Job overview
Salisbury Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to offer a maternity leave opportunity within the Pharmacy Digital Care Team. This senior role is ideal for a forward-thinking professional who is passionate about digital innovation and medicines optimisation.
As Pharmacy Digital Technology Lead, you will lead the support, development, and optimisation of the Trust's Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) system. Leading the design and delivery of solutions that improve the safety, quality, and efficiency of pharmacy services.
We are seeking a digitally confident clinical pharmacist or experienced pharmacy technician with experience in electronic medicines management systems. You will join a collaborative digital pharmacy team and benefit from flexible hybrid working in line with service needs.
You will have a clear interest in improving patient care and staff experience through digital systems. Ward-based experience is desirable, but candidates with specialist e-medicines expertise and a passion for service improvement are strongly encouraged. The role includes a continued clinical commitment in the Pharmacy service.
As a member of the Pharmacy Senior Team, you will work closely with the Chief Pharmacist and Principal EPMA Pharmacist, providing strategic leadership for the Trust's digital medicines agenda and collaborating with multidisciplinary colleagues to support EPMA implementation and optimisation.
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The post holder will act as lead administrator and professional lead for pharmacy digital systems, providing a key link between the Pharmacy Department, Trust Digital/IT teams, and clinical users. They will ensure systems including Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) and pharmacy stock control are configured, maintained, and used safely and effectively in line with clinical and organisational requirements.
They will maintain expert knowledge of EPMA and provide leadership in system development, configuration, testing, validation, monitoring, and optimisation, acting as a trusted advisor to support safe clinical use and continuous improvement.
Working collaboratively with stakeholders across the Trust, the post holder will ensure digital systems meet the needs of services, staff, and patients, supporting changes to clinical workflows and embedding digital solutions into routine practice.
The role includes close working with external suppliers and NHS digital leads, representing the Trust at regional and national user groups and contributing to professional networks. Over time, the post holder will develop subject matter expertise in additional pharmacy digital systems, including Careflow Medicines Management, dispensing robotics, and automated medicines cabinets.
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. Take a look at our Employee Value Proposition (EVP) for more detailed information
These include but aren't limited to:-
* Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
* Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 year.
* Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
* Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
* An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
* Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
* Cycle to work scheme
* Uniform provided (where required)
* 40% bus discount exclusive to SFT employees (period tickets only)
* On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
* On site health and fitness club
* On site car parking (fees and restrictions apply)
* Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.
Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa eg those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the website before applying
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.
SEASONAL RESPIRATORY VACCINATIONS
We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.
GETTING TO WORK
We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY
We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.
The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.
OTHER INFORMATION
If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £16 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.
Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.
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