Advanced Pharmacist - HIV and Infectious Diseases

• Qualified to masters degree level (MPharm or equivalent)
• Member of the GPhC
• Post graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy in Clinical Pharmacy, or equivalent.
• Independent Prescriber
• Working as a clinical pharmacist at a high level.
• Clinical experience in an HIV / ID / Sexual Health setting.
• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Preparation of protocols or guidelines
• Critical appraisal of available evidence for formulary applications.
• Supervising and undertaking audit & reporting results
• Presentations at local/regional level
• Preparation of budgetary reports
• Contribution to regional or national specialist interest group(s).
• Contribution to publication or conferences at a regional / national level.
• Involvement in Service Development
• Teaching and tutoring for post graduate diploma
• Good interpersonal skills including assertiveness
• Evidence based methodical approach
• Problem identification & solving
• Good time management - Able to prioritise appropriately and effectively
• Able to make decisions
• Capable of working under pressure
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Takes responsibility for own personal development
• Able to mentor others
• Well organised.
• Awareness of financial pressures/ constraints within the NHS.
• Awareness of key drivers for NHS
• Able to work autonomously or within a team
• Can delegate appropriately
• Able to work with stigmatised or minority groups
• Aligned to the Trust values.
• Conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times.
• Flexible & Self-motivated.
• Positive attitude to all tasks and stakeholders.
• Professional and personal integrity
• Ability to work with stigmatised or minority groups.
• Computer literate with experience of working with the Microsoft Office package.
• Able to analyse and present data in Microsoft Excel

• MSc in Clinical Pharmacy
• Post graduate qualification in Infectious Diseases
• Accredited Diploma Tutor
• Experience prescribing in specialist area.
• Experience of Pharmacist led clinic
• Experience of service development
• Quality and/or cost improvement projects.
• Practice based research
• Investigation of incidents and risk management.
• RPS Faculty membership
• Experience using Cerner Millenium
• Experience using Ulysses incident reporting

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

This is a key role within the pharmacy team delivering services across the specialist medicine directorate. The post-holder will be an active member of both the Pharmacy and Sterile Services and specialist medicine directorates, to ensure continuous two-way exchange of information and maintain high standards of medicines use within the Trust. 

The post holder will ensure the provision of an effective learning environment within the pharmacy department of Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust, which will strengthen foundation trainee pharmacist training and meet the wider pharmacy training needs which arise from Pharmacy in England, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS, Liberating the NHS: Developing the Healthcare Workforce and the Modernising Pharmacy Careers Programme, and respond to recommendations from national reports such as the Francis Report.

Provide a holistic, specialist pharmaceutical care service to patients attending HIV/ID and Sexual Health Outpatient Clinics.

Maintain records of patients on antiretrovirals and provide anonymised epidemiological reports to internal and external agencies (e.g. HIV commissioners) as needed.

Act as a key member for HIV infectious diseases and sexual health multidisciplinary team meetings including contributing, co-ordinating, taking and distributing meeting minutes.

Promote, monitor, and improve the safe and cost-effective use of medicines within infectious diseases/HIV through regular communication, budgetary reports and feedback to the directorate.

Routinely review, update, or develop infectious diseases medicines related guidelines.