Digital Pharmacy Technician - Electronic Patient Record

NHS; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in England is seeking a Specialist Digital Pharmacist to support the implementation of the Joint Oracle EPR system across multiple NHS trusts. This role involves delivering training to staff and managing duties within the pharmacy department. Ideal candidates will have experience in hospital pharmacy and familiarity with pharmacy IT systems. The position offers a competitive benefits package, ensuring a supportive work environment with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

On-site nursery

27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Flexible working

Subsidised restaurant

Qualifications

• Broad experience in pharmaceutical care in hospital pharmacy.
• Experience with training and mentoring staff.
• Minimum of 1 year's post qualification experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of the Joint Oracle EPR system.
• Deliver training and support to ward-based teams.
• Manage pharmaceutical technical duties and supervise junior staff.

Skills

Fluent IT user

Problem solving

Training of staff

Understanding of Hospital Pharmacy IT systems

Familiarity with Pharmacy stock control software

Pharmacy Robotics

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent registered Pharmacy Technician

Professional registration with the GPhC

Tools

Crystal/SQL/PowerBI

Pharmacy systems management software

Job description

37.5 hours per week (rotational late night, weekends and bank holiday working)

Closing Date: 4th February 2026

Interview Date: TBC

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

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The Specialist Digital Pharmacist will work as part of the Digital Pharmacy Team supporting the Joint Lead Pharmacy Information Officer in a multidisciplinary team tasked with implementing the Joint Oracle EPR (JEPR) system and supporting its implementation across the JEPR network that will exist between University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (UHCW), George Eliot NHS Trust (GEH) and South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT).

Main duties of the job

• To support the implementation team in the EPMA component of roll out of JEPR.
• To deliver when needed specialist training and teaching sessions to the ward-based team, checking understanding and adapting training methods where necessary.
• The post holder will support staff who are distressed or who challenge the changes to service as a result of JEPR.
• To utilise observational and verbal communication skills with all stakeholders, to contribute to the benefits measurement process and to design best practice.
• To participate in process mapping days and use professional experience and knowledge of medicines management standards to support the design of clinical practice in all aspects of medicines management to inform configuration of the software and ways of working.
• To plan training sessions for ward staff within specified time frames and to deadlines.
• To undertake routine duties within the dispensary as required, supervising the work of junior pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and (senior) ATOs.

About us

Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' taking centre stage. An ever evolving clinically- led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive health services delivered by inspiring and compassionate staff who share our corporate values:

Excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Job responsibilities

• To carry out pharmaceutical technical duties in specified areas of the pharmacy department under the overall direction of the Lead Pharmacy Technician and the Chief Pharmacist.
• To provide a safe, efficient and comprehensive high quality pharmaceutical service, under the direction of Lead Pharmacy Technician, to patients and staff of George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
• To undertake training and accreditation in technical skills and knowledge as identified and agreed with Lead Pharmacy Technician and the Chief Pharmacist.
• To manage work of junior Technicians and others, when deputing for Lead Pharmacy Technicians.
• To contribute to the late night, weekend, Bank Holiday and Statutory Day working rota.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge

• Broad experience of delivery of pharmaceutical care in hospital pharmacy
• Fluent IT user and use of databases
• Problem solving
• Training of staff
• Triage of errors and faults in IT hardware and software
• Using data sources to produce reports for a variety of requestors
• Writing and validation of adhoc reports using various reporting tools (e.g. Crystal/SQL/PowerBI)

Qualifications and Training

• NVQ 3 or equivalent registered Pharmacy Technician or knowledge of pharmaceutical technical procedures acquired through training in equivalent pharmaceutical science and recent relevant work experience
• Demonstrate continuing professional developments to meet statutory requirements
• Professional registration with the GPhC and minimum of 1 year's post qualification experience
• Formal mentoring, coaching or preceptorship training

Skills and Abilities

• Understanding of how Hospital Pharmacy IT systems operate
• Familiarity with Pharmacy stock control software using Pharmacy systems management software, ideally CMM (JAC / Wellsky)
• Familiarity with EPMA / EPR
• Implementing and developing clinical pharmacy services within an EPR / EPMA system
• Pharmacy Robotics including electronic drug storage solutions

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.