Lead Pharmacy Technician - ePMA and Digital Medicines Support

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Lead Pharmacy Technician to drive ePMA and digital medicines support within the Digital Medicines Team.

You will implement Nervecentre ePMA and contribute to the EPR rollout, with a focus on patient safety, medicines governance and staff training.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician.
• Experience with medicines safety and digital medicines preferred.
• Ability to support change management and training.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key contact for ePMA and digital medicines queries from clinical staff.
• Support implementation, optimisation and safe use of Nervecentre ePMA.
• Contribute to system build, testing, validation and change control.
• Support go-live activity, upgrades and optimisation, including issue logging and user support.
• Help design and deliver ePMA training for pharmacy, nursing and medical staff.
• Develop and maintain user guidance, SOPs and FAQs.
• Support medicines safety, governance and incident review relating to ePMA and digital medicines systems.
• Contribute to audit, reporting and quality improvement linked to digital medicines workflows.
• Provide day-to-day guidance and supervision to Digital Medicines Support Officers and staff.

Skills

Pharmacy operations

ePMA

Digital Medicines

Tools

Nervecentre

Job description

Help shape the future of digital medicines at HDFT

Are you a registered Pharmacy Technician with a passion for medicines safety, digital innovation and supporting colleagues through change?

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Digital Medicines Team at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust as a Band 6 Lead Pharmacy Technician - ePMA and Digital Medicines Support. You will play a key role in supporting the implementation of Nervecentre ePMA as part of the Trust’s strategic implementation of the wider Nervecentre Electronic Patient Record (EPR).

This role offers the chance to be at the forefront of a major digital transformation programme, helping to improve prescribing, medicines administration, clinical workflows, data quality, staff experience and, most importantly, patient safety.

These posts are offered as a 23-month fixed term opportunity and will be based within the Pharmacy Department at HDFT.

You Will

• Act as a key point of contact for ePMA and digital medicines queries from pharmacy, medical, nursing and other clinical staff.
• Support the implementation, optimisation and safe use of Nervecentre ePMA and related digital medicines processes.
• Contribute to system build, configuration, testing, validation, user acceptance testing and change control.
• Support go-live activity, upgrades and optimisation, including floor-walking, issue logging and user support.
• Help design, deliver and evaluate ePMA training for pharmacy, nursing, medical and other clinical staff.
• Develop and maintain user guidance, quick reference guides, SOPs, FAQs and other support materials.
• Support medicines safety, governance and incident review relating to ePMA and digital medicines systems.
• Contribute to audit, reporting, service evaluation and quality improvement linked to digital medicines workflows.
• Provide day-to-day guidance, support and supervision to Digital Medicines Support Officers, pharmacy technicians, trainees, assistants or other staff as delegated.

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

We Offer Colleagues

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.

Please Note

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
• Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
• All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sara Abbas-Llewelyn Job title: Lead Pharmacist - Digital Medicines, ePR and ePMA Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01423 553164