Lead Pharmacist, EPMA

Integrated Care System; Guildford; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Guildford is seeking a Lead Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) pharmacist to support the pharmacy development at their site. The role involves managing the Senior EPMA Pharmacy Technician, overseeing EPMA governance, and ensuring efficient medication processes. Candidates should have a Pharmacy degree, relevant experience, and be GPhC registered. Competitive salary offered.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing program

Professional development support

Investment in facilities

Qualifications

• Registered with GPhC.
• Experience in using or implementing an EPMA system.
• Experience writing policies and standard operating procedures.

Responsibilities

• Support with the development of a strategy for the EPMA system.
• Responsible for the management of the EPMA Senior Technician.
• Attend Millennium ePR Project Boards and present as required.

Skills

Experience in using or implementing an EPMA system

Demonstrable expertise in highly relevant field of pharmacy specialism

Knowledge of medicines safety and managing risk

Experience of delivering projects to time and on budget

Education

Degree in Pharmacy (UK recognised)

Clinical Pharmacy diploma or equivalent experience

Registered with GPhC

Job description

We are in the exciting position to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated Lead Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) pharmacist. The successful candidate will be expected to support the pharmacy development and ongoing maintenance of ePMA on the Royal Surrey NHS FT site.The postholder will be responsible for the management of the Senior EPMA Pharmacy Technician, and will also deputise for the Principal Pharmacist for EPMA as required. They will provide site-specific leadership related to the EPMA system, ensuring an appropriate focus on clinical risk management, quality assurance and medicines optimisation. The postholder will also be responsible for site-specific EPMA governance ensuring that quality management systems, policies and standard operating procedures are in place. They will lead the development of EPMA policies and education and training materials, taking responsibility for writing the clinical elements, supervising the Senior Technician with writing the technical elements and ensuring that all documents are tailored appropriately for the Trust.The EPMA system is part of the wider Oracle Health electronic patient record (ePR) programme rolled out between both the Royal Surrey NHS FT and Ashford and St. Peters Hospital NHS FT known as Millennium ePR.If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact Feroz Mohabuth, Principal Pharmacist EPMA ([e-mail])

Main duties of the job

The postholder will be responsible for the management of the Senior Technician, and will also deputise for the Principal Pharmacist for EPMA as required. Management responsibilities may change as the team grows. They will provide site-specific leadership to ensure that the EPMA system is maintained with an appropriate focus on clinical risk management, quality assurance and medicines optimisation to facilitate the delivery of EPMA and programme objectives. The postholder will also be responsible for site-specific EPMA governance ensuring that quality management systems, policies and standard operating procedures are in place. They will lead the development of EPMA policies and education and training materials, taking responsibility for writing the clinical elements, supervising the Senior Technician with writing the technical elements and ensuring that all documents are tailored appropriately for the Trust.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

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Job responsibilities

• Support with the development of a strategy to inform the ongoing maintenance and post-implementation development of the EPMA system, to ensure that pathways, protocols, decision-support, formulary etc continue to evolve and reflect national and local advice on the safety and use of medicines
• Responsible for the management of the EPMA Senior Technician, ensuring that they have appropriate competencies to deliver the requirements of the EPMA service; and providing leadership, mentoring, coaching and training to facilitate their personal development
• Attend Millennium ePR Project Boards and present at various meetings as necessary, as required by the Principal Pharmacist for EPMA
• Be familiar with the range of EPMA systems in place nationally and installations underway, establishing beneficial networks with other key organisations with a view to collaborating to develop best practice and standardisation of workflow

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered with GPhC
• Degree in Pharmacy (UK recognised)
• Clinical Pharmacy diploma (or equivalent) or sufficient experience gained in practice to equate to this level of training
• Member of relevant professional groups

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience in using or implementing an EPMA system
• Experience of delivering projects to time and on budget
• Demonstrable expertise in highly relevant field of pharmacy specialism
• Knowledge of medicines safety and managing risk
• Experience writing policies and standard operating procedures
• Experience of designing, developing and delivering training programmes
• Previous good performance working in a range of clinical pharmacy specialties in the acute sector
• Experience of working successfully with different healthcare professions and managers across the wider healthcare economy
• Experience of audit and/or research
• Experience in leading a Cerner/Oracle EPMA implementation
• Experience of IT system development or administration in a relevant area of practice
• Experience of the leading change

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.

£57,888 to £64,880 a yearper annum pro rata including High Cost Area Supplement