HCRG Care Group

HIV Specialist Pharmacist - Band 8a

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Job summary

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, wed love to hear from you!

This is a full-time position, working 37.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

Deliver 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.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs 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.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were 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 doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Date posted

18 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

HCRGCG/TP/25229/14169

Job locations

HCRG Care Group

Coventry

West Midlands

CV1 1QX

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a HIV Specialist Pharmacist, youll be part of our valued team across Coventry and Warwickshire.

You will feel valued as a HIV Specialist Pharmacistwithin 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 conditions
Free tea and coffee at your base location
Membership 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 you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online 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 counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where youre 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 Commission

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a HIV Specialist Pharmacist, youll be part of our valued team across Coventry and Warwickshire.

You will feel valued as a HIV Specialist Pharmacistwithin 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 conditions
Free tea and coffee at your base location
Membership 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 you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online 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 counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where youre 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 Commission

Person Specification

General Requirements

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Coventry

West Midlands

CV1 1QX

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Coventry

West Midlands

CV1 1QX

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)