Lead Pharmacist - EPMA Trustwide | Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 23 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £50,952 - £57,349 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 23 May 2024 |
| Location: | Aylesbury, HP21 8AL |
| Company: | Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6165179/434-SCS6165179 |
Summary
This role is to act as the Lead Pharmacist for the development and implementation of EPMA across BHT. With a system already identified this role, along with Pharmacy Technician support will be working on the build, configuration and integrating EPMA into the working lives of healthcare staff across BHT.
Our EPMA development is a significant focus of the Trust and requires an experienced, dynamic individual to lead this, working within the department and throughout the Trust. This role will be ideal for someone with experience of EPMA implementation who wishes to expand their skills across a multisite Trust.
You will be working as part of a friendly, sociable and inclusive department, with full support for personal training and development.
• To act as the Lead Pharmacist in delivering the selected EPMA system, with consideration of the time, resource requirements and essential patient safety nature to be a successful project.
• To provide Pharmacist support and advice on pharmaceutical matters and those pertaining to medicines management.Medicines management encompasses the selection, procurement, dispensing, delivery, prescribing, administration and review of medicines.
• To oversee the use of electronic dispensing and prescribing systems as required in Pharmacy and through out the Trust when associated with medicines management
• To identify and support teams to deliver the changes in clinical and operational practice with implementation of EPMA.
• To work as a practising Pharmacist with understanding the requirements and scope of clinical pharmacy to deliver the EPMA role
• To support the work of other senior pharmacists as required
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
This advert closes on Tuesday 7 May 2024