Job summary
The post holder will work closely with the Lead EPMA Pharmacist, Pharmacy IT Systems Manager, and Pharmacy IT team with maintenance of Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) and other Digital Pharmacy systems.
The post holder will have responsibility for co-ordinating aspects of all IT related systems within the Pharmacy department. This includes the development, installation and support of new and existing systems, providing training and appropriate documentation for pharmacy staff and liaison between software/ hardware suppliers and LUHFT IT teams.
Responsible for the daily management and supervision of the pharmacy IT systems, including the production of financial and statistical information from such systems.
Main duties of the job
1. Routine maintenance & support of pharmacy IT systems in liaison with their supplier(s), LUHFT IT teams and designated pharmacy staff
2. Maintenance of data quality and data reporting associated with pharmacy IT systems, notably the Stock Control & Electronic Prescribing & Medicines Administration system(s)
3. Development and delivery of training plans and materials for pharmacy IT systems
4. Leadership, co-ordination and participation in developments of pharmacy IT systems as determined by the needs of the pharmacy and hospital
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click herehttps://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assist with the management of all aspects of pharmacy IT systems with appropriate liaison with system suppliers and LUHFT Pharmacy and IM&T staff to ensure the continued delivery of their functions
- To assist in the project management of all upgrades of the electronic prescribing system and ensure all software functions have been tested before going live, and advise on the potential impact within the department.
- To manage electronic prescribing files and parameters, continually audit data integrity.
- Assist with the design and maintenance of standing operating procedures (SOP) and training materials to ensure that pharmacy staff know how to operate Pharmacy IT systems correctly
- deliver training to Pharmacy staff in the use of Pharmacy IT systems
- Where appropriate, facilitate & provide out of hours support in relation to Pharmacy IT systems
- Support the Lead Pharmacist for Electronic Prescribing and Pharmacy IT systems manage
- Develop reporting solutions to support Departmental and Trust objectives
- Assist with the development of Pharmacy automation where appropriate
- Undertake dispensing and Final Dispensing Checking duties as required to maintain own dispensing and final checking competence, and to support weekday, weekend, Public Holiday and late-night rotas (Specific to Pharmacy Technician in the post only)
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assist with the management of all aspects of pharmacy IT systems with appropriate liaison with system suppliers and LUHFT Pharmacy and IM&T staff to ensure the continued delivery of their functions
- To assist in the project management of all upgrades of the electronic prescribing system and ensure all software functions have been tested before going live, and advise on the potential impact within the department.
- To manage electronic prescribing files and parameters, continually audit data integrity.
- Assist with the design and maintenance of standing operating procedures (SOP) and training materials to ensure that pharmacy staff know how to operate Pharmacy IT systems correctly
- deliver training to Pharmacy staff in the use of Pharmacy IT systems
- Where appropriate, facilitate & provide out of hours support in relation to Pharmacy IT systems
- Support the Lead Pharmacist for Electronic Prescribing and Pharmacy IT systems manage
- Develop reporting solutions to support Departmental and Trust objectives
- Assist with the development of Pharmacy automation where appropriate
- Undertake dispensing and Final Dispensing Checking duties as required to maintain own dispensing and final checking competence, and to support weekday, weekend, Public Holiday and late-night rotas (Specific to Pharmacy Technician in the post only)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 / BTEC in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent pharmacy IT experience)
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Society where appropriate (specific to Pharmacy Technician in post only)
Desirable
- BTEC level 4 Professional Diploma in Dispensing Checking (or equivalent)
- Data Analytics qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of pharmacy IT and electronic prescribing systems
- Proven experience of managing projects
- Knowledge of IT Infrastructure requirements and servers
- Ability to extract, manipulate and visualise data from pharmacy systems using SQL and other BI solutions
- Proven experience working on audit and development projects
- Proven pro-active approach
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Proven management through delegation and achieving through others
- Experience with managing pharmacy dispensing robots, cabinets and robot process automation
- Proven record in management of change
- Appraising staff
- Experience of managing the recruitment process and chairing interviews.
- Human resources experience
- Effective management of staff
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to work on own initiative, as part of a team
- Self- motivating and able to motivate/inspire others
- Commitment to Continuing Professional Development
- Previous management or supervisory experience
- Computer literate
- Assertiveness
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise
- Ability to be creative and inspirational in problem solving
- Articulate and confident
- Ability to work effectively under pressure whilst continuing to deliver key targets
- Implement and support new initiatives and actively suggest improvements/change where appropriate
- Logical thought process
- Attention to detail
- Ability to future plan
Other
Essential
- Willingness to work flexibly and at other sites when required
- Ability and willingness to undertake further training as necessary
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 / BTEC in Pharmacy Services (or equivalent pharmacy IT experience)
- Registration with General Pharmaceutical Society where appropriate (specific to Pharmacy Technician in post only)
Desirable
- BTEC level 4 Professional Diploma in Dispensing Checking (or equivalent)
- Data Analytics qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of pharmacy IT and electronic prescribing systems
- Proven experience of managing projects
- Knowledge of IT Infrastructure requirements and servers
- Ability to extract, manipulate and visualise data from pharmacy systems using SQL and other BI solutions
- Proven experience working on audit and development projects
- Proven pro-active approach
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Proven management through delegation and achieving through others
- Experience with managing pharmacy dispensing robots, cabinets and robot process automation
- Proven record in management of change
- Appraising staff
- Experience of managing the recruitment process and chairing interviews.
- Human resources experience
- Effective management of staff
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to work on own initiative, as part of a team
- Self- motivating and able to motivate/inspire others
- Commitment to Continuing Professional Development
- Previous management or supervisory experience
- Computer literate
- Assertiveness
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise
- Ability to be creative and inspirational in problem solving
- Articulate and confident
- Ability to work effectively under pressure whilst continuing to deliver key targets
- Implement and support new initiatives and actively suggest improvements/change where appropriate
- Logical thought process
- Attention to detail
- Ability to future plan
Other
Essential
- Willingness to work flexibly and at other sites when required
- Ability and willingness to undertake further training as necessary
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
