Lead pharmacist- E&T /EPMA

Job summary
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity to work in a role across both the e-Care (EPMA) Medicines Management Team and the Pharmacy Education & Training Team. We are a Global Digital Exemplar (GDE) Trust with a fully integrated electronic prescribing and medication record system known as e-Care, using Oracle-Cerner Millennium. It is used across the Trust in every aspect of the patient's care, and supports the pharmacy department to improve and monitor the care that we deliver. The e-Care Medicines Management Team consists of a dedicated project manager, specialist pharmacists and specialist pharmacy technicians. It sits within a wider e-Care team consisting of IT specialists, nurses, doctors and other specialist staff. The Pharmacy Education & Training Team consists of specialist pharmacists and specialist pharmacy technicians.

What you can expect from us

• A supportive, friendly team
• A rewarding role in a busy, fast-paced, team environment
• Career progression - training and education related to CPD/revalidation
• Access to a range of employee benefits
• Quality of life and super location in Suffolk

Main duties of the job
The right candidate will work alongside the existing Education & Training pharmacist to maintain and deliver medicines management education for the Trust, as well as the education and development for all pharmacy staff. They will also work alongside our existing Lead Pharmacists to jointly co-ordinate the activity of the e-Care Medicines Management team.

• Hands on build work within the e-Care system
• Clinical project management
• Stakeholder engagement
• Input into national and international forums
• Day-to-day management of the team itself

There is also a clinical element to the role, with some of the time dedicated to providing a clinical pharmacy service and participating in the department's late and weekend working on a rostered basis.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• B Pharm/BSc Pharmacy/M Pharm Registered with the GPhC
• Post Graduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy or relevant clinical experience

Desirable

• Qualified and registered independent prescriber.
• Membership of RCPharm

Experience
Essential

• Suitable post-registration experience with hospital pharmacy experience
• Knowledge and extensive experience of electronic prescribing and administration systems (ePMA)
• Extensive Medicines Management build knowledge and experience within Oracle-Cerner Millennium
• Awareness of national guidelines and relevant groups (e.g. NPSA)
• Relevant experience of teaching/training/education
• Clinical ward experience including consultant ward round attendance
• Therapeutic drug monitoring

Desirable

• Clinical tutor for postgraduate courses/pre-registration pharmacists
• Experience of writing clinical guidelines

Skills
Essential

• Evidence of self-motivated professional development
• Strong organisational skills
• Developed negotiating and influencing skills
• Developed patient counselling skills
• Able to work flexibly across multiple areas
• Ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and patients

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).