Chief Technician, ePMA & Digital Pharmacy

Kingston And Richmond Nhs Foundation Trust; Kingston; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingston & Richmond NHS Foundation Trust Pharmacy Department is seeking a Senior Technician to lead ePMA and digital services. You will maintain the EPMA system, deliver training across disciplines and influence prescribing safety through system enhancements.

The role blends pharmacy operations with digital health, offering opportunities to shape digital workflows while retaining hands-on dispensing skills as needed.

Qualifications

• BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Essential).
• NVQ Level 3 in pharmaceutical services (or equivalent).
• Registered with the GPHC (Essential).
• Additional qualifications or training in digital health or IT systems (Desirable).

Responsibilities

• Maintain and optimise the Trust EPMA systems as part of the Pharmacy Digital Team.
• Provide expert training and support to multidisciplinary staff on the EPMA system.
• Design and implement system changes to promote safe prescribing per Trust guidelines.
• Collaborate with wider Digital Teams on projects, upgrades and testing.
• Develop prescribing protocols and decision support tools in line with policy.
• Contribute to medication safety initiatives through audits and QA.

Skills

Medicines optimisation

Healthcare IT systems

Training & support

Adaptable to new systems

Education

BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences

NVQ Level 3 in pharmaceutical services

GPHC registration

Digital health / IT training

Tools

EPMA system

Cerner Millennium

Job description

Kingston & Richmond NHS Foundation Trust Pharmacy Department is seeking a Senior Technician to lead ePMA and digital services. You will maintain the EPMA system, deliver training across disciplines and influence prescribing safety through system enhancements.

The role blends pharmacy operations with digital health, offering opportunities to shape digital workflows while retaining hands-on dispensing skills as needed.