Specialist Pharmacist Digital Medicines

Are you looking for your next challenge in digital? We are pleased to be able to offer an exciting opportunity to join the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) Programme Team at Northampton General Hospital. In partnership with our chosen supplier, we have embarked on our digital excellence journey to implement a nationally-leading EPR system that will transform the quality of care for our patients and staff by having instantly accessible information using the latest mobile technology, reducing paper usage and utilising clinical decision support tools.

The Specialist Pharmacist Digital Medicines will work as part of a dynamic Chief Clinical Information Officer team. The postholder will have an understanding of digital systems and will support the Digital Clinical Leads and Transformation Specialists with efficient and effective management of the on-going EPR development, education, implementation and training of our NGH EPR. The role is responsible for facilitating digital transformation for new digital solutions and upgrades to existing digital solutions across NGH with clear collaboration with internal and external stakeholders as required.

The role is responsible for operating as a key member of the Chief Clinical Information Officer portfolio which focuses on ensuring there is clinical engagement at all levels of the Group Digital Strategy. The postholder will work with Digital Clinical Leads, Pharmacy Technician Digital Medicines, Pharmacy EPMA team, Digital Clinical Facilitators and Transformation Specialists by contributing to improving standards of care through the effective use of digital solutions.

The Specialist Pharmacist Digital Medicines will provide specialist pharmaceutical knowledge for the development of the NGH EPR and other Digital Medicines projects. The Specialist Pharmacist Digital Medicines will work with pharmacy colleagues and other healthcare professional groups to improve patient care by participating in audits, research and benefits realisation data collection, analysis and subsequent improvements to our processes. They will work with our existing EPMA team to specifically focus on the Digital Medicines agenda and the configuration, build and testing of the future EPMA solution.

They will deputise for the Digital Clinical Lead for Digital Medicines.

Travel to the hospital site will be required.

• To operate as a key member of the Chief Clinical Information Officer portfolio which focuses on ensuring there is clinical engagement at all levels of the Group Digital Strategy
• Facilitate delivery of effective, safe clinical systems with all groups of clinical, administrative and operational staff
• Provide clinical advice and guidance to support the delivery of the programmes associated with the Group Digital Strategy including the NGH EPR
• To facilitate the efficient and effective management of the on-going EPR development, education, implementation and training of our NGH EPR with our wider EPR programme team
• To support digital transformation for new digital solutions and upgrades to existing digital solutions with clear collaboration with internal and external stakeholders as required?specifically relating to medicines
• To work with Pharmacy EPMA team to support the configuration, building and testing of the future EPMA system
• To work with Digital Clinical Leads, Pharmacy Technician Digital Medicines, Digital Clinical Facilitators and Transformation Specialists by contributing to improving standards of care through the effective use of digital solutions
• As directed by Digital Clinical Leads or Group CCIO, the individual may lead on specific elements of digital systems implementation and/or quality improvement programmes
• To provide specialist pharmaceutical knowledge for the development of the NGH EPR and other Digital Medicines projects
• To develop expertise in the EPMA system used at the Trust
• To lead and support the development and implementations of medicine-related guidance, policies and procedures within each specialty area
• To identify new opportunities for the development of Digital Medicines Services and assist in the preparation of business cases to support these developments
• To attend relevant EPR meetings associated to Digital Medicines
• To line manage Pharmacy Technician Digital Medicines

• Ensure visibility within all clinical areas?particularly within Pharmacy
• Facilitate ongoing implementation, development and optimisation of EPR with the wider EPR programme team
• Work closely with all CCIOs, Digital Clinical Leads, Digital Clinical Facilitators, Pharmacy EPMA team and Transformation Specialists to support delivery of EPR
• Ensure your clinical input in design and configuration of clinical systems and support testing of clinical systems
• Contribute to lessons learnt for projects to define changes in subsequent processes and procedures
• Support the digital clinical safety officer and promotion of clinical safety within all digital projects and programmes
• Identify, and communicate the…