EPR Pharmacy Configuration Manager

• Provide specialist pharmacy and EPR advice across the Trust.
• Lead the configuration, maintenance and ongoing development of pharmacy-related EPR functionality.
• Review medicines-management processes and identify opportunities to enhance safety, efficiency and user experience.
• Ensure digital developments comply with medicines legislation, clinical safety requirements and relevant regulatory frameworks.
• Coordinate testing for system changes, upgrades and interfaces to ensure solutions are safe, secure and robust.
• Work collaboratively with pharmacy teams, clinicians, EPR analysts, Digital Services colleagues and system suppliers.
• Lead pharmacy-related EPR projects and support the professional development of analysts within the team.
• Investigate and resolve system issues, escalating significant risks when required.
• Maintain effective change control, documentation, reporting, auditing and appropriate system access.
• Champion effective use of the EPR to support medicines optimisation, reduce prescribing errors and help the Trust maximise the benefits of its digital technology.

Essential

• Pharmacy degree (Masters level 4 years)
• Registered with GPHC
• Postgraduate Clinical diploma or equivalent
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Essential

• Professional knowledge acquired through vocational master's degree in pharmacy (4 years) plus pre-registration training plus specialist knowledge acquired through diploma level
• Experience of managing projects or areas with complex working practices
• Previous NHS experience
• Experience of supporting change management

Desirable

• Experience of Epic configuration
• Experience of working as part of a large complex digital change programme
• Experience of delivering benefits through the implementation of technology

Essential

• Excellent organisational and planning skills, plan and manage complex activities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with staff at all levels in the organisation, including clinical staff, managerial staff and senior/board level executives, as well as with external suppliers
• Communicates highly complex drug or medicine related information to prescribers and clinicians, who may challenge advice
• Extensive knowledge of IT systems and software programmes such as Epic, Omnicell, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Ability to resolve problems and make decisions based on complex facts or situations using the appropriate analysis, interpretation, or comparison of a range of options
• Ability to concentrate for long periods of time on complex data and process analysis
• Policy/Service Development: Propose policy or service changes that may also impact on other areas
• Proposes changes for own specialist area and those that may impact on other disciplines
• Able to work collaboratively with own team members as well as those in other application teams
• Skills for analysing complex/highly complex facts, interpretation and comparison of options
• Confident in working with, negotiating with and motivating clinical staff, medical consultants and/or other senior managers
• Excellent analytical and project management skills
• Able to prioritise tasks to achieve deadlines whilst working under significant pressure and with frequent interruptions

Essential

• Evidence for suitability in the role will be measured via a mixture of application form, testing and interview
• Mental Effort Frequent concentration, unpredictable work pattern Concentration for reviewing prescriptions, calculations, statistics, reports, policy documents: interrupted by urgent requests or advice
• Physical Effort Combination of sitting, standing, walking/ occasional moderate physical effort
• Emotional Effort: Occasional exposure to distressing or emotional situations
• Working Conditions Occasional unpleasant working conditions