Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Digital Systems

Barts Health Nhs Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 66,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Digital Systems at Royal London Hospital, London. Fixed-term 12 months (Band 8a) to optimise electronic prescribing and digital medicines within the Pharmacy Informatics Team.

Full-time post based at Royal London Hospital, with focus on system safety, data accuracy and patient care. The successful candidate will work with IT and EPR teams to implement digital initiatives, support clinicians and drive improvements across Trust-wide digital systems.

Qualifications

• Significant hospital pharmacist experience post-qualification.
• Experience with clinical IT systems, including EPMA.
• Ability to influence change with clinicians and teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimise electronic prescribing within the Trust.
• Support implementation of digital medicines initiatives.
• Ensure patient safety, data accuracy and system availability.

Skills

Hospital pharmacist experience

Clinical IT systems experience

EPMA knowledge

Data analysis

Change management

Project management

Communication skills

Education

MPharm Degree

Job description

Job summary

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Digital Systems
(For 12 months or until 1.1.2028, Band 8a) Royal London Hospital
We are seeking an experienced pharmacist to join our Pharmacy Informatics Team for 12 months while the current post holder is on a career break. This is a full-time Band 8a role based at the Royal London Hospital. The successful candidate will play a key role in the Trust-wide optimisation of clinical systems, helping to drive efficiency, innovation, and excellence in patient care.

Interview date: 13th November 2026

Main duties of the job

The postholder will assist the Lead Pharmacist, Informatics with the development and optimisation of electronic prescribing within the Trust, in conjunction with the Head of IT Projects and the EPR team. They will assist with the implementation of any new digital medicines' initiatives and support the pharmacy team in developing, validating and maintaining the wider pharmacy digital systems operated by the department.

They will ensure patient safety, security of access, system availability and that data accuracy is delivered by the system(s) and meets the requirements of the Trust, its patients and clinical staff.

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 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8a

Salary: £66,274 to £73,496 a year per annum inc

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: 259-8366858GCS

Job locations: Royal London Hospital, London, E1 2ES, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Although this position is a 12 months fixed‑term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre‑employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager. 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 experience post registration in a hospital based post
• Previous significant experience of working with clinical IT systems, including ePMA
• Experience of working with clinicians and a proven track record for influencing change

Desirable

• Successful experience of managing & leading projects
• Practical experience of setting up and configuring EPMA and associated functionality
• Experience of successfully managing staff, performing appraisals and giving feedback

Skills

Essential

• Be able to provide highly complex ePMA information and impart knowledge to all levels of healthcare professionals (up to and including senior consultants/professor level)
• Able to communicate complex information effectively in both written and verbal formats with staff and patients.
• Demonstrates an ability to plan, prioritise and organise own workload, to work under pressure and act with autonomy whilst retaining a sense of own capabilities and escape when necessary
• Demonstrates an ability to analyse and interpret data
• Demonstrates an understanding of risk management
• Change management experience
• Assertive, diplomatic, persuasive with ability to negotiate
• Able to plan, prioritise, organise self and work unsupervised according to changing demands
• Demonstrates Project Management Skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of regulations and legislation relevant to EPMA
• In depth knowledge of medicines administration processes and medicines management
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of safe pharmacy practice including Medicines legislation and professional code of ethics
• Knowledge of national digital strategy for the NHS
• Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
• Understands the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation
• Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives
• Ability to provide complex information and guidance on medicines use, clinical pharmacy and financial issues clearly and concisely

Qualifications

Essential

• MPharm Degree

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 (Opens in a new tab). 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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Barts Health NHS Trust

Address: Royal London Hospital, London, E1 2ES, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Lead Pharmacist Informatics, Amanpreet K Sidhu, [e-mail]

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