Digital Services Pharmacist

Job Summary

The pharmacy Department at the Great Western Hospital is seeking a forward‑thinking digital and informatics pharmacist to assist in the management of digital systems related to medicines use within the organisation.

• Provide clinical input for the maintenance, optimisation and deployment of digital medicines management systems, including EPMA and pharmacy stock control systems.
• Ensure compliance with digital medicines safety requirements and national standards, supporting continuous quality improvement.
• Act as the specialist pharmacist link between pharmacy, clinical teams, IT and digital transformation programmes.
• Oversee data quality and analytics relating to medicines use, supporting reporting, audit and service improvement.
• Provide mentorship, training and performance management as deputy lead for the digital pharmacy team.
• Contribute to governance processes such as safety testing, incident review and change advisory boards.

• Master’s Degree (or equivalent) in Pharmacy
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Willingness to undertake further training for professional development
• A record of continued professional development
• Post‑graduate Certificate (or equivalent) in Clinical Pharmacy

• Membership of the Royal College of Pharmacy
• Independent prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake
• Membership of a professional digital network or similar

• Experience working with digital clinical and non‑clinical medicines management systems.
• Experience with automations and clinical informatics.
• Experience delivering ward‑based clinical pharmacy services.
• Evidence of leading on a project or audit.
• Capability to deliver clinical pharmacy services independently across a range of specialties.
• Experience working effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Evidence of contributing to quality improvement or service evaluation.
• Evidence of using clinical reasoning and appropriate judgement to make decisions and solve problems.
• Experience delivering training to pharmacy or multidisciplinary staff.
• Experience in critical appraisal to answer medicines information queries.

• Experience in project leadership and delivering on project objectives, including benefit realisation.
• Experience across a range of clinical specialties.
• Experience contributing to cost improvement programmes.
• Experience developing guidelines, SOPs or pathway development.
• Evidence of implementing audit findings into practice.

Applications from persons who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK will be considered. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

This role requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.