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Locum Clinical Pharmacist

Pay rate: £40 to £50 per hour

Key details

  • Band 8a
  • South East England
  • Locum
  • Starts 6 Nov
  • Until 24 Dec 2026
  • 48 hours a week

£32,800 a year more than NHS Band 8a

Job reference: PUR-055-589

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About the role

We're recruiting a Band 8a Clinical Pharmacist for a locum role in South East England, paying £40 to £50 per hour (48 hours a week), starting 6 Nov until 24 Dec 2026. Apply below or call our health science team for the full details.

Pure Healthcare Group places pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in hospital, community and primary care pharmacy across the UK and Ireland, in locum, contract and permanent roles.

You'll need registration with the GPhC (or the PSNI in Northern Ireland) and recent UK experience. We'll take you through compliance, and you'll have weekly pay and 24/7 support while you're on placement.

Locum work with Pure

  • Weekly pay
  • Compliance handled for you
  • 24/7 pastoral support while you're on placement
  • £250 for every friend you refer

Pure places locum pharmacists with NHS and private employers. Find out more about locum pharmacist work with Pure.

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How this pay compares

At £40 to £50 an hour, worked full time (37.5 hours a week for 52 weeks), this role pays about £78,000 to £97,500 a year.

This role, full time
£78,000 to £97,500
NHS Band 8a, starting pay
£57,528
NHS Band 8a, top of the band
£64,750
More than the top of the band
+£13,300 to £32,800
  • All figures are before tax.
  • You're paid the hourly rate for the hours you work, so temp and part-time pay will differ. The yearly figure is there to compare with salaried jobs.
  • NHS pay also includes paid holiday and pension.
  • NHS figures: NHS Employers, England 2026/27.

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