Senior EPMA and IT Development Pharmacist

4 weeks ago

Harlow, United Kingdom The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic, experienced Senior Pharmacist to help us implement the Digital transformation of patient care across our Trust.

We are looking for a Senior Pharmacist who is interested in ensuring that all healthcare professionals enhance clinical medication safety practices by implementing and maturing digital IT solutions to its maximum effect.

You will be responsible for the maintenance and optimisation of the Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Management (EPMA) system and the ChemoCare system.

You will also be involved in upgrades of the electronic prescribing systems which will include, training, floor walking and supporting end -users.

Main duties of the job

To provide front-line user support in-hours for the ePrescribing systems To participate in the EPMA on-call rota to provide out-of-hours support for the EPMA system To provide leadership to and support the lead EPMA Pharmacist in the management of the EPMA Team To manage the EPMA Team eRoster To offer their knowledge and expertise as a pharmacist during the build and validation of single drugs and treatment protocols on the ePrescribing systems To develop and lead staff training required for ePrescribing systems To user acceptance test functionality of software upgrades of the ePrescribing systems To monitor and investigate ePrescribing related incidents To design, coordinate and undertake clinical audits involving the ePrescribing systems To update and maintain ePrescribing related standard operating procedures (SOPs) and ePrescribing content in the medicines policies To investigate errors and incidents providing feedback as appropriate and to adjust the ePrescribing systems or training where necessary To update and maintain the issues, risk and incident logs for ePrescribing systems To measure and record qualitative and quantitative benefits To maintain knowledge and communicate any changes in national policy data quality and data protection requirements to enable the development of appropriate systems To deputise for the EPMA lead pharmacist as required

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information, please refer to the attached job description and person specification, available to download at any time.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Registered Pharmacist with GPhC Diploma or relevant experience Relevant clinical and leadership experience Minimum 3 years hospital experience

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Excellent pharmaceutical clinical knowledge and skills Good knowledge and understanding of the national agenda for digital medicines and upcoming information standards

Desirable

Knowledge of oncology, haematology and clinical trials Ability to communicate complicated or highly technical information to peers or members of multidisciplinary teams Ability to exercise judgment in identifying and assessing and appraising complicated events and problems Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

Experience

Essential

Experience and understanding of prescribing and medicines administration processes and personnel Experience of ePrescribing systems configuration and maintenance Experience of working in clinical IT projects

Desirable

Experience of implementing and leading change Experience in risk and incident management Experience of working with the Careflow Medicines Management EPMA system Experience of working with the ChemoCare ePrescribing system Experience of working in cancer services Experience of working in clinical trials

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