Job summary
The Senior Nurse for Digital ePMA is a clinical informatics leadership role supporting the implementation and optimisation of electronic prescribing systems across the Health Board. The post holder will act as a key link between clinical teams and digital services, ensuring safe, effective and user-centred deployment of ePMA.

The role includes clinical engagement, system optimisation, training, and contribution to clinical safety and governance processes. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, the post holder will support adoption, improve patient safety, and enhance medicines management through digital solutions.

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist knowledge and experience, inclusive of digital skills, to support the development, configuration, maintenance and ongoing optimisation of the ePMA system, ensuring adherence to the patient safety and information standards of NHS Wales and the Health Board.
• Use nursing experience and knowledge to contribute to the design of the new ways of working associated with ePMA and other related systems to ensure maximum levels of safety and quality.
• Develop and deliver specialist training to the workforce who will interact with the ePMA system, inclusive of providing system demonstrations and communicate the safe and effective use of ePMA and other supporting systems.
• Be a visible leader in the use of digital services and promote the professional nursing agenda relating to medicine safety and excellence in practice.
• Ensure policies, procedures and guidelines are written and ratified prior to system implementations and remain valid and appropriate throughout product delivery, reviewing and updating when required.

About us
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 specialty 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.

Job responsibilities
Join us in leading the digital transformation of medicines management across ABUHB. This senior nursing role combines clinical leadership, digital innovation and service improvement, helping to ensure the safe and effective use of ePMA systems while influencing future ways of working, patient safety initiatives and workforce development.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential

• Registered Nurse/Midwife
• NMC registration
• Master's Degree or equivalent demonstrable experience
• Leadership development
• Evidence of on-going, relevant CPD
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical audit, effective research processes and application
• Extensive knowledge and appreciation of national policies and standards
• Evidence of highly developed specialist nursing knowledge which has been underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant experience

Desirable

• Project management qualification
• Benefits management qualification
• Post Grad certificate Independent Prescribing
• Change management, service improvement tools and techniques

Experience
Essential

• Experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Significant post-registration nursing practice
• Successful management of change and service modernisation
• Substantial post registration experience including clinical leadership, team management and with a reputation for professional innovation and excellence
• Experience of developing and managing clinical services
• Management of complex, sensitive and contentious situations
• Experience of working with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience of delivering training and education

Desirable

• Experience of ePMA systems
• Digital system implementation
• Knowledge and practical experience of wide range of digital systems
• Benefits Management knowledge/ experience

Skills & Attributes
Essential

• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Proven ability of practice development and innovation
• An understanding of financial management and resource implications
• Able to work effectively and achieve deadlines, delegating appropriately
• Able to analyse, synthesise and present knowledge and information to influence key decisions
• Able to establish good relationships, within and outside the organisation
• Able to lead on, prioritise and manage service workload, balancing short term, unpredictable problems with demands and long-term objectives
• Evidence of the ability to think strategically and influence at an operational and strategic level
• Consistently exhibits a positive attitude and respect for others
• Proactive and adaptable in the face of a changing environment
• Evidence of personal attributes conducive to effective leadership working
• Evidence of drive, enthusiasm, and commitment
• Ability to challenge appropriately
• Is energetic, determined and focussed with a positive and constructive attitude
• Achieves work: life balance

Desirable

• Level 2 Welsh Language Skills in listening/speaking, reading/understanding and writing

Other
Essential

• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS clearance including an/a Adults and Children's Barred List check
• Ability to work on a rota basis
• Ability to work late evenings, weekends, and bank holidays
• Ability to travel with own use of vehicle for work purposes
• Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner

Desirable

• Level 2 Welsh Language Skills in listening/speaking, reading/understanding and writing

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.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.