Are you an experienced pharmacist with a passion for delivering high-quality care to patients with complex health needs? Coventry and Warwickshire Sexual Health Service is seeking a Specialist HIV Pharmacist to lead and deliver HIV pharmacy services across our four hubs!You will join a dedicated multidisciplinary team, including Consultants, Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists, Health Advisors, and administrative staff, to provide expert pharmaceutical care and support patients with HIV.We are looking for an experienced HIV Pharmacist with at least three years of Band 7 experience who can confidently lead HIV Pharmacy provision, including prescribing, regimen switching, and conducting autonomous patient reviews. You will play a key role in optimising antiretroviral therapy, managing a caseload of patients with diverse and complex needs, and contributing to the redesign and modernisation of HIV services. This role also involves mentoring clinicians, supporting service development, and collaborating with healthcare stakeholders to enhance patient outcomes.If you're ready to make a real impact on HIV treatment and care, we’d love to hear from you! This is a full-time position, working 37.5 hours per week.Package DescriptionAs a HIV Specialist Pharmacist, you’ll be part of our valued team across Coventry and Warwickshire.You will feel valued as a HIV Specialist Pharmacist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: Band 8a salary of £53,755 - £60,504 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditionsFree tea and coffee at your base locationMembership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to youAccess to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest ratesOnline and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counsellingAccess to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning EnterpriseAn open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality CommissionMain ResponsibilitiesDeliver patient-centred pharmaceutical care for HIV and Sexual Health outpatients, ensuring timely and accurate medication supply.Monitor patients for adverse effects, provide medication counselling, and support adherence to treatment regimens.Use specialist HIV pharmaceutical knowledge to develop and evaluate the service in line with national standards.Make appropriate referrals and communicate patients’ pharmaceutical needs to other healthcare professionals.Conduct medication reviews, manage complex treatment regimens, and book follow-up appointments.Collaborate with primary and secondary care partners to optimise treatment plans.Provide specialist advice on drug interactions, high-cost and unlicensed medications, and cost-effective treatment options.Please see the attached job description for a full list of job responsibilities.The Ideal CandidateMPharm/BSc (Pharmacy) or equivalent pharmacy degree.Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy (or equivalent).Independent Non-Medical Prescriber (or working towards this).Experience working in sexual health and HIV care.Understanding of BHIVA standards and high-cost drug procurement.Expertise in reviewing HIV and sexual health prescriptions.Knowledge of therapeutic drug monitoring and complex drug calculations.Ability to interpret physiological and pathological data for medication impact.Skilled in advising on dosing and dose adjustments.Time management and prioritisation skills.Full driving license and access to a car for work purposes.Please see the attached job description for a full person specification.About The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. 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