Lead Pharmacist EPMA and Digital Systems, Band 8a
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 27 Ionawr 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | £55,690.00 i £62,682.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 15 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Gloucester, GL1 3NN |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9318-26-0069 |
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The post holder will lead the build, implementation, optimisation, and ongoing development of the EPMA system across GHFT. This role ensures that the EPMA system supports patient safety, delivers high-quality care, enables efficient workforce utilisation, and promotes cost-effective prescribing. The post holder will provide specialist clinical pharmacy expertise, maintain a robust and accurate medicines and templates database, and ensure full compliance with Trust policies, national guidance, and statutory and regulatory requirements. Key responsibilities include the development and maintenance of order sets, the creation and regular review of policies and procedures to support the safe and effective use of EPMA, and the delivery of a continuous audit and assurance programme. The post holder will proactively identify, analyse, and manage risks and incidents related to EPMA use and will provide regular reports and recommendations to the Medicines Optimisation Committee and other relevant governance forums. The role requires close collaboration with multidisciplinary clinical teams, the EPMA and Electronic Patient Record (EPR) project teams, and external stakeholders, including Integrated Care System (ICS) partners and commissioners. The post holder will lead user engagement initiatives, deliver system training and expert advice, drive optimisation across all Trust sites, and contribute to business continuity and downtime planning to ensure safe prescribing and administration during system outages. In addition to EPMA leadership responsibilities, the post holder will deliver clinical pharmacy services on designated wards. This includes undertaking medicines reconciliation, clinically reviewing prescriptions for safety, effectiveness, and appropriateness, resolving prescribing discrepancies in collaboration with medical staff, and supporting safe and timely discharge processes. The post holder will provide expert advice to medical and nursing teams, educate patients on the safe use of their medicines, liaise with community healthcare providers to ensure continuity of care, and participate in multidisciplinary ward rounds. Effective supervision and collaboration with pharmacy technicians is integral to this role, alongside strict adherence to legislation, national standards, and Trust policies. Where qualified as a non-medical prescriber, the post holder may continue to prescribe within their scope of practice and in accordance with professional and legal requirements, in order to maintain clinical competence and support patient care. Contact Details Israr Baig (Associate Pharmacy Director) israr.baig@nhs.net 07816 206873 Bilal Topia-Associate Pharmacy Director- operational services Tel: 07977 021218