Joint Digital Pharmacist / Pharmacy Technician
Job summary
Working across both Dorset County Hospital and Dorset Healthcare University Hospital, this is a leadership role within digital medicines responsible for maintaining and optimising existing EPMA systems, delivering quality and capability improvement, and providing professional and clinical oversight to ensure high standards of patient safety and care. This role line manages the Principal Pharmacy Technician. This role supports works closely with the system/joint lead pharmacist digital medicines to support system-wide digital medicines priorities.
Main duties of the job
- To line manage the Principal Pharmacy Technician for Pharmacy Systems (DCH) and to provide managerial, professional and clinical oversight of Pharmacy Systems (JAC, EPMA, PTS, AerosScout)
- To optimise the existing EPMA system by developing analytical tools to support patient care such as clinical prioritisation and performance dashboards
- To support the Medicines Optimisation work programme for the Medicines Committee
- To support the pharmacy clinical audit programme
- To support the System wide Digital Medicine Strategy and the development of a Single Medication Record for the system
- To participate in the provision of the clinical pharmacy service, inpatient and outpatient dispensing services
- To deputise for the Joint Digital Lead Pharmacist.
About us
At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.
Our Mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them, and our vision is Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well-being of our communities.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.
We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate's individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
UKVI Sponsorship: This role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). We welcome applications from individuals who require sponsorship to work in the UK. Sponsorship will be offered subject to meeting UKVI eligibility criteria.
- To maintain and develop pharmacy (electronic) systems that support the business of both DCH and DHC pharmacy departments and wider Trusts. Specifically:
- To provide professional oversight of the EPMA system and any subsequent upgrades to ensure patient safety
- To maintain the integrity and function of the pharmacy stock control (PSC) and CMM EPMA system, prescription tracking system (PTS) and Wi-Fi environmental monitoring systems (AeroScout) Pharmacy Systems
- To optimise the existing EPMA system by developing analytical tools to support patient care such as clinical prioritisation and performance dashboards
- To support the System-wide digital medicines strategy and the development of a single medication record for the system (including the transition to Healthset EHR as required)
- To supervise development and review of SOPs for the operation and use of Pharmacy Systems
- To ensure the security of Pharmacy Systems to ensure only appropriate users can access such systems and only at a level appropriate to their role
- To ensure business continuity plans are in place
- To ensure systems are in place to maintain data quality
- To ensure Information Governance rules are observed
- To ensure training for users of Pharmacy Systems is available as required
- To assess upgrades to ensure they are fit for purpose and/or deliver benefits for the business and implement them as appropriate
- To liaise and network with other systems users (especially in Dorset) to learn and share best practice
- To have oversight of data management and reporting
- Be an active member of any system user groups
Person Specification
Qualifications and experience
- GPhC registered professional
- MPharm degree or equivalent.
- Clinical diploma higher pharmacy degree or equivalent
- Membership of the RPSGB
Knowledge & Experience
- A minimum of two years' hospital Pharmacy experience at band 7 or above.
- Experience in supervising and managing pharmacists & pharmacy technicians and performing appraisals.
- Knowledge and experience of government health policies and legislation.
- Extensive knowledge & experience of EPMA systems
- Knowledge & experience of JAC pharmacy system
- Experience of project management on a Trust-wide basis.
- Experience of developing and delivering on CIP and QIPP projects
- Experience in risk management
- Experience of managing digital systems
- Knowledge & experience of drug funding in NHS.
SKILLS & Application
- Critical appraisal skills.
- Influencing & negotiating skills to work with other senior managers within the Trust.
- Excellent communicator with good written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively with other members of the pharmacy management team.
- To be able to deal with conflict, especially when challenging prescribing.
- Ability to work with commissioners and resolve conflicts of interest.
- Ability to manage change effectively.
- Ability to be creative and inspirational in problem solving.
- Highly developed planning & organisational skills
- Clinical pharmacy skills & ability to resolve pharmaceutical care issues
- Highly developed physical skills to enable manipulation of fine tools or materials to assemble medicines
- Excellent knowledge & understanding of disease states and their drug treatment.
- Articulate & confident.
- Effective presentation skills.
- Computer literate; able to use MS Word/Excel/Access/PowerPoint proficiently.
- Highly effective time management skills
- Knowledge of risk management in the NHS.
- Ability to write up and present project and audit work.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Dorset County Hospital
Williams Avenue
Dorchester
DT1 2JY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.dchft.nhs.uk/working-for-us/