Lead Pharmacist, HIV & Sexual Health Pharmacist | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 29 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £75,328 - £86,114 per annum inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2026 |
| Location: | London, E1 1FR |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7973879/259-7973879RLH |
Summary
Do you have experience in HIV/Sexual Health? Are you looking to further develop your clinical expertise and leadership skills within Sexual Health & HIV PrEP? Are you passionate about addressing equity of access among minorized population? 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 HIV & Sexual Health 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 centred, pharmacy services to GUM/Sexual reproductive health & HIV.
· Lead on projects and undertake service reviews
· Have opportunity to develop leadership, governance and research skills.
· Contribute to education & training for pharmacists and other health care professionals
• To lead the clinical pharmacy service to the Integrated Sexual Health speciality in providing responsible, safe and cost-effective prescribing within the networks to:
- Optimise patient clinical outcomes
- Minimise adverse reactions and errors
- Improve medicines safety
• The post will support the service development in the provision of HIV PrEP care across all the All-East sites.
• The post will have a vital role in addressing equity of access and developing bespoke pathways to engage and optimise uptake amongst populations with current poor uptake of PrEP (including racially minoritized MSM, migrant MSM, women, transpeople, sexworkers)
• The post will be responsible for improving the pharmaceutical and therapeutics pathways for integrated sexual health care across all of the All- East sites
• The post willhelp to deliver the broader Medicines Optimisation and Governance Strategy across the Trust. These outcomes will be achieved primarily through leadership of clinical staff, and the publication and implementation of guidelines and procedures to encourage best practice
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
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.
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.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band
This advert closes on Wednesday 13 May 2026