Job summary
Do you have experience in HIV/Sexual Health? Are you looking to further develop your clinical skills and expertise in HIV? Would you like to start HIV advanced clinical practice journey? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic and forward thinking pharmacist, to join the Infection &Immunity team at Barts Health NHS Trust.

The post holder will be well integrated within the Infection & Immunity multidisciplinary team and work closely with the other members of the team to develop the service

The post holder will be involved in the following areas:

• Provide high quality, patient centered, pharmacy services to GUM/Sexual reproductive health &hepatitis C.
• Lead on projects and undertake service reviews
• Have the opportunity to develop leadership, governance, and research skills.
• Contribute to education & training for pharmacists and other health care professionals

Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the Lead Pharmacist Infection and Immunity in leading a team of staff to deliver a high quality clinical pharmacy service to all aspects of the Infection and Immunity speciality. The role will include being the sitelead for Infection & Immunity at the Newham hospital site and the Sir Lutman Guttman Centre in Stratford. The role also has specialist cross site responsibilities for Infection & Immunity pharmacy services across the Trust.

The post holder will be responsible for promoting a responsive, high quality, safe and cost effective Pharmacy service within the Infection & Immunity speciality in order to optimise clinical outcomes, minimise adverse reactions and improve medicines safety.

About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Details
Date posted: 14 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £66,274 to £73,496 a year per annum inc
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 259-8151168RLH
Job locations: Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1FR, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Significant post-registration experience in a hospital based clinical post
• Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care
• Experience of providing evaluated information on drug expenditure
• Experience of providing a hospital based service to HIV patients at band 7 level or equivalent
• Experience in supervising and organising staff and work
• Experience of undertaking research, quality improvement or audit projects
• To have been involved in bringing about change to a service/department.

Desirable

• Experience of managing staff and performing appraisals and giving feedback

Skills
Essential

• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self, and others
• Able to communicate complex information effectively to all healthcare professionals, colleagues, patients and their loved ones
• Able to complete documentation accurately with attention to details.
• Able to work unsupervised, accurately follow written procedures and work under pressure

Desirable

• Experience investigating and managing medication-related incidents

Knowledge
Essential

• Able to communicate complex information effectively to all health and care professionals, colleagues, patients and their loved ones
• Knowledge of medical management and pharmaceutical care needs of HIV patients
• Understanding of clinical governance and clinical risk management
• Knowledge of medicines management systems at ward level
• Awareness of current national standards, guidelines and service delivery issues relevant to HIV/sexual health

Qualifications
Essential

• Registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC
• Post Graduate Pharmacy Qualification or equivalent experience (minimum Post graduate Diploma level)
• Independent Prescribing Qualification

Desirable

• Management qualification or equivalent experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Barts Health NHS Trust
Address: Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1FR, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Network lead Pharmacist - Infection & Immunity
Funmi Awosusi
funmi.awosusi@nhs.net