Advanced Pharmacist

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust Advanced Pharmacist (Sexual health and HIV services) The closing date is 18 January 2026 We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable Advanced Pharmacist to join our professional team. You will provide a holistic highly specialist pharmaceutical care service to patients accessing the HIV and sexual health services within Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust to achieve high quality, cost effective and evidence-based prescribing/use of pharmaceuticals in specific areas. We're a close team but we're never exclusive, if you can bring a professional approach and fresh ideas we would love to hear from you. Experience in HIV and Sexual Health preferable and advantageous, but not essential as specialist training will be given to the right candidate. Main duties of the job You’ll be required to be a clinical specialist and support the Lead Specialist Pharmacist in providing specialist pharmacy services to the sexual health service; this may include prescribing, support work and developing initiatives. You will work closely with the people who use our services, families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services. In this role you’ll have a key leadership role, acting as a role model for others. Advanced Pharmacists are responsible for ensuring that the team provides effective care planning which meets professional standards and is in collaboration with their service users and carers. They facilitate reflection on the service delivery and identification of quality improvement work. About us Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive, Excellent. We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short‑listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission. The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit us both. See where you can go with KCHFTcareer pathways Job responsibilities As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non‑EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net, quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further. The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert. We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job. At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non‑clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve. Find out more about the community difference here. Good luck We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity. It is important to us that all our staff are aligned to our Values and in particular the behaviours we expect from KCHFT managers. With this in mind as part of the selection process for this position you will be asked to complete two other activities in addition to the competency‑based interview that you will be invited to. This extended selection process is designed to assess your management style and the specific details of the exercises will be given if you are successfully shortlisted. The provisional date of the selection event is 29th January 2026, although this may be subject to change. Person Specification Qualifications General Pharmaceutical Council Registration as a pharmacist Master’s level qualification (e.g., MSc in Pharmacy) with continued professional development or equivalent demonstrable experience Non‑Medical Prescribing qualification, or near completion of the course Leadership/management/coaching qualification Good Clinical Practice Certificate Member of The Royal Pharmaceutical Society Experience In‑depth experience of preparation of protocols or guidelines, undertaking audit & reporting results, presenting at local/regional level, preparing budgetary reports Extensive post registration experience in area of practice, working as a clinical pharmacist at a high level as part of a multi‑disciplinary team Experience of leading and managing teams, developing policy and service development plans Practical experience of change management and in managing health related projects/complex caseloads Contribution to regional or national specialist interest group(s), publications and/or conferences Experience in both community and hospital pharmacy Experience of Pharmacist led clinic knowledge Understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance to relevant to care setting and its application across health care services Evidence of continued relevant professional development and implementation in practice within the last 12 months Proven ability to develop effective partnerships to achieve practical outcomes across organisational boundaries including statutory organisations, external agencies, community and voluntary organisations Supporting others (mentor / educator / supervisor) experience Active member of the HIV Pharmacy association (HIVPA) and the British HIV Association (BHIVA) Experienced prescribing in a specialist area 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. Address Station Plaza Clinic or Avenues House Clinic Contract Permanent Working pattern Full‑time Reference number 846-7523795-TS-A Job locations Station Plaza Clinic or Avenues House Clinic #J-18808-Ljbffr