Digital Medicines Pharmacy Specialist
Job summary
The Pharmacy Department at Royal Cornwall Hospital is delighted to be able to offer this exciting position in our Digital Medicines team. The award winning RCHT Digital Medicines team is one of the national leaders in digital pharmacy systems and has successfully rolled out our EPMA solution across Cornwall in a unique partnership with our sister Trust.
The Trust is about to embark on the implementation of its new Electronic Patient Record (EPR). This challenging programme is the largest clinical system transformation programme the Trust has undertaken and is key to the Trust's Strategy and aims to fundamentally transform ways of working.
Main duties of the job
This role supports the Digital Medicines team in maintaining a wide range of systems including general and specialist electronic prescribing systems, automated drug cabinets, prescription tracking and robotic dispensing systems. The successful candidate will play key roles in developing and testing new systems to support closed loop administration and supply of medicines. The Digital Medicines team will be working closely with other clinical teams and Cornwall IT Services to implement a new EPR across Cornwall over the next 2 years.
The Royal Cornwall Hospital pharmacy department is a forward thinking and friendly team. We provide an innovative clinical pharmacy service, combining technology and clinical pharmacy expertise. We are a recognised national leader for innovation in fields such as antimicrobial resistance and the adoption of Scan4Safety standards. All these functions are supported by an excellent wholesale dealer supply service, a well-equipped licensed pharmacy technical services unit and the full range of medicines optimisation support services including medicines information, education and training, formulary support and digital medicines. We recently had funding for a new pharmacy department confirmed as part of an exciting investment which includes a new Women's and Children's hospital.
We are recruiting for 2 full time positions; 1 x Permanent and 1 x Fixed Term Position. Duration of FT contract is dependant on start date will end 30 September 2025.
About us
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Cornwall is a wonderful place to live, offering an excellent quality of life and a truly stunning environment to live in. We have a vision of an integrated Cornwall pharmacy service and will expect our pharmacy staff to work across organisational boundaries to achieve the best outcomes for our patients. Please watch our pharmacy recruitment video youtu.be/niO0oD3_Acw
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
Act as a Digital Medicines specialist, maintain and develop high quality, consistent, patient-focused services to system users in conjunction other Digital Medicines staff.
Provide a Specialist Clinical Pharmacy Service, including enquiry answering service for Digital Medicine related queries from other members of the Pharmacy team, wards and clinics.
Provide specialist advice on the use of Digital Medicines systems to end user and inform clinicians, service providers and governance structures of current and future capabilities of systems to enhance patient safety.
Define and develop test plans for Digital Medicines systems to ensure safety of upgrades and new functionality.
Maintain a patient focused approach to all aspects of system design and development.
Assist in the design, development, testing and implementation of systems within the Trust, to ensure the safe, economic and clinically effective use of medications in all patients in line with local and national initiatives.
Identify new opportunities for the development of Pharmacy Services and assist in the preparation of business cases to support these developments.
Create, update and maintain appropriate system documentation, and contributing to policies governing the use of systems and access control.
Ensure highly complex Digital Medicines systems and equipment are well maintained and used in accordance with relevant guidance and policies referring to IT services or system support services as appropriate.
Provide quality assurance for new developments within EPMA and other clinical systems.
Create functional requirement documents for proposed EPMA and other clinical systems development work.
Working with medical staff to formulate medicine policies and guidelines that promote rational & economical prescribing. Monitoring practice to ensure policies and guidelines are adhered to.
Working with relevant staff to reduce risks in medicine prescribing, storage & administration. Ensuring legal requirements are met. Reporting of clinical incidents and responding to drug errors by helping to review practice and decrease risks.
Demonstrating an awareness of and commitment to Trust values and the pharmacy vision for the future.
Attend and contribute to Divisional/Speciality meetings.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- GPhC Registered Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician
- Clinical diploma or NVQ level 3 in Pharmacy Services plus accredited underpinning knowledge or equivalent qualification approved by the GPhC
- RPS membership
- Prince2 Project Management Qualification
Experience
- Significant post-registration experience in a hospital setting
- Clinical supervision and training of junior staff
- Experience of deputising for a more senior clinical pharmacist
- Experience supporting Digital Medicines systems.
Practical and Intellectual Skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and able to communicate effectively with clinical staff, patients, and relatives.
- Able to demonstrate high levels of accuracy in all areas of work
- Able to demonstrate high levels of skill related to manual dexterity and accuracy during dispensing activities
- Able to work with PC's
- Good general pharmaceutical & clinical knowledge
- Able to prioritise work and work under pressure
- Able to interpret and report financial trend information concerning medicines use.
- Familiarity with Digital Medicines Systems including EPMA.
Attitude
- Self-motivated
- Comfortable working alone, and in a multi-disciplinary team environment
- Able to deal with the stresses of working in a ward environment
- Excellent attention to detail
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
Address
Royal Cornwall Hospital
Treliske
Truro
TR1 3LJ
https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk/
- Company
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
- Location
- Truro, United Kingdom TR1 3LJ
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £43742.00 - £50056.00 a year
- Posted
- Company
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
- Location
- Truro, United Kingdom TR1 3LJ
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £43742.00 - £50056.00 a year
- Posted