Lead Pharmacy Technician - Electronic Prescribing and Pharmacy

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Wrenthorpe; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust seeks an experienced Pharmacy Technician to lead the development and optimisation of Electronic Prescribing and Pharmacy IT systems. You will be part of a collaborative team enhancing patient safety and service quality through digital innovation.

You will support the safe use of electronic prescribing, maintain electronic formularies and analyse prescribing data to inform improvements and costs.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Pharmacy Technician with NHS exposure.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to analyse data and support digital projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support development, maintenance and optimisation of Electronic Prescribing and Pharmacy IT systems.
• Provide expert pharmacy technician advice to support safe use of electronic prescribing across the Trust.
• Support the implementation of electronic systems and digital projects in line with Trust plans.
• Manage electronic formularies and work with ICBs, networks and governance groups.
• Analyse prescribing trends, medicines usage and complex data to inform service improvement and governance.
• Produce and present reports on medicines usage, system performance, activity and costs to stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to maximise digital technology to improve efficiency and patient safety across pharmacy services.

Job description

Working collaboratively across professional groups, the post holder will use their pharmacy technician expertise to support system improvements that enhance patient safety, service quality and operational efficiency.

The role will be responsible for:

• Leading and supporting the ongoing development, maintenance and optimisation of Electronic Prescribing and Pharmacy IT systems.
• Providing expert pharmacy technician advice to support the safe and effective use of electronic prescribing systems across the Trust.
• Supporting the implementation of electronic systems and digital projects in line with Trust programme plans.
• Managing and maintaining electronic formularies, working closely with Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), local networks and governance groups to support evidence-based formulary decisions.
• Analysing prescribing trends, medicines usage and complex prescribing data to inform service improvement, governance and decision-making.
• Producing and presenting reports on medicines usage, system performance, activity and costs to a range of stakeholders.
• Identifying opportunities to maximise the use of digital technology to improve efficiency, medicines optimisation and patient safety across pharmacy services.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician to play a key role in the development, optimisation and maintenance of our Electronic Prescribing Systems and Pharmacy IT systems.

We are seeking a highly motivated, committed and dedicated individual who thrives in a collaborative team environment. The successful candidate will possess excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills, together with strong attention to detail and the ability to effectively manage competing priorities.

As digital innovation continues to be a key priority across the NHS, this role offers the opportunity to be at the forefront of enhancing electronic systems to improve patient safety, service quality and operational efficiency.

If you are passionate about technology, medicines optimisation and improving patient care through digital transformation, we would love to hear from you.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

Visa sponsorship under the Health and Care Worker visa route can only be considered if the prorated salary meets the minimum threshold of £25,000, as required by the UK Visas and Immigration. Therefore, sponsorship may not be possible depending on working hours.

This is correct at the time of posting, but subject to change in line with the guidance from the Home Office.