Advanced Specialist Pharmacist - HIV

• Lead and deliver a specialist clinical pharmacy service for patients with HIV.
• Provide expert advice on antiretroviral therapy, including complex regimens, drug interactions and resistance.
• Deliver clinic-based pharmacy services, including adherence support and patient counselling.
• Contribute to outpatient and inpatient services within the specialist area.
• Work as a key member of the multidisciplinary HIV team, contributing to MDT discussions and treatment planning.
• Provide specialist HIV medicines advice to pharmacy colleagues, ward teams and external healthcare professionals.
• Support general pharmacy clinical activities one day per week, including ward working and dispensary services.
• Support education and training for pharmacy staff and the wider MDT.

• Ensure the safe, effective and costeffective use of medicines within the HIV service.
• Provide specialist clinical input for patients with complex HIV and comorbidities.
• Support inpatient HIV services, including access to specialist pharmacy advice.
• Contribute to medicines safety, incident review, audit and service improvement activity.
• Develop and review local guidelines, policies and procedures in line with Trust and national standards.
• Support medicines optimisation and service planning, including contribution to financial and activity information.
• Act as a professional role model, maintaining advanced specialist knowledge within HIV pharmacy practice.

Essential

• Vocational master's degree in pharmacy.
• 12 months pre-registration training and experience.
• Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Non-medical Prescribing Qualification or working towards
• Postgraduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy

Essential

• Minimum of 4 years post-registration experience of which 2 years must be within a Clinical Pharmacy role within a hospital setting at band 7
• Previous experience in providing information to support the annual budget setting process and trends within expenditure
• Previous experience in inputting to training programmes in a clinical setting
• Experience of working within a role involving multidisciplinary communication
• Demonstrable experience of staff supervision/ management including the ability to delegate appropriately
• Experience in the development of policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Experience in clinical audit

Essential

• Good interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with ability to influence all members of the healthcare team
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and effectively as part of a team both within Pharmacy and a multidisciplinary environment
• Ability in problem solving
• Pro-active and innovative
• Ability to organise and motivate oneself and others efficiently
• Evaluates quality of own work
• Ability to think strategically
• Applies sound professional judgement to legal and ethical issues
• Good clinical pharmacy knowledge - maintains a broad level of pharmacy practice.
• Experience in Medicines Safety
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of safe pharmacy practice.

Desirable

• Good presentation skills
• Negotiating skills
• Understanding of key NHS issues in relation to Pharmacy
• Experience in investigating and identifying solutions for medication incidents.
• Previous experience of working within this clinical area.