Job summaryThe Pharmacy EPMA team are looking for an enthusiastic pharmacist to join the team on a fixed term secondment until 31st March 2027 to support with the development, testing, implementation and evaluation of ePMA for outpatient and paediatric services at UHNM, following the successful roll out of ePMA across adult inpatient areas.
The role will provide specialist clinical pharmacy input into system configuration, drug file and protocol development, workflow design, safety review, training, clinical engagement, implementation planning and post-go-live optimisation. The post holder will work collaboratively with clinical, pharmacy, nursing, operational, ICT and supplier colleagues to ensure that outpatient and paediatric ePMA workflows are safe, practical, clinically appropriate and aligned with Trust medicines governance requirements.
The post holder will support benefits realisation, reporting, audit and issue resolution associated with the outpatient and paediatric ePMA roll out, while continuing to model the Trust values of
Kind, Excellent and Together.
Main duties of the job- Support the development, implementation, testing and evaluation of ePMA for outpatient and paediatric services at UHNM.
- Provide specialist clinical pharmacy input into drug file configuration, protocols, decision support tools, paediatric-specific prescribing requirements and outpatient prescribing workflows.
- Support the review and redesign of medicines-related processes required for outpatient and paediatric ePMA roll out, ensuring that processes are safe, efficient and operationally deliverable.
- Assist with the design, delivery and evaluation of training resources for prescribers, pharmacists, technicians, nurses and other ePMA system users.
- Contribute to benefits realisation, readiness assessment, risk review, audit, reporting and lessons learned activity linked to the roll out.
- Actively contribute ideas to improve ePMA functionality, user experience, medicines safety and pharmacy operational processes.
About usUniversity Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job responsibilitiesUHNM has adopted a Lean-based improvement methodology, and building capability in our
Improving Together approach is a key organisational priority. Delivery of outpatient and paediatric ePMA will provide an opportunity to apply this approach in practice. As a
Specialist Pharmacist, ePMA working on a fixed-term secondment, the post holder will be expected to actively support the application of the
Improving Together approach in delivering the outputs of the role.
For further details please see attached job description and person specification.
Essential QualificationsEssential- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Masters degree in Pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma / MSc or equivalent qualification - Bnand 8A
- Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Certificate and working towards completion of the Diploma - Band 7
Desirable- Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Certificate and working towards completion of the Diploma
- Member of the RPS
- Member of UKCPA
- Pharmacist Independent Prescriber
Knowledge, Skills, Training and ExperienceEssential- Must have extensive experience of using CMM EPMA in multiple areas within UHNM.
- Must be confident with digital systems and ideally proven experience of supporting others with use of digital systems - ideally EPMA.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Methodical with effective organisational skills in the workplace.
- Ability to supervise the work of junior staff and provide constructive feedback on performance.
- Broad understanding of current hospital pharmacy practice.
- Comprehensive experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner including a solid grounding in a broad range of clinical specialties - Band 7
- Extensive hospital pharmacy experience post Diploma
- Broad and recent clinical pharmacy experience and knowledge of therapeutics
- Enthusiasm to develop specialisation in digital medicines optimisation, clinical informatics and ePMA.
- Experience of multidisciplinary and/or collaborative working.
Desirable- Knowledge of drug nomenclature e.g. DM+D and an appreciation of its application to clinical systems
- Experience of writing / updating procedures and training documentation
- Experience of writing / updating procedures and training documentation
- Experience in training others and delivering education
- Experience of implementing new systems and processes
- Previous experiences of Child health pharmacy.
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).Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 
