Are you passionate about digital healthcare and the innovative use of technology?
Do you want to feel you are doing something worthwhile and rewarding?
Do you want to further your career in a fast paced teaching hospital?
Are you looking for an opportunity to broaden your technical knowledge supported by a friendly and enthusiastic pharmacy team?
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You will play a pivotal role in ensuring optimum performance of the pharmacy IT systems working with a large team on variety of exciting and innovative projects.
The post holder will work closely with the Lead Pharmacist - Electronic Prescribing and Administration in the deployment and development of Electronic Prescribing and Administration (EPMA) solutions within the trust. The role will be delivered across an appropriate range of EPMA aspects and will vary in levels of responsibility between project lead, delivery and support.
1. Maintenance and development of data integrity and quality within the WellSky EPMA system database; creating and updating prescribable medicines, user access settings and other critical system data.
2. Liaison with WellSky and trust IM&T staff to ensure the appropriate maintenance of the WellSky EPMA system and the continued delivery of its functions.
3. Liaison with trust staff to ensure the appropriate implementation and utilisation of the WellSky EPMA system in the delivery of their services.
4. Assist the Lead Pharmacist and team colleagues in the production, implementation and development of reports from the WellSky EPMA system as required.
5. In concert with the Lead Pharmacist and the trust IM&T training team, devise, develop, maintain and deliver EPMA system-related training packages (programmes & materials) for trust staff.
6. Where appropriate, facilitate and provide out of hours support in relation to the EPMA system.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.
The post holder will work closely with the Lead Pharmacist - Electronic Prescribing and Administration in the deployment and development of Electronic Prescribing and Administration (EPMA) solutions within the trust. The role will be delivered across an appropriate range of EPMA aspects and will vary in levels of responsibility between project lead, delivery and support.
Key Responsibilities
1. Maintenance and development of data integrity and quality within the WellSky EPMA system database; creating and updating prescribable medicines, user access settings and other critical system data.
2. Liaison with WellSky and trust IM&T staff to ensure the appropriate maintenance of the WellSky EPMA system and the continued delivery of its functions.
3. Liaison with trust staff to ensure the appropriate implementation and utilisation of the WellSky EPMA system in the delivery of their services.
4. Assist the Lead Pharmacist - Electronic Prescribing and Administration and the rest of the IT&EPMA team in the production, implementation and development of reports from the WellSky EPMA system as required by the trust.
5. In concert with the Lead Pharmacist - Electronic Prescribing and Administration, and the trust’s IM&T training team, devise, develop, maintain and deliver EPMA system-related training packages (programmes & materials) for trust staff.
6. Where appropriate, facilitate & provide out of hours support in relation to the EPMA system.
Undertake dispensing and final dispensing checking duties as required to maintain own dispensing and final checking competence, and to support weekday, weekend, public holiday and late night rotas.
This advert closes on Sunday 5 Jan 2025