Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. To use medicine management experience and knowledge to contribute to the design of new ways of working with electronic systems and processes to ensure maximum levels of safety and quality.

2. To promote new ways of working and support the resolution of clinical pharmacy risks and issues that could be generated by the transition from the current to the future state; working closely with the project implementation team.

3. To support in developing the electronic formulary held within the EPMA system; including the initial setting up of the electronic formulary and maintaining drug file builds.

4. To assist in developing policies and procedures to ensure safe medication practice with EPMA.

5. To support the Lead Pharmacist and the project team on the development, implementation and on-going management of the EPMA system to ensure delivery of a high level of patient safety and quality of care, efficient use of staff resource and cost effective prescribing.

6. To support the Lead Pharmacist in developing EPMA as a vehicle to effectively capture and communicate prescribing information to patients and healthcare professionals across all sectors.

7. To develop alerts for prescribing and administration of medicines under EPMA in response to serious incidents and patient safety alerts.

8. To support the Lead Pharmacist in developing and implementing contingency plans to ensure patient safety and service delivery are maintained during system downtime, or in the event of system failure, and that timely system recovery is facilitated. This will include the development of a management and communication strategy to users during system downtime.

9. To maintain and create user accounts according to the roles, maintain and create new drug files/Protocols according to needs

12.To liaise with System Providers to improve the EPMA system

1. To develop and deliver EPMA information training packages to professional groups including nurses, doctors, pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals involved in the operation of EPMA.

2. To identify the training and development needs of all pharmacy staff including the EPMA On-Call service

3. To support pharmacy staff in utilising the full benefits of an EPMA system including demonstrating new initiatives and developments as they arise.

4. To deliver education and training to other healthcare staff as required.

5. To undertake CPD to ensure that knowledge is continually updated in the field of EPMA and pharmacy training and development.

6. To arrange relevant departmental meetings that will enable staff to be brought up to date on current issues and to address staff development needs in relation to EPMA.

1. To support in the development, implementation and monitoring of the impact of EPMA on patient safety.

2. To participate in the development of appropriate reports from EPMA for management information, patient care and financial remuneration.

3. To regularly design, develop and undertake audits to improve EPMA and to ensure that all legal, professional and service requirements are met.

4. To regularly participate in Trust-wide clinical audit, encouraging other pharmacy staff in this area and liaising with other specialities/departments as necessary.

5. To support the Lead Pharmacist in ensuring errors, complaints and incidents are managed within the Trusts Guidelines.

6. To support the Lead Pharmacist in investigating EPMA related Datixs and looking at trends and ways to mitigate future incidents

7. To maintain accurate records of design decisions and minute stakeholder and steering group meetings.

1. To carry out audit where necessary.

2. To disseminate relevant information on changes to practice to appropriate Trust staff as necessary.

1. To act as a specialist practitioner/role model in the field of EPMA.

2. To participate in teaching for doctors, nurses and pharmacy staff.

1. To communicate with the multidisciplinary healthcare team (Consultants, doctors, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, nurses, dieticians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, ward managers, and site practitioners), to intermediate care, general practice support and community pharmacists in the provision of medicine related information and assessment of patients treatment.

2. To work with appropriate staff to support development of services and facilitate the implementation of strategies for education and training of staff throughout the Trust.

3. To demonstrate good communication skills as the role liaises with a wide variety of people within the Trust, including IT staff, project team, multidisciplinary team members and all pharmacy staff.

4. To liaise with external bodies including Cerner, local CCGs, regional pharmacy services, and necessary pharmacy networks.

5. The post-holder will be required to communicate clearly and sensitively about patient medication issue both internally and externally.

6. To provide training on medication related issues, policies, guidelines and service developments to pharmacy colleagues, nursing and medical staff, ranging from one on one communication to more formal presentations.

1. To maintain current professional knowledge and keep abreast of relevant developments.

2. To maintain a Continuing Professional Development portfolio and keep up-to-date with Mandatory training.

3. To develop links with other departments and professionals within the Trust to ensure multidisciplinary working.

4. To undertake any other duties as may be reasonably requested by the Chief Pharmacy Information Officer.

5. To provide EPMA weekend and oncall services.

1. To supervise and line manage band 5 Technicians as well as setting objectives.

2. Helps facilitate the improvement and development of the skills of staff using IT within the pharmacy department.

3. Ensures at all times a co-ordinated use of available resources to support service delivery and monitoring that improves clinical practice and operational turn-around times.

4. Operates and ensures direct reports operate at all times within the local Standard Operating Procedures relevant to the area of work.

5. Follows Trust policies to ensure effective management of staff for whom responsible.

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. To use medicine management experience and knowledge to contribute to the design of new ways of working with electronic systems and processes to ensure maximum levels of safety and quality.

2. To promote new ways of working and support the resolution of clinical pharmacy risks and issues that could be generated by the transition from the current to the future state; working closely with the project implementation team.

3. To support in developing the electronic formulary held within the EPMA system; including the initial setting up of the electronic formulary and maintaining drug file builds.

4. To assist in developing policies and procedures to ensure safe medication practice with EPMA.

5. To support the Lead Pharmacist and the project team on the development, implementation and on-going management of the EPMA system to ensure delivery of a high level of patient safety and quality of care, efficient use of staff resource and cost effective prescribing.

6. To support the Lead Pharmacist in developing EPMA as a vehicle to effectively capture and communicate prescribing information to patients and healthcare professionals across all sectors.

7. To develop alerts for prescribing and administration of medicines under EPMA in response to serious incidents and patient safety alerts.

8. To support the Lead Pharmacist in developing and implementing contingency plans to ensure patient safety and service delivery are maintained during system downtime, or in the event of system failure, and that timely system recovery is facilitated. This will include the development of a management and communication strategy to users during system downtime.

9. To maintain and create user accounts according to the roles, maintain and create new drug files/Protocols according to needs

12.To liaise with System Providers to improve the EPMA system

1. To develop and deliver EPMA information training packages to professional groups including nurses, doctors, pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals involved in the operation of EPMA.

2. To identify the training and development needs of all pharmacy staff including the EPMA On-Call service

3. To support pharmacy staff in utilising the full benefits of an EPMA system including demonstrating new initiatives and developments as they arise.

4. To deliver education and training to other healthcare staff as required.

5. To undertake CPD to ensure that knowledge is continually updated in the field of EPMA and pharmacy training and development.

6. To arrange relevant departmental meetings that will enable staff to be brought up to date on current issues and to address staff development needs in relation to EPMA.

1. To support in the development, implementation and monitoring of the impact of EPMA on patient safety.

2. To participate in the development of appropriate reports from EPMA for management information, patient care and financial remuneration.

3. To regularly design, develop and undertake audits to improve EPMA and to ensure that all legal, professional and service requirements are met.

4. To regularly participate in Trust-wide clinical audit, encouraging other pharmacy staff in this area and liaising with other specialities/departments as necessary.

5. To support the Lead Pharmacist in ensuring errors, complaints and incidents are managed within the Trusts Guidelines.

6. To support the Lead Pharmacist in investigating EPMA related Datixs and looking at trends and ways to mitigate future incidents

7. To maintain accurate records of design decisions and minute stakeholder and steering group meetings.

1. To carry out audit where necessary.

2. To disseminate relevant information on changes to practice to appropriate Trust staff as necessary.

1. To act as a specialist practitioner/role model in the field of EPMA.

2. To participate in teaching for doctors, nurses and pharmacy staff.

1. To communicate with the multidisciplinary healthcare team (Consultants, doctors, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, nurses, dieticians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, ward managers, and site practitioners), to intermediate care, general practice support and community pharmacists in the provision of medicine related information and assessment of patients treatment.

2. To work with appropriate staff to support development of services and facilitate the implementation of strategies for education and training of staff throughout the Trust.

3. To demonstrate good communication skills as the role liaises with a wide variety of people within the Trust, including IT staff, project team, multidisciplinary team members and all pharmacy staff.

4. To liaise with external bodies including Cerner, local CCGs, regional pharmacy services, and necessary pharmacy networks.

5. The post-holder will be required to communicate clearly and sensitively about patient medication issue both internally and externally.

6. To provide training on medication related issues, policies, guidelines and service developments to pharmacy colleagues, nursing and medical staff, ranging from one on one communication to more formal presentations.

1. To maintain current professional knowledge and keep abreast of relevant developments.

2. To maintain a Continuing Professional Development portfolio and keep up-to-date with Mandatory training.

3. To develop links with other departments and professionals within the Trust to ensure multidisciplinary working.

4. To undertake any other duties as may be reasonably requested by the Chief Pharmacy Information Officer.

5. To provide EPMA weekend and oncall services.

1. To supervise and line manage band 5 Technicians as well as setting objectives.

2. Helps facilitate the improvement and development of the skills of staff using IT within the pharmacy department.

3. Ensures at all times a co-ordinated use of available resources to support service delivery and monitoring that improves clinical practice and operational turn-around times.

4. Operates and ensures direct reports operate at all times within the local Standard Operating Procedures relevant to the area of work.

5. Follows Trust policies to ensure effective management of staff for whom responsible.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

• Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Evidence of post registration education
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy/Pharmacy practice or equivalent or relevant experience.

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrated ability to identify and prioritise developments in Formulary and medicines management
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex clinical information to make sound judgements where there is a range of facts and

Desirable

• Knowledge of the principles of project management.
• Knowledge of ePMA systems.

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of undertaking formulary work.
• Demonstrable experience in guidelines/ policies development.
• Demonstrable experience in supervising others.

Desirable

• Experience in delivering education and training.
• Demonstrable experience of coordinating and leading on clinical audit

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

• Vocational Masters Degree in Pharmacy
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Evidence of post registration education
• Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy/Pharmacy practice or equivalent or relevant experience.

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrated ability to identify and prioritise developments in Formulary and medicines management
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex clinical information to make sound judgements where there is a range of facts and

Desirable

• Knowledge of the principles of project management.
• Knowledge of ePMA systems.

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of undertaking formulary work.
• Demonstrable experience in guidelines/ policies development.
• Demonstrable experience in supervising others.

Desirable

• Experience in delivering education and training.
• Demonstrable experience of coordinating and leading on clinical audit

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

Address

North Middlesex University Hospital

Sterling Way

London

N18 1QX

Employer's website

https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)