Job overview

The HIV and Sexual Health Services Team at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) consists of pharmacy team including a Specialist Pharmacist and pharmacy technicians that work as an integrated team within the multidisciplinary setting to deliver the clinical pharmacy service to service users. The post holder will be the Specialist Pharmacist leading the delivery of the daily pharmacy service to HIV patients within the outpatient setting, leading clinics, completing drug histories and medicines reconciliation and delivering highly specialised patient counselling in relation to their prescribed medication regimes. There is the opportunity to become an independent prescriber within the HIV specialty to facilitate the prescribing of medicines alongside consultant medical colleagues in a specialist service setting.

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic pharmacist willing to learn and looking for a new challenge. We require hard work and commitment but in return we will provide a supportive team structure and plenty of opportunity to develop your skills, both clinical and managerial. We are committed to providing support for education and training to enhance your career. There is the option for candidates to work towards achieving their prescribing qualification if they do not currently possess this qualification.

Main duties of the job

As the Specialist 8A Pharmacist you will lead the pharmacy HIV and Sexual Health Service and support the pharmacy senior management team in areas such as clinical audit, implementation of medicines optimisation strategies and service improvements, aimed at enhancing the benefits that the pharmacy team bring to the HIV and Sexual Health Services.

You will be responsible for:

• Providing high quality pharmaceutical care and a clinical pharmacy service to wards and clinical areas, within a multidisciplinary sexual health services team.
• Taking drug histories, medicines reconciliation and counselling of patients.
• Medicines optimisation and timely medicines supply for specialist and supportive medications, including the use of homecare.
• Supplying specialist medicines via approved PGD’s and where required running of pharmacist led-clinics within HIV.
• Leading on the monitoring of, and reporting on, medicines expenditure, risk management, clinical governance and medicines safety within the speciality.
• Supporting the development and implementation of guidelines, policies and procedures including patient group directives (PGD’s) within the Sexual Health service.
• Advising healthcare professionals on the safe use of contraceptives and promoting antimicrobial stewardship.
• Supporting the education and development of junior staff and pharmacy undergraduates. 

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.