacy services including clinical review, ward rounds, in and outpatient dispensing.
• To provide expert advice to specialist consultants, medical and nursing staff.
• To provide pharmacy-related training to regional staff, including SMOs, MOs, CMPs, Pharmacy Technicians, Nurses, and CMT/Medics.
• To contribute, manage and ensure that the dispensing of prescriptions is in accordance with professional, legal and ethical standards and MOD policy and liaise with prescribers on any inconsistencies as required.
• To support cost-effective and appropriate prescribing by promoting the use of the defence primary care formulary.
• To provide specialist medicine information to clinical staff within DMRC Headley court.
• To maintain a safe workplace in accordance with Health & Safety legislation, COSHH guidelines and MOD policy.
• To maintain confidentiality at all times relating to patients, staff and DMRC Headley court.
• To uphold the Standards of conduct, ethics and performance of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). This includes complying with the GPhC CPD requirements.
• To maintain the confidentiality of information, including electronic Medical Records data, at all times in accordance with the Data Protection Act

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Must be a qualified pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• Must have four years post qualification experience or Band 7 experience in hospital.
• Must have experience in secondary healthcare pharmacy to include dispensary work.
• Must have evidence of recent and on-going CPD/Learning.
• Must be in date and able to provide certification for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Safeguarding Adults up to and including Level 3 training.

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: Honeybeerecruitment.com Ltd. trading as Military Medical Personnel (MMP)
Address: Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5QW, United Kingdom
Employer's website: (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Recruitment Co-Ordinator Anna Coakley View email address on meeveem.com View phone number on meeveem.com

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.