We are looking for an experienced Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy Digital team as subject-matter experts in preparation for the introduction of Epic EPR System in areas of Pharmacy & Chemotherapy pathways.
ESNEFT has identified Epic as their supplier in delivering a new Electronic Patient Record system. The opportunity to develop our processes & clinical pathways using the best-in-class EPR offers ESNEFT the platform to strive for excellence in all areas of healthcare across all roles. Our EpicEPR will benefit clinical & operational areas, aligning to our Trust strategy to support harmonisation of services & patient pathways across the Trust.
You will play a key role in providing day to day management of designated system modules for which you are responsible for, incorporating both inpatient and outpatient pharmacy systems, oncology treatment plans and medication administration support. You will be part of the team in managing the software performance reporting process, liaise with system suppliers, clinical informatics team & keep up to date with developments. Provide specialist advice & guidance on system usage, proposed improvements, and training. Work as part of a team of dedicated Clinical Systems Specialists & Analysts.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge in Pharmacy related digital systems, then we are keen to hear from you.
Please note a Band 5 developmental role may be considered for the right candidate.
Main duties of the job
1. You will support the Chief Pharmacy Information Office (CPIO) and Clinical Informatics Pharmacists in the development, configuration, testing, implementation, optimisation and maintenance of systems as part of the digital transformation of pharmacy services and their informatics.
2. Work to ensure the digital pharmacy strategy is aligned with Trust and pharmacy business plans.
3. Support the implementation and maintenance of the Electronic Prescribing and Medicine Administration functionality within the EPR.
4. You will manage the automated dispensing cabinets project, ensuring their optimal use, informatics, benefits realisation, ongoing maintenance and the strategy for Automated Dispensing Cabinet adoption trust wide.
5. Support the delivery of IT reporting systems including clinical informatics benefits realisation.
6. Support the work of the wider clinical informatics team and associated workstreams.
7. Ensure effective management of pharmacy informatics resources, policy and strategy development as part of the EPR team.
You will have the opportunity to retain your pharmacy technician practice role in delivering daily and weekend pharmacy services thus maintaining your skills and enabling an up to date knowledge of workflow processes supporting the development and implementation of the EPMA system.
You will be based at either Ipswich or Colchester hospital and will be expected to travel to all Trust sites as and when required.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Pharmacy service Skills, or BTEC Level 3 in Pharmaceutical Science or equivalent qualification
* Registered pharmacy technician with the GPhC
* Accredited Checking Qualification
Desirable
* Formal Medicines Management Qualification
* Relevant IT qualification
* Project management qualification
Experience
Essential
* Proven experience as a pharmacy technician within hospital practice
* Leadership, management and supervision
* Training of other staff
* Collaborative working in a multidisciplinary setting
* Successful planning and implementation of change
* Project management
Desirable
* Clinical pharmacy working at ward level
* Experience of Wellsky/CMM or Ascribe pharmacy stock control system
* Experience of automatic dispensing cabinets
* Specialist knowledge and post registration experience of digital medicines management systems including EPMA
* Process mapping
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
* Understanding of pharmacy organisational/structure (local/national)
* Understanding of the relationship of the pharmacy department to the wider multidisciplinary team
* Good pharmaceutical knowledge
* Awareness of national standards relating to Pharmacy practice
* Understanding of the benefits of electronic prescribing
* Advanced use of Microsoft word, excel and powerpoint
Desirable
* Awareness of current national issues affecting pharmacy practice, especially relating to Pharmacy Governance
* Specialist knowledge and post registration experience of digital medicines management systems including epma
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ipswich / Colchester
Ipswich
IP4 5PD
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