Job Description

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.



Please see the attached 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



About the HIV and SRH departments and teams



Locations and Services



The HIV department (Harrison Wing Department) is based at Guy's hospital in London Bridge opposite the Shard and the train station and provides a service to approximately 4500 patients. The Harrison Wing Department hosts over 18 specialist HIV clinics, in addition to the pharmacist-led clinics, including:



Neuro-cognition and psychiatric



Hepatitis



Renal



Living Well (for ageing and metabolic conditions)



Young Adults



VIP (vulnerable patients)



Stigmatized patients (off-site clinic)



Adult inpatients can be on any site but are predominantly admitted to wards at the St. Thomas' Hospital site in Southbank opposite the Houses of Parliament. As a result, there will be cross-site cover, either virtually or in-person. Child/infant inpatients are cared for by the Evelina Children's Hospital.



The SRH department provides integrated sexual healthcare from three locations (Burrell Street Sexual Health Centre, Streatham Hill Clinic & Walworth Road Clinic). The post-holder will provide support virtually for the SRH department as necessary. The vacancy role is, in most part, focused on HIV services.



The Pharmacy department has three hubs onsite with several spoke sites throughout the Trust and the community. The HIV Pharmacy is one of these spokes, integrated into the clinic, and this is where the post-holder will be based.



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