Principal Pharmacist Digital Medicines & EPMA
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Milton Keynes, MK6 5LDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
29 October 2026
9 days leftJob description
Principal Pharmacist Digital Medicines & EPMA (Fixed-term contract for 12 months to cover maternity) Department: Pharmacy Band 8a: £57,528 - £64,750 p...
- Hands-on build work within the eCARE EPMA system, ensuring clinical configuration meets user, Trust, commissioner and statutory requirements.
- Supporting the introduction and optimisation of digital medicines initiatives across the Trust.
- Clinical project and change management, applying organisational change principles to deliver sustainable benefits.
- Stakeholder engagement with pharmacy, clinical teams, IT and suppliers.
- Contributing to clinical pharmacy services to maintain contemporary practice and ensure digital solutions are clinically relevant.
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a "Good" rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.
Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards - and the recently approved Women and Children's Centre, set to open by 2030.
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Qualifications and knowledge
Essential: - Degree in Pharmacy; - Registered with the GPhC; - Postgraduate Clinical Certificate; - Evidence of ongoing CPD as required by the GPhC
Desirable
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- MSc in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or relevant speciality
- Independent Prescriber
- Education and Training qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience with at least 3 years in a hospital post
- Experience of managing drug expenditure for a specialty and understanding budgets
- Previous evaluations reviews of medicines used in the specialty's patient group
- Experience as a trainer
- Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care
- Experience of audit work
- Service development
- An awareness of national standards and service delivery issues relevant to area of practice
Desirable
- Proven experience in developing and working with electronic prescribing solutions
- Personnel management
- Experience of appraising staff and giving feedback
- Medicines Information
- Management qualification
- Introduction of a new service
- Project management
- Published work
- Specialist knowledge in the relevant area of practice
Skills
Essential
- Ability to manage time effectively and work to deadlines demonstrated in a previous post
- Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self and others
- Effective verbal and written communication demonstrated in a previous post
- I.T. skills such as computer literacy, word processing and spreadsheet skills
- Managerial skills
- Communication skills.
- Good presentation skills
- Report writing
- Problem solving
- Good team work and ability to work alone
Desirable
- Leadership skills
- Critical appraisal skills
- Radical thinking
- Innovative
- Ability to motivate and act as a role model
- Ability to use Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word
Personal and people development
Essential: - Experience of supervising and developing colleagues; - Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Communication
Essential: - Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence others; - Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
15 October 2026
Last checked
16 October 2026
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