Principal Pharmacy Technician ePMA

Transformationunitgm; Newport; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization is seeking a specialist pharmacy technician to join the Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) team at Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport. The role involves managing the implementation of digital pharmacy systems to enhance patient safety. Offering a competitive salary and extensive career development opportunities, this position requires a motivated individual passionate about pharmacy and technology.

Benefits

Extensive training and development opportunities

Flexible working

Occupational health support

Qualifications

• Experience in implementing and managing digital pharmacy systems.
• Ability to train diverse medical staff.
• Adaptability to shift work and flexible hours.

Responsibilities

• Lead the configuration and implementation of the ePMA system.
• Engage with stakeholders to ensure digital solution delivery.
• Deliver pharmacy services as a registered Pharmacy Technician.

Skills

Digital systems management

Patient safety improvement

Collaboration

Education

UK professional registration as a Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Ability to work flexible hours during go-live support and when participating in internal shift work (with on-call component).) Job ref 040-PST054-0625

Employer Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Royal Gwent Hospital Town Newport Salary £46,840 - £53,602 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 04/07/2025

Band 7

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

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Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a specialist pharmacy technician to join the ABUHB Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) Pharmacy Team. The postholder will be pivotal in delivering ePMA across ABUHB, working alongside digital and healthcare professional colleagues. This is an exciting time for ABUHB as we progress ePMA implementation, and we need an experienced pharmacy technician to join the team.

The postholder will have a passion for digital systems and improving patient safety, and demonstrate the ability to work under their own initiative, and collaborate with other members of the project team.

This role will need a full-time dedicated person who can work flexibly to deliver the pharmacy elements of ePMA project. Initially this role will require availability during core working hours (Monday to Friday, plus weekend commitment on rota basis) to accommodate clinical areas. As the programme progresses through implementation, the postholder will work as part of the team that has extended flexible working, including participation in shift working arrangements to accommodate early mornings, late evenings and weekends.

Main duties of the job

The role will hold responsibility to:

•Lead the configuration, implementation, management and optimisation of the ePMA system as a significant job responsibility.

• Lead collaborative working and stakeholder engagement to ensure digital solutions deliver the ABUHB strategic and operational goals.

• Work with the multi-disciplinary ePMA team to develop and deploy technology-enabled process change.

• Act as a role model for practicing Pharmacy Technicians to ensure ePMA and other digital system activities are embedded into modern
pharmaceutical care for patients.

• Assist in developing and delivering an agreed programme of training to Medical, Nursing, Pharmacy, and other staff to ensure safe and
effective use of the system.

• Support with the delivery of Pharmacy services as a registered Pharmacy Technician, participating in internal shift work (with on-call
component) when required during periods of implementation and system upgrade.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see further details as per attached job description and person specification document for full job criteria.

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Experience

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Skills and Attributes

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Other

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.