Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as Lead Pharmacist, HIV & Sexual Health. This post is ideally suited to an experienced, motivated and forward-thinking pharmacist who is seeking to further develop their leadership and management skills whilst continuing to advance their professional practice within the HIV and Sexual Health specialty.
As Lead Pharmacist, you will work in partnership with the Senior Lead Pharmacist and lead on defined elements of the delivery, development and transformation of HIV and Sexual Health clinical pharmacy services.
You will collaborate with leading national and world renowned clinicians locally, as well as clinical partners across North West London. You will act as a recognised expert within the specialty, supporting medicines optimisation, clinical governance and person centred care across complex and evolving care pathways.
The role includes responsibility for managing and supporting the development of the specialist pharmacists within the HIV and Sexual Health pharmacy team, as well as working collaboratively with third party outpatient pharmacy colleagues and Homecare services.
Main duties of the job
1. To support the delivery of a high-quality clinical pharmacy service to the HIV and Sexual Health specialty.
2. To collaborate effectively with members of the HIV and Sexual Health MDT, the wider pharmacy team and other healthcare professionals both within and outside of the Trust, to provide person-centred pharmaceutical care to people living with HIV, HTLV and people accessing Sexual Health services.
3. To actively participate in HIV and Sexual Health MDT meetings including the HIV virtual clinic (HIV treatment and prevention), HIV MDT, Healthy Aging Clinic and HIV Inreach meeting, ensuring cost-effective and evidence-based use of medicines that is aligned with national guidance and commissioning policies where relevant.
4. To champion medicines management within the HIV and Sexual Health department supporting CQC preparedness.
5. To lead on audit, quality improvement initiatives, risk management and other elements of clinical governance within the specialty.
6. To attend and deputise for the Senior Lead Pharmacist at HIV and Sexual Health service, clinical pathways and business meetings and pharmacy departmental meetings.
7. To line manage and support band 7 specialist pharmacists within the HIV and Sexual Health team.
To deliver and support education and training related to the HIV and Sexual Health specialty and within wider pharmacy department.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
8. Master’s degree in pharmacy or equivalent
9. Current registration as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
10. Postgraduate diploma in general pharmacy practice or equivalent
Desirable criteria
11. Independent prescribing qualification and registration with the GPhC as an independent prescriber
12. Management/ leadership course(s) or qualification
13. Relevant master’s degree e.g. clinical pharmacy practice
Experience
Essential criteria
14. Significant post-registration training and experience in hospital pharmacy including experience in HIV and Sexual health
15. Experience in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (medicines information, ward and dispensary services)
16. Experience working within the HIV and Sexual Health MDT
17. Experience in dealing with high-cost drugs and NHSE commissioning (e.g. Blueteq)
18. Experience using clinical audit and/or quality improvement to improve practice
Desirable criteria
19. Experience working within HIV and Sexual Health clinics and/or pharmacist-led clinics
20. Experience developing guidelines, PGDs and SOPs
21. Experience undertaking research
Skills
Essential criteria
22. Good clinical knowledge of HIV and Sexual Health
23. Ability to influence senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and senior management
24. Ability to analyse and provide valuable insight from drug usage reports
25. Able to work under pressure and make clinical decisions with limited information
26. Demonstrates good understanding of key NHS objectives and publications
Desirable criteria
27. Ability to Microsoft Office applications at an advanced level
Right to work
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