Specialist Pharmacist, HIV & Sexual health
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinical pharmacist to join the HIV and Sexual Health pharmacy team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. The role involves providing clinical pharmacy support to inpatient wards and HIV, HTLV, and Sexual Health outpatient clinics. You will offer expert medicines advice, support safe prescribing, and help patients optimize their treatment. The post requires close collaboration with third-party outpatient pharmacy providers and Homecare services, offering a chance to develop expertise in these areas.
Essential criteria
- Master's degree in pharmacy (or equivalent).
- Registered as a Pharmacist with the GPhC.
- Postgraduate certificate in pharmacy practice or equivalent qualification
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate diploma in pharmacy ractice or equivalent.
- Independent prescribing qualification (and registered as an independent prescriber with the GPhC).
- Other related postgraduate qualification.
- Broad hospital-based post-registration training and experience including all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (medicines information, ward and dispensary services)
- Experience of providing clinical advice and communicating therapeutic options clearly to prescribers and multidisciplinary teams
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of delivering education and training to pharmacy staff and/or other staff groups
- Experience working within the HIV and Sexual Health specialty and MDT
- Experience of leading and undertaking clinical audit and/or quality improvement to improve practice
- Experience in setting up and managing clinical trials
- Experience in managing the supply of medicines through Homecare services
- Ability to identify and manage risks related to medication processes
- Strong clinical reasoning and professional judgement, including in complex or ambiguous situations
- Understanding of current NHS priorities, clinical governance and medicines optimisation
- Ability to identify and support the implementation of improvements to practice
- Demonstrated good clinical knowledge in HIV and Sexual Health
- Ability to manage complex problems in HIV and Sexual Health
- Good understanding of how Homecare companies deliver services
- Good understanding of financial aspects of PbR excluded medicines
- Education
- Master's degree in pharmacy (or equivalent).
- Registered as a Pharmacist with the GPhC.
- Postgraduate certificate in pharmacy practice or equivalent qualification
- Postgraduate diploma in pharmacy ractice or equivalent.
- Independent prescribing qualification (and registered as an independent prescriber with the GPhC).
- Other related postgraduate qualification.
- Broad hospital-based post-registration training and experience including all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (medicines information, ward and dispensary services)
- Experience of providing clinical advice and communicating therapeutic options clearly to prescribers and multidisciplinary teams
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of delivering education and training to pharmacy staff and/or other staff groups
- Experience working within the HIV and Sexual Health specialty and MDT
- Experience of leading and undertaking clinical audit and/or quality improvement to improve practice
- Experience in setting up and managing clinical trials
- Experience in managing the supply of medicines through Homecare services
- Ability to identify and manage risks related to medication processes
- Strong clinical reasoning and professional judgement, including in complex or ambiguous situations
- Understanding of current NHS priorities, clinical governance and medicines optimisation
- Ability to identify and support the implementation of improvements to practice
- Demonstrated good clinical knowledge in HIV and Sexual Health
- Ability to manage complex problems in HIV and Sexual Health
- Good understanding of how Homecare companies deliver services
- Good understanding of financial aspects of PbR excluded medicines
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £58,133 – £65,261 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced clinical pharmacist to join the HIV and Sexual Health pharmacy team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
We are seeking a highly motivated, hardworking pharmacist committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care, who enjoys collaborative multidisciplinary working and is keen to develop specialist knowledge in a dynamic clinical environment.
In this role, you will provide clinical pharmacy support to general inpatient wards and to the HIV, HTLV and Sexual Health outpatient clinics. Working closely with the wider multidisciplinary team, you will offer expert medicines advice, support safe and effective prescribing, and help patients optimise their treatment.
The post involves close collaboration with third-party outpatient pharmacy providers and Homecare services.This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop expertise in these areas and to make a meaningful contribution to individualising and optimising treatment.
You will join a dedicated specialist team, with opportunities to develop your clinical expertise, contribute to training and education, and support the development of junior colleagues and pharmacy staff.
Main duties of the job
- To support the delivery of a high-quality clinical pharmacy service to the HIV and Sexual Health specialty.
- To collaborate effectively with mem
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