UCLH was recently successful in securing funding from NHS England and from other NHS Trusts using Epic as their digital health record system for a first-of-type (FoT) fixed-term project to integrate the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) into Epic. As part of a small project team, the Pharmacy Project Lead for Digital Systems will be a senior, fixed-term leadership role responsible for overseeing the development and deployment of EPS within the Epic digital health record system at UCLH, and support other participating Epic NHS Trusts across England to prepare adoption and rollout. In conjunction with digital colleagues, the postholder will provide assurance on the safe and effective use of EPS, and will be responsible for promoting patient safety, maintaining data integrity, and ensuring systems meet the clinical, regulatory and operational needs of the Trust, its staff, and patients. The postholder will act on behalf of all participating Epic NHS Trusts across England, providing strategic programme leadership, professional pharmacy oversight and digital expertise to ensure safe, standardised and effective integration of EPS into Epic, aligned with NHS England policy, clinical safety standards and delivery timelines. Operating at Agenda for Change Band 8b, the postholder will lead complex, high-risk transformation across organisational boundaries, influencing senior stakeholders at Trust, regional and national level. The successful candidate will: • Provide strategic leadership and programme management of the EPS FoT scheme on behalf of all participating Epic Trusts across England • Ensure the EPS solution meets digital and clinical safety standards, through close collaboration with relevant teams • Ensure national stakeholder engagement at all levels in Epic Trusts across England, and with partners at NHS England • Develop a financial and operational benefits case to allow the operational, clinical and financial impact of EPS to be evaluated and quantified • Develop and implement strategies to overcome obstacles to adoption of EPS, and support other participating Epic Trusts with their deployments • Monitor adherence to agreed project plans, and develop appropriate mitigations when required in negotiation with key stakeholders • Support the development of national EPS training approaches, and provide mentorship to pharmacy and digital colleagues across the country • Liaise with other NHS Trusts supporting the development of similar FoT schemes with different system providers to ensure learning is shared for the benefit of wider EPS rollout in secondary care If you would like further details about the role and associated responsibilities please contact Robin Offord, Deputy Chief Pharmacist – Clinical Pharmacy Services, UCLH University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites: · University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing) · National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery · Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals · University College Hospital Grafton Way Building · Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine · University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre · The Hospital for Tropical Diseases · University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* *UCLH top trust to work at in England- In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit:Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit:Why Choose UCLH? 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