Highly Specialist EPMA Pharmacist & Digital Pharmacist

• Leading development, optimisation and maintenance of the EPMA system.
• Configuring and validating prescribing and clinical decision-support functionality.
• Analysing and redesigning clinical workflows.
• Supporting implementation, testing and deployment of digital solutions.
• Providing specialist clinical input into digital transformation projects.
• Leading service improvement and clinical transformation initiatives.
• Supervising and developing pharmacists, technicians and trainees.
• Maintaining a clinical pharmacy role while supporting digital transformation

• Leading clinical safety and governance for digital medicines systems.
• Acting as Clinical Safety Officer for medication-related systems.
• Managing clinical risk assessments, hazard logs and safety documentation.
• Leading learning from digital and medication-related incidents.
• Supporting medicines safety initiatives and digital transformation programmes.
• Providing expert advice on medicines governance, patient safety and clinical risk management.
• Delivering training and development for pharmacy and multidisciplinary teams.
• Maintaining a clinical pharmacy role alongside governance responsibilities.

Essential

• Current registration with the GPhC (A)
• Degree in Pharmacy (4-year programme leading to MPharm, BPharm or BSc [Pharmacy]) or equivalent experience (A)
• Evidence of up-to-date continuing professional development (A)
• Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Diploma or equivalent (A)

Essential

• GPhC registered Pharmacist (A)
• Clinical experience to Master's level (A/I)
• NHS Digital clinical safety training at Essentials & Intermediate level, or equivalent (A/I) - postholder expected to undertake within one month of appointment
• NHS Digital clinical safety training at Practitioner level, or equivalent (A/I) - postholder expected to undertake within 2-12 months of appointment

Essential

• In-depth clinical process knowledge, underpinned by the use of IT systems across the Trust (A/I)
• Ability to manage the investigation, analysis and design of current and future clinical processes and workflows (A/I)
• High level influencing skills: able to persuade clinicians to engage with, implement and embed change to achieve successful outcomes (A/I)
• Ability to assess complex processes and structure re-design plans in a logical and organised manner (A/I)
• Information skills: able to critique and interpret information, based on an understanding of clinical and information processes, and analytical skills (A/I)
• Ability to build relationships in clinical and non-clinical areas within the organisation, across the local NHS community and to external organisations, including IT suppliers (A/I)
• Ability to manage the relationship between IM&T and clinical stakeholders to ensure full project engagement and commitment (A/I)
• Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations, competing demands and tight timescales (A/I)
• Excellent communication skills: able to express complicated, multi-stranded concepts in an accessible way, both verbally and in writing and in a multi-professional environment (A/I)
• High level presentation skills: able to confidently present information publicly using a variety of media in different settings, in both 1:1 settings and to large gatherings of clinical professionals (A/I)
• Technical skills: competent in the use of ICT (A/I)

Essential

• Knowledge of DCB0160 and DCB0129 standards (A/I)
• Experience of systems analysis, design, development, testing, release, support and maintenance (A/I)
• In-depth knowledge of clinical pharmacy, prescribing practice and clinical workflows (A/I)
• Extensive knowledge of human factors and their contribution to and control in the context of patient harm (A/I)
• Knowledge of measures that can be effectively applied to reduce associated risk (A/I)
• Ability to facilitate consensus between involved stakeholders (A/I)
• Strong project management skills (A/I)
• Excellent management, communication and interpersonal skills (A/I)
• Ability to demonstrate discretion and diplomacy (A/I)
• Critical appraisal and logical reasoning (A/I)
• Problem-solving skills (A/I)
• Demonstrates good analytical and reflective skills (A/I)
• Well-developed concentration skills utilised over long periods of time throughout the working day in managing complex issues (A/I)

Essential

• Significant experience in clinical practice (A/I)
• Experience of successful hands-on delivery and management of complex service improvement / clinical transformation work within and across divisions (A/I
• Significant experience of clinical processes and workflows and an understanding of how IT systems interact with the clinical environment across the Trust (A/I)
• Extensive experience and knowledge with the management of patient pathways in a clinical setting (A/I)
• Experience of transformation and change projects within an acute Trust (A/I)
• Understanding of NHS standards, guidelines and clinical best practice (A/I)
• Experience in dealing with senior clinical staff and an ability to gain clinical confidence in implementing change (A/I)
• Proven ability to engage effectively with a broad range of stakeholders within and outside the organisation and in a multi-professional environment (A/I)

Desirable

• Experience of undertaking complex investigations (A/I)
• Experience of project management and managing change (A/I)
• Experience of quality improvement techniques and practice (A/I)

Essential

• Excellent motivation to encourage collaborative working across departments where there may be resistance to change, and ability to use informed persuasion to influence others (A/I)
• Excellent communicator both orally and in writing (A/I)
• Successful influencer and negotiator (A/I)
• Ability to generate enthusiasm and commitment in others (A/I)
• Confidence and self-motivation (A/I)
• Credible in a multi-professional environment (A/I)

Essential

• Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy and within a team (A/I)
• Self-motivated (A/I)
• Attention to detail with a thorough and systematic approach to tasks and high standards of accuracy and execution (A/I)
• An understanding and commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and equity (A/I)
• Polite, professional and friendly approach and commitment to uphold the organisation's values and behaviours at all times (A/I)
• Prepared to be adaptable and flexible where and when required (A/I)