Advanced Pharmacist Meds Management Clinical Systems | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 22 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £50,952 - £57,349 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 May 2024 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L31 3HH |
| Company: | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6236363/350-TWS6236363 |
Summary
We are looking for a highly motivated, digitally experienced pharmacist to manage and strategically develop medicines management and optimisation digital solutions. You will be supported by the Medicines Management Clinical Information Systems Lead and the Medicines Management Strategic Management team and will work closely alongside the CIO, the CCIO and the CNIO.
The post holder will provide leadership and project management for the digital transformation of medicines management services, ensuring the systems are implemented whilst engaging stakeholders at all levels and are aligned with the medicines optimisation strategy and the organisation’s digital strategy.
You will support the Medicines Management Clinical Information Systems Lead by ensuring the implementation of safe clinical medicines related IT systems. In doing so, supporting the medicines management governance and quality agenda. You will also represent the Medicines Management Service in relevant specialist networks and Trust wide meetings.
You will manage the trusts electronic prescribing and medicines administration systems, ensuring they are safe and meet the needs of patients and staff across the trust’s expanded footprint. You will be responsible for ensuring there are effective governance and audit processes in place with regards to system changes and will co-ordinate all aspects of EPMA and pharmacy stock control systems. You will lead and manage upgrades and rationalisation of these systems in use.
Will participate in out of hours working may be required to support projects and planned commitments. The purpose of this role will be the development, implementation, maintenance and optimisation of the medicines management IT systems, supported by a team of pharmacy technicians and analyst support. This will include updating configuration as required, and reviewing, testing and implementing new functionality and upgrades as they are developed. The post holder will be responsible for training and supporting staff, and for developing relevant procedures.
The post holder will also be expected to provide a clinical pharmacy service to service users and trust staff within an agreed clinical speciality, according to the expertise of the post holder. The post holder will participate in the clinical rota and will be expected to work flexibly in line with the hours of operation and requirement to provide an on-call service.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
To provide leadership and project management for the implementation and
maintenance of clinical medicines-related IT systems across the trust and be responsible for the day-to-day management of the medicines management IT team.
To engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels, both within and outside of the trust, acting as an ambassador for the use of medicines-related IT systems and securing the involvement and commitment of staff and other stakeholders.
To be the pharmacy professional lead for design configuration, pilot and
implementation of clinical systems within the organisation.
To develop a strategic vision and governance strategy for implementing IT systems and new ways of working for the medicines management service.
To work in collaboration with the medicines management governance, safety and education teams to develop policy and procedure to ensure safe medication practice. To act as an expert and advocate for Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) to all users across the trust.
To represent the medicines management service in relevant specialist networks.
To attend and contribute to trust-wide meetings to fulfil the objectives of the post.
To act as a chair for relevant meetings, including project groups.
To identify and develop end-to-end processes, policies and standard operating procedures for the use of IT systems to support the management of medicines.
To review, update and implement trust-wide medicines-related policies and
procedures which will be impacted by the introduction of new ways of working, taking these through relevant approval committees.
To ensure that new ways of working do not introduce clinical risk, and that all processes meet the clinical requirements for prescribing, are evidence-based and comply with legal, national and local guidelines and formularies.
To explore opportunities to develop, implement and embed automated systems, in order to increase efficiency and accuracy.
To ensure that directives related to digital medicines management are implemented within the trust, in line with legislation.
To identify options for integrating or streamlining IT systems, reducing duplication and ensuring a high level of data quality.
To ensure that adequate business continuity plans are in place with regard to medicines management IT systems.
Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of duties and responsibilities.
This advert closes on Sunday 28 Apr 2024