Chief Pharmacy Technician - Epma & Digital Services

Kingston And Richmond Nhs Foundation Trust; Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust Pharmacy Department is seeking an experienced Senior Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy Digital and Informatics Team as Chief Technician, ePMA. You will maintain, develop and optimise our ePMA system, helping across the Trust to improve prescribing and patient safety.

You'll train colleagues, contribute to multidisciplinary discussions and digital projects, and help solve problems.

Qualifications

• BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences
• NVQ Level 3 in pharmaceutical services (or equivalent)
• Registered with the GPHC

Responsibilities

• To help maintain and optimise our Trust Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) systems as an integral member of the Pharmacy Digital Team.
• Provide expert training and support to multidisciplinary staff using the Trust Oracle Cerner Millenium EPMA system.
• Working with multidisciplinary teams to design and implement system changes to promote safe prescribing in line with Trust clinical guidelines.
• Work in collaboration with the wider Trust Digital Teams on projects, system upgrades and configuration and regression testing.
• Design, build and implement prescribing protocols, order sets and clinical decision support tools in line with Trust guidelines.
• Contribute to medication safety initiatives through system design, audit and continuous quality improvement.

Skills

NHS Hospital Pharmacy

Medicines optimisation

Digital systems knowledge

E-prescribing systems

Training staff

System mastery

Education

BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences

NVQ Level 3 in pharmaceutical services (or equivalent)

Registered with the GPHC

Job description

Job summary

Pharmacy and digital might not be two things you immediately put together, but this role brings both together.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Pharmacy Technician with a passion for digital healthcare to join us as Chief Technician, ePMA.

As part of our Pharmacy Digital and Informatics Team, you'll help maintain, develop and optimise our ePMA system, working across the Trust to improve prescribing and patient safety.

You'll support and train colleagues, contribute to multidisciplinary discussions and digital projects, and help solve problems as they arise. We're looking for someone who communicates clearly, can make training engaging and enjoys finding better ways of doing things.

With healthcare becoming increasingly digital, this is an opportunity to build specialist ePMA skills while using your pharmacy knowledge to improve how medicines are prescribed and administered.

You'll also retain your operational pharmacy experience in the dispensary, although the majority of the role will focus on digital medicines systems and supporting the people who use them.

Applications are invited from qualified Pharmacy Technicians with proven experience in health informatics to undertake this post on a developmental basis, offering progression from Band 6 to Band 7 upon achievement of agreed competencies.

Main duties of the job

• To help maintain and optimise our Trust Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) systems as an integral member of the Pharmacy Digital Team.


• Provide expert training and support to multidisciplinary staff using the Trust Oracle Cerner Millenium EPMA system.


• Working with multidisciplinary teams to design and implement system changes to promote safe prescribing in line with Trust clinical guidelines.


• Work in collaboration with the wider Trust Digital Teams on projects, system upgrades and configuration and regression testing.


• Design, build and implement prescribing protocols, order sets and clinical decision support tools in line with Trust guidelines.


• Contribute to medication safety initiatives through system design, audit and continuous quality improvement.

About us

We work closely with colleagues across the wider multidisciplinary team, so you won't be tucked away behind a computer working on ePMA in isolation. You'll get to know people across different professions and specialties and become someone colleagues turn to when they need help navigating our digital systems.

And, because this is a role that sits between pharmacy, people and digital, there's a real opportunity to learn. You'll be surrounded by experienced pharmacy colleagues while also building relationships with teams across the Trust, giving you exposure to areas you might not ordinarily encounter in a traditional pharmacy technician role.

We want you to feel comfortable asking questions, sharing ideas and challenging the way we do things. If you spot something that could work better, we want to hear about it.

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust Pharmacy Department provides a high quality, professional pharmacy service and has a strong track record in delivery quality and innovative services. Both the Pharmacy Department and the Trust have a long-standing reputation for being a friendly, rewarding and compassionate place to work.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences


• NVQ Level 3 in pharmaceutical services (or equivalent)


• Registered with the GPHC

Desirable

• ACPT qualification


• Additional qualifications or training in digital health or IT systems

Experience and Skills

Essential

• Previous NHS Hospital Pharmacy


• Good understanding of medicines optimisation and the role of digital systems in improving patient safety


• Providing support and technical expertise on hospital electronic prescribing and administration systems


• Proven ability to master new systems rapidly


• Knowledge of professional code of conduct and guidance issued by the GPhC

Desirable

• Knowledge of health informatics


• Experience with Healthcare IT computer systems

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.

UK Registration

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

Reference number 396-7926652-DE-GV Working pattern Full-time Contract Permanent Closing date 10 November 2026 Employer contact details Principal Pharmacist Annette Nicholson, [e-mail], 02089342090