Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent band 7 pharmacy technician to join our Pharmacy IT and ePMA team. This post is being advertised to continue the delivery, roll out and continued support and management of pharmacy managed digital systems across MSE. This is an opportunity to be at the forefront of digital innovation, applying digital solutions to enable improved patient care.
If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities we require, then apply today!
Main duties of the job
1. Working in conjunction with clinical specialities be responsible for designing, building and maintaining drug formularies in new IT systems that involve the recording of medicines and ensuring that the differing needs of sites and specialties are taken into account.
2. Use project management skills to manage the full lifecycle of projects including risk/issue management, project plans, highlight and exception reports and benefits realisation.
3. Extensively test new functionality ensuring it is fit for purpose and safe for deployment to end users.
4. Act as a technical expert on pharmacy IT systems and be able to communicate the capabilities and limitations of the systems functionality to clinical staff in a way that can be easily understood.
5. Review and analysis prescribing and administration incidents that occur during implementation of new systems and work with multidisciplinary teams to identify the root cause and what system changes can be put in place to prevent reoccurrence.
6. As the system expert work with the healthcare analytics team to help design and develop innovative reports, dashboards and tools to harness the data captured in pharmacy systems.
7. Work closely with the digital services integration team to design, develop and test bespoke interfaces between ePMA and other clinical and non-clinical systems.
8. Undertake any other duties required, within the nature and grade of post, as designated by the ePMA Lead Pharmacist.
About us
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people. We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Job responsibilities
The Pharmacy department has a 'can do' proactive and innovative approach and strives to provide the best service possible at all times to our patients and our colleagues. The pharmacy vision is to be integrated within our ward clinical teams and our system colleagues supporting excellent patient care.
Teamwork is at the heart of everything we do within pharmacy. Our HR champions support a strong culture of Health and Well Being, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Freedom to Speak Up. We are a multicultural department with a very friendly atmosphere. We look after each other as well as the patients within our care.
Full details of main duties, responsibilities and person specification are within the attached detailed job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered as pharmacy technician or pharmacist with the GPHC
* Accredited to check dispensed prescriptions
* Further qualification in I.T. or equivalent advanced practice
* Management training
* In depth working knowledge of Pharmacy based IT systems
* Post graduate diploma or MSc in management/leadership or IT related subject area
* Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB)
* In depth knowledge of the WellSky EPMA system
* Post graduate Diploma or MSc in Management or IT related subject area
* NHSE Digital Clinical Safety course
Experience
* Significant post registration experience in a hospital environment
* Implementing a service change
* Report writing using SQL and/or Crystal reports
* Use of an IT database for quantitative performance measures
* Experience of protocol and procedure writing, investigation of incidents, errors or complaints
* Experience or involvement in managing change
* Experience of using electronic prescribing
* Understanding of electronic patient record systems
* Clinical ward experience
* Wide experience in use of computers and data analysis and reporting
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.
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Head of Pharmacy - Business and Procurement
£46,148 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
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