Pharmacy Digital Systems Data specialist

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Experience

• Demonstrable significant experience post registration in a hospital-based post.
• Previous significant experience of working with clinical IT systems.
• Experience of working with clinicians and a proven track record for influencing change within a directorate or specialist role
• Evidence of basic teaching and tutoring in a hospital setting through training others e.g. pre-registration / foundation training pharmacists /pharmacy technicians
• Broad clinical pharmacy or medicines management expertise and experience.
• Experience of providing evaluated information on drug expenditure
• Experience interpreting and working with drug budgets and drug tariff.
• Evidence of basic teaching and tutoring in a hospital setting through training others e.g. trainees / junior pharmacists / pharmacy technicians / other HCPs
• Advanced use of Excel

• Experience of Business Objects
• Advanced use of SQL to extract data from large complex databases.
• Experience in Health Informatics ideally in a Business Analyst role

Skills

• Be able to provide highly complex digital systems information and impart knowledge to all levels of healthcare professionals (up to and including senior consultants)
• Able to analyse highly complex information relating to medicines and their uses.
• Able to make sound judgments and act as a specialist for Pharmacy Digital System issues in the Trust.
• Able to communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats with staff and patients.
• Demonstrates an ability to plan, prioritise and organise own workload, to work under pressure and act with autonomy whilst retaining a sense of own capabilities and escalate when necessary
• Demonstrates an ability to analyse and interpret data
• Demonstrates an understanding of risk management
• Assertive, diplomatic, persuasive with ability to negotiate.
• Demonstrates ability to deliver staff training
• Demonstrates initiative.
• Demonstrates novel ways of working to enhance services
• Good team worker
• Demonstrates ability to deliver staff training

Knowledge

• Knowledge of regulations and legislation relevant to digital systems
• In depth knowledge of medicines administration processes and medicines management
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of safe pharmacy practice including Medicines legislation and professional code of ethics.
• Knowledge of national digital strategy for the NHS
• Up to date knowledge of legislation relevant to pharmacy practice, e.g. controlled drugs, Health and Safety at Work
• Understands the importance of adherence to SOPs and legislation.
• Knowledge of Information Governance requirements
• Demonstrates a good understanding of patient safety initiatives.

Qualifications

• MPharm (Pharmacist only) / BTEC level 3 Diploma in Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians or equivalent
• Registered as a pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Postgraduate/post-registration qualification in relevant area or equivalent experience.
• Specialist higher qualification (Diploma) in IT or Clinical Pharmacy or a related area or a portfolio demonstrating equivalent through experience at senior level and relevant short courses taught at postgraduate level.

• Specialist training in leadership
• Specialist training in clinical informatics

Other

• Enthusiastic, self-motivating, hardworking and conscientious
• Interest in expanding knowledge and self-development
• Reliable with a good attendance record
• Able to participate in late working, weekend and bank holiday rota
• Good organisational skills and ability to work to deadlines

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

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 2ES

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk