Job summary
Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Digital Systems and Formulary
Are you a pharmacist looking for new challenges? This is an exciting time at NSFT, join us as we transform our Pharmacy team.
Our Trust has already successfully rolled out electronic prescribing and medicines administration to all of our inpatient units but this is the start of our ambitious digital journey. We have a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to join us to lead our digital pharmacy agenda.
Candidates must be passionate about technology and its use to improve the quality of care and patient safety. They should have recent demonstrable experience of delivering and embedding change management in a clinical environment
NSFT Pharmacy covers Norfolk and Suffolk and the successful candidate can be based in either of these counties.
Main duties of the job
- To lead on the implementation of new digital systems within the pharmacy department
- Lead on aspects of development, implementation, assurance and ongoing use of electronic medicines management systems across the Trust.
- To support further implementation and ongoing management of an Electronic Prescribing and Administration system (EPMA) at the Trust
- To collaborate with the configuration, validation, testing and rollout of digital systems from a pharmacy perspective
- To assist with the formulary build and continued maintenance and development of the EPMA system in line with Trust and system partners' formularies
- To ensure patient safety, security of access, system availability and data accuracy is delivered by the system and meets the requirements of the Trust, it's patients and clinical staff
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC registration as a pharmacist
- Postgraduate diploma qualification
Desirable
- Leadership or Management Qualification
- IT or Project management Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy
- Experience of Service / Personnel management
Desirable
- Practical experience of Electronic Medicines Management systems
Skills
Essential
- Reasonable confidence and competence in using IT systems (e.g. Outlook, Word, clinical or other record systems) relevant to the role.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of regulations and legislation relevant to EPMA
- In depth knowledge of medicines administration processes and medicines management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GPhC registration as a pharmacist
- Postgraduate diploma qualification
Desirable
- Leadership or Management Qualification
- IT or Project management Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience in hospital pharmacy
- Experience of Service / Personnel management
Desirable
- Practical experience of Electronic Medicines Management systems
Skills
Essential
- Reasonable confidence and competence in using IT systems (e.g. Outlook, Word, clinical or other record systems) relevant to the role.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of regulations and legislation relevant to EPMA
- In depth knowledge of medicines administration processes and medicines management
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
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).
