Band 8a Highly Specialist Pharmacist - HIV and Infectious diseases

Company Description North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust provides acute and specialist services to a diverse population in the London area and is committed to delivering safe, effective, and person-centered care. In January 2025, the Trust merged with the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, creating broader clinical networks, shared expertise, and strengthened support for specialist services such as HIV and infectious diseases. This partnership offers enhanced opportunities for multidisciplinary collaboration, professional development, and access to leading clinical research and innovation. The Trust promotes an inclusive working environment, values continuous improvement, and supports staff in developing advanced clinical and leadership skills. Applicants can expect to work within an integrated, forward-looking organization focused on high-quality patient outcomes.Role Description This full-time, on-site Band 8a Highly Specialist Pharmacist – HIV and Infectious Diseases role is based in the London Area, United Kingdom. The post holder is responsible for providing a highly specialist clinical and professional pharmaceutical service to HIV, Sexual & Reproductive Health and Infectious diseases teams based North Middlesex University Hospital.The post holder will be expected to work closely with the multidisciplinary team, consultants and service managers of these specialty areas.The post holder is responsible for ensuring that appropriate mechanisms are in place to promote high quality drug use, effective risk management, patient safety and clinical governance initiatives and adherence to trust policies and guidelines.The post holder will advise on drug budget management in these areas and undertake clinical audit to continually improve the quality of the service provided.The post holder is responsible for developing policies and guidelines as required to ensure safe clinically effective and cost-efficient use of medicines in these areas, and across the interface between primary and secondary care.The post holder will provide support as required to the clinical pharmacy services, dispensary, production and medicine information services and medicines management programme and assist in planning and delivery of education and training within the pharmacy department and HIV, Sexual & Reproductive Health and Infectious Diseases teamsPerson SpecificationEducation and professional qualificationsEssentialMRPharmS or equivalentRegistered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice Post graduate diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent, or currently working towards itPost graduate diploma in pharmacy practice or equivalent, or currently working towards itAdvanced qualification in specialist area or equivalent Good Clinical PracticeDesirableIndependent non medical prescribing qualification, or currently working towards itManagement qualification or equivalent experienceExperienceEssentialRelevant Hospital Pharmacy experience, including recent clinical/ward pharmacy experienceHIV/ID, SRH Hospital pharmacy experienceAbility to critically review services and ProcessesEffective organisation and prioritisation skills in the workplaceAbility to work unsupervised and aloneIdentify training needs of staff in order to undertake the roles requiredUse of search engines/medical databases to retrieve informationRelevant staff management experienceIntegrate research evidence into practiceProject management experienceUnderstanding of risk management with medicines usage practiceUnderstanding of Formulary & Drug Use Review issuesKnowledgeEssentialAbility to manage and supervise staffLeading and Implementing changeAbility to deal directly with public, senior clinicians & other health service & pharmaceutical industry staffExperience of managing or advising on drug expenditureProject Management ExperienceSkills and aptitudesEssentialAbility to work under pressureEffective verbal and written communication skills with all disciplines, colleagues & patients and good presentation skillsComputer literateAbility to innovate and implement changeAbility to carry out drugs usage review and drug expenditure analysisAbility to lead serviceAbility to motivate, influence and persuade senior pharmacy and medical staff, the MDT team and management.Ability to work with colleagues as part of a teamAbility to resolve conflictAbility to monitor service provision and use performance indicators proactivelyDemonstrate analytical and reasoning skillsAbility to demonstrate appropriate clinical knowledge and application including where therapy maybe contentious or complexPersonal qualities and attributesEssentialEnthusiastic, well motivated, hardworking, punctualIdentifies own training needs; actively seeks training opportunities and maintains a portfolio of practiceFlexibility to work weekends, Bank Holidays, late duties and oncall and potential 7 day working, potential cross site workingReliable with good attendance record