Job summary
The Pharmacy Department at Royal Cornwall Hospital is delighted to be able to offer this exciting position in our Digital Medicines team. The award winning RCHT Digital Medicines team is one of the national leaders in digital pharmacy systems and has successfully rolled out our EPMA solution across Cornwall in a unique partnership with our sister Trust.
The Trust is about to embark on the implementation of its new Electronic Patient Record (EPR). This challenging programme is the largest clinical system transformation programme the Trust has undertaken and is key to the Trust's Strategy and aims to fundamentally transform ways of working.
This role will be the strategic lead for the Digital Medicines programme across Cornwall, forming strong partnerships with other Trusts, external organisations and the ICS. They will lead on the promotion, innovation and transformation of clinical and operational services across all health professions where medicines are involved. The Digital Medicines team will be working closely with other clinical teams and Cornwall IT Services to implement a new EPR across Cornwall over the next 2 years.
Main duties of the job
As Chief Pharmacy Information Officer (CPIO) you will take a strategic digital leadership role supporting the Trust's strategic objectives and medicines management strategies to facilitate the delivery of excellent, safe patient care through the digitalisation of services and service delivery. The CPIO is predominately a transformational role, pioneering new ways of working and the "art of the possible". They will lead on the promotion, innovation and transformation of clinical and operational services through the use of information and technologies across medical, nursing, midwifery, allied health professionals' workforces to support and improve:
- Patient outcomes and efficiency.
- Integrated care across partners and commissioners.
- Digital empowerment of patients and citizens.
As the Trust's CPIO, you will play a pivotal role in the implementation, ongoing support, maintenance, and development of the Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) functionality of the Trust's Electronic Patient Record (EPR). You will lead on ensuring the safety of the electronic prescribing solutions utilised within the Trust. This is a highly specialised, technical, and clinical role requiring in depth knowledge and understanding of the configuration of both the EPR system and its interaction with all other prescribing and pharmacy Trust digital systems, and clinical pathways.
About us
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for full details.
The Chief Pharmacy Information Officer will initially focus on the implementation of the eCare project as the Trust transitions from its existing electronic systems (including ePMA) to Oracle Health/Cerner EPR system.
Following implementation, the role will focus on optimisation of the EPR system and the wider county wide medicines optimisation agenda.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for full details.
The Chief Pharmacy Information Officer will initially focus on the implementation of the eCare project as the Trust transitions from its existing electronic systems (including ePMA) to Oracle Health/Cerner EPR system.
Following implementation, the role will focus on optimisation of the EPR system and the wider county wide medicines optimisation agenda.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oMasters level degree in Pharmacy, or equivalent
- oCurrent registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- oPostgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy, or equivalent experience
- oCompleted or in progress- MSc/Diploma Digital Health Leadership (NHS Digital Academy)/ Health Informatics or related subject or equivalent experience
Desirable
- oNHS Digital Clinical Risk Management training
- oManagement or leadership training/qualification
- oPrince2 Project Management qualification or equivalent
- Membership of RPS and/or Faculty for clinical informaticists
Experience
Essential
- oExtensive post registration hospital pharmacy experience
- oExperienced clinical pharmacist with expertise of working with clinical informatics and managing teams
- oExperience of conducting and managing audit or research projects, and assessing quality of services, including critical appraisal of current evidence base.
- oPrevious management / team leader experience with responsibility for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other associated staff groups including staff development, managing performance and recruitment
- oExperience in delivering change management and quality improvement relating to digital systems
- oExperience in developing business cases for service development, including monitoring of outputs
- oWriting and implementing SOPs, policies, and guidelines
- oProven track record of ability to influence and challenge conflicting views and opinions effectively whilst delivering first class support service.
Desirable
- oExperience in formulary management and commissioning, including undertaking horizon scanning for new drugs or new uses of drugs
- oVery experienced clinical informatics pharmacist with extensive leadership experience working with CCIO, CNIO, and Chief Pharmacist in developing and implementing digital strategy across an organisation
Practical and Intellectual skills
Essential
- oProven ability to translate technical concepts into readily understandable documents and formal presentations to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
- High level of computer literacy
- oAble to communicate effectively and work productively with technical and non-technical staff.
- oA thorough awareness of information systems pertaining to medicines and prescribing, and standards in use within the NHS.
Desirable
- oIn depth understanding of the strategic aims of the RCHT EPR Programme.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oMasters level degree in Pharmacy, or equivalent
- oCurrent registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- oPostgraduate diploma in clinical pharmacy, or equivalent experience
- oCompleted or in progress- MSc/Diploma Digital Health Leadership (NHS Digital Academy)/ Health Informatics or related subject or equivalent experience
Desirable
- oNHS Digital Clinical Risk Management training
- oManagement or leadership training/qualification
- oPrince2 Project Management qualification or equivalent
- Membership of RPS and/or Faculty for clinical informaticists
Experience
Essential
- oExtensive post registration hospital pharmacy experience
- oExperienced clinical pharmacist with expertise of working with clinical informatics and managing teams
- oExperience of conducting and managing audit or research projects, and assessing quality of services, including critical appraisal of current evidence base.
- oPrevious management / team leader experience with responsibility for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other associated staff groups including staff development, managing performance and recruitment
- oExperience in delivering change management and quality improvement relating to digital systems
- oExperience in developing business cases for service development, including monitoring of outputs
- oWriting and implementing SOPs, policies, and guidelines
- oProven track record of ability to influence and challenge conflicting views and opinions effectively whilst delivering first class support service.
Desirable
- oExperience in formulary management and commissioning, including undertaking horizon scanning for new drugs or new uses of drugs
- oVery experienced clinical informatics pharmacist with extensive leadership experience working with CCIO, CNIO, and Chief Pharmacist in developing and implementing digital strategy across an organisation
Practical and Intellectual skills
Essential
- oProven ability to translate technical concepts into readily understandable documents and formal presentations to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
- High level of computer literacy
- oAble to communicate effectively and work productively with technical and non-technical staff.
- oA thorough awareness of information systems pertaining to medicines and prescribing, and standards in use within the NHS.
Desirable
- oIn depth understanding of the strategic aims of the RCHT EPR Programme.
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.
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
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).
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