Lead Technician Electronic Prescribing & Medicines Admin (EPMA)

ZeroAge; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

ZeroAge is seeking a Lead Technician for Electronic Prescribing & Medicines Administration, joining a team dedicated to improving patient safety and medicines optimisation. The candidate will manage EPMA systems and deliver essential training, ensuring effective operations in a pivotal teaching hospital.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician with relevant experience.
• Knowledge of hospital pharmacy services and computer systems.
• Experience with EPMA systems is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support development and maintenance of EPMA systems.
• Deliver training on EPMA system to pharmacy staff.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams on project implementation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Technical pharmacy knowledge

Education

BTEC, City and Guilds or NVQ level 3 in Pharmaceutical Services

Registered Pharmacy Technician

Tools

EPMA systems

Computer hardware

Job description

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Job Summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and experienced pharmacy technician, to join our EPMA team at one of the largest and busiest tertiary referral teaching trusts in the country.

Job Summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and experienced pharmacy technician, to join our EPMA team at one of the largest and busiest tertiary referral teaching trusts in the country.

Under the direction of the Chief Technician and as part of the wider pharmacy and multidisciplinary team you will use your technical pharmacy knowledge in the configuration and on-going maintenance of this exciting technology, ensuring pharmacy and the wider hospital realise its full potential to improve medicines optimisation and patient safety.

The successful candidate will have an interest in IT systems, be able to work independently as well as part of a team, be conscientious, and be able to prioritise their own workload effectively while displaying excellent attention to detail. You will have good communication skills. A clinical background and experience of other IT prescribing systems or information manipulation would be an advantage.

Main duties of the job

Under the leadership and direction of the Chief Technician - Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA):

Support with the development, configuration, testing, implementation, on-going maintenance and management of the Trust's EPMA system and relevant digital medicines systems.

To work with the multi-disciplinary EPMA project and Digital Nurse teams in delivering the outputs required for project implementation and ongoing optimisation/support. Ensuring robust, safe, effective, auditable processes and systems are in place in line with national standards and local policy and procedures. This will involve assisting in and supporting with the maintenance and development of the EPMA and relevant digital medicines systems.

To support with the development and deliver any aspect of pharmacy education/training on how Pharmacy staff interact with the EPMA system to perform their duties.

About Us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Details

Date posted

11 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

164-6926263-A

Job locations

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham

NG7 2UH

Job Description

Job responsibilities

NUH has had a long standing and multi award winning partnership with Nervecentre our EPMA provider.

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

Job Description

Job responsibilities

NUH has had a long standing and multi award winning partnership with Nervecentre our EPMA provider.

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

Person Specification

Essential

Training & Qualifications

• BTEC, City and Guilds or NVQ level 3 in Pharmaceutical Services, or recognised equivalent
• Registered Pharmacy Technician the the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
  
  

Desirable

• Qualified Accuracy Checker
• Accredited Medicines Management/ Ward Technician
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Experience and knowledge of hospital pharmacy services gained through relevant post registration experience.
• Working knowledge of computer hardware including PC's, Servers, Printers and portable devices.
  
  

Desirable

• Previous experience of working with an EPMA system.
• Evidence of project management
• Teaching experience
  
  

Communication and Judgement skills

Essential

• Good interpersonal and presentation skills - written and verbal
• Able to tolerate interruptions and deal with stress, complaints and conflict
  
  

Desirable

• Effective staff and performance management skills
  
  

Analytical and Judgment Skills

Essential

• Knows own limitations
• Demonstrate a systematic, disciplined and analytical approach to problem solving, both in data and information handling and technical (hardware) issues
• Accurate with good attention to detail
  
  

Desirable

• Evidence of incorporating innovative and "best practice" into current practice
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Knows own limitations
• Demonstrate a systematic, disciplined and analytical approach to problem solving, both in data and information handling and technical (hardware) issues
• Accurate with good attention to detail
  
  

Desirable

• Evidence of incorporating innovative and "best practice" into current practice
  
  

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham

NG7 2UH

Employer's website

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham

NG7 2UH

Employer's website

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Strategic Management Services

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