Specialist Pharmacist - HIV, Sexual & Reproductive Health

Job overview

We are pleased to advertise a permanent full time Band 7 Pharmacist vacancy in the Harrison Wing HIV, Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH) Pharmacy team.

The post will allow individual to further enhance their HIV knowledge, skills and experience necessary to develop towards becoming a highly specialist pharmacist in HIV and SRH.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic pharmacist with a specialist interest in HIV with demonstrable competencies in hospital pharmacy practice, excellent communication skills and a demonstrable commitment to the holistic pharmaceutical care.

A postgraduate certificate in Pharmacy Practice (or equivalent) is a pre-requisite. Experience of working in a HIV clinic is not a pre-requisite but your application should demonstrate activities indicating a strong passion for this specialist field.

Main duties of the job

Please see the attached Job Description for full details of the post

Main duties

• Outpatients - screening prescriptions, managing patient and staff enquiries, triaging unwell patients presenting to pharmacy for escalation in care, liaising with the outsourced pharmacy, undertaking pharmacist-led prescribing clinics to: start/switch ART, monitor recent ART starts/switches,  and stable patients
• Inpatients - reviewing complex admissions, managing queries from nursing, medical and pharmacy teams of other specialties, attending HIV MDT ward rounds
• MDT-working - participating in research and audits, leading on and participating in quality improvement projects, chairing ART MDT review meetings

Key qualities

• Enthusiastic, driven, resilient, friendly
• Patient-focused and going the extra mile where necessary
• Naturally demonstrates the behaviours associated our Trust values
• Passion for innovation, service r-design and quality improvement
• Works collaboratively as well as autonomously (where appropriate) with the HIV Pharmacy team and the wider HIV MDT
• Excellent time-management and prioritisation skills
• Promotes equality, diversity and inclusion

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This specialist pharmacist role is designed to provide the pharmacist with the specialist skills, knowledge and experience they need in order to develop into a Highly Specialist Pharmacist in HIV/SRH. The role will also develop skills and experience in quality improvement/service redesign. It is expected that the Specialist Pharmacist will ensure the safe and clinically effective use of medicines for patients living with HIV.

Please see the job description and person specification for the full range of duties for the role