Lead Pharmacist – ePMA and Clinical Informatics

NHS; Epsom; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job description

Lead Pharmacist – ePMA and Clinical Informatics

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Lead Pharmacist - ePMA and Clinical Informatics to play a pivotal role in the implementation, development, and maintenance of our electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) system. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of digital healthcare and make a tangible impact on patient care and pharmacy services.

As an organisation, we are on the brink of a major transformation with the rollout of a new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system. This is your chance to be at the forefront of digital change, ensuring the safe and effective use of medicines through innovative technologies.

Main duties of the job

1. Lead the development, implementation and ongoing management of clinical IT programmes with a focus on medicines optimisation.
2. Lead on the installation, configuration and testing of regular pharmacy catalogue updates to include new medicines.
3. Lead the development and implementation of policies and procedures relevant to Clinical Informatics in Medicines Optimisation.
4. Lead all aspects of quality assuring IT software and systems relating to ePMA, including the provision of relevant, appropriate reports, audits and delivering actions to address any deficiencies or risks.
5. Lead and advise on the IT and Clinical Informatics components of any future technology developments within pharmacy.
6. Be a team leader and arrange the training of pharmacy staff and others as needed to ensure staff are competent to carry out their job roles effectively.
7. Provide expert advice on the development of structured training programmes for users of any clinical informatics system through engagement with the relevant clinical teams.
8. Deliver a clinical pharmacy service in the trust to maintain clinical skills and ensure that any IT developments support such practice.
9. Support the IT requirements of the Trust Smart Pumps for medicines administration.
10. Contribute to the strategic planning of the pharmacy department and the trust's clinical IT strategy with a focus on medicines optimisation.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Masters in Pharmacy Degree
• 1 year pre-registration training Professional registration with General Pharmaceutical Council

Knowledge and Experience

• Substantial post registration experience as a pharmacist practitioner to include experience of leading or participating in an e-prescribing or EPR implementation on behalf of pharmacy.
• Relevant Hospital ePMA (prescribing and Administration Systems) experience.
• Experience in implementing and managing change.
• Demonstrable experience of supervising and managing staff/ teams.
• Previous experience of contribution to the operational and strategic direction of the pharmacy department.
• Experience of identifying and managing risk in a clinical specialty.
• Proven ability to deliver education and training.
• An understanding of how digital tools / EPR functionality can improve clinical practice in the hospital setting.

Skills

• Computer literate including familiarity with electronic prescribing systems.
• Knowledge and experience of clinical audit methodology.

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.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

£67,950 to £78,028 a year incl HCAS pro rata