This Chief Technician post sits within the Pharmacy Digital and Informatics Team at Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on maintaining and optimising the Trust's Oracle Cerner Millennium EPMA system, training multidisciplinary staff and designing prescribing protocols and order sets. Most of the time goes on digital medicines systems, though some dispensary work is retained, and the post is developmental, with progression from Band 6 to Band 7 once agreed competencies are met. Applicants need GPhC registration and proven health informatics experience.
What the job involves
- Maintain and optimise the Trust's EPMA systems as part of the Pharmacy Digital Team
- Provide expert training and support to multidisciplinary staff on the Oracle Cerner Millennium EPMA system
- Work with multidisciplinary teams to design and implement system changes that promote safe prescribing in line with Trust clinical guidelines
- Collaborate with wider Trust Digital Teams on projects, system upgrades, configuration and regression testing
- Design, build and implement prescribing protocols, order sets and clinical decision support tools
- Contribute to medication safety initiatives through system design, audit and continuous quality improvement
- Support and train colleagues and contribute to multidisciplinary discussions and digital projects
- Help solve problems as they arise with digital systems
- Retain operational pharmacy experience in the dispensary
Qualifications
- BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences
- NVQ Level 3 in pharmaceutical services or equivalent
Registration & licences
- Registered with the GPhC
Experience
- Previous NHS hospital pharmacy experience
- Proven experience in health informatics
- Support and technical expertise on hospital electronic prescribing and administration systems
Skills & knowledge
- Good understanding of medicines optimisation and the role of digital systems in patient safety
- Proven ability to master new systems rapidly
- Knowledge of the GPhC professional code of conduct and guidance
Nice to have
- ACPT qualification
- Additional qualifications or training in digital health or IT systems
- Knowledge of health informatics
- Experience with healthcare IT computer systems
What’s offered
- Outer London HCAS allowance (pro-rata)
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
