Job summary
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital is seeking an exceptional Lead Pharmacist for EPR and Digital Transformation to spearhead the implementation of our new Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) system as part of the Trust-wide Electronic Patient Record (EPR) rollout. You will provide senior leadership in designing, configuring and optimising digital medicines pathways across surgical, theatre and inpatient settings, ensuring safe and effective practices rooted in NHS clinical standards. This highly visible role requires advanced expertise in digital pharmacy systems, risk management, and medicines optimisation within a hospital environment.
As the lead for our Pharmacy Digital Team, you will drive innovation, training and system adoption across multidisciplinary teams, working closely with clinicians, surgeons, nursing leaders and digital colleagues to embed new ways of working. You will play a central role in shaping the future of digital medicines management at one of the UK's leading specialist surgical hospitals, bringing strong NHS experience, excellent communication skills and the confidence to champion digital change at scale. This is a unique opportunity to influence a major new system implementation and deliver safer, smarter, more efficient care for our patients.
Interview Date - Monday 9th March 2026
Main duties of the job
- Responsible for delivering, managing and developing all digital systems required by the Trust and the Pharmacy department to deliver safe and effective medicines processes including the Trust electronic prescribing system and all programmes that interface with it.
- Provides expert advice on pharmaceutical and digital matters on all aspects relating to digital and electronic systems relating to medicines and Pharmacy ensuring that the systems have contingency. Undertakes risk assessments and risk management of all medicines related digital systems and ensures compliance with medicines legislation.
- Leads and develops audit of digital systems across both Divisions and within the Pharmacy Department
- Lead on design and implementation of Trusts EPMA functions of the EPR system from a change management and optimise the solution to ensure safe and effective practices are embedded as part of roll-out
About us
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally and internationally.
Our Trust is a very special hospital; big enough to deliver world class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands and we're always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award-winning team.
The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace. Flexible working requests will be considered.
The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.
If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification document for a full list of duties for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification document for a full list of duties for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc, Bpharm, Honours Degree in Pharmacy / MPharm
- Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent from a recognised UK provider
Desirable
- Independent Prescribing Qualification Management Training Qualification
- Project management qualification
- Masters level qualification in healthcare leadership or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of digital systems relating to Pharmacy and medicines management.
- Extensive post-registration hospital pharmacy practice experience
- Experience of leadership/ line management of a range of staff
- Experience of service development and staff management.
- Experience of delivering training and education Multi-disciplinary working.
Desirable
- Experience of EPMA software and implementation
- Experience of working with ADC's-e.g. Omnicell
Knowledge
Essential
- Good range of pharmaceutical knowledge especially regarding musculoskeletal disorders
- Good working knowledge of digital systems relating to all aspects of medicines management
Desirable
- Knowledge of health technology/ AI
Skills
Essential
- Experience working with prescribing software
- Report writing skills
- Has the skills knowledge and experience to be able to plan and organise all aspects of medicines and pharmacy related digital systems.
- Has the skills, knowledge and experience to provide expert advice and offer opinion and guidance to the Trust on development, implementation and maintenance of digital systems relating to medicines.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc, Bpharm, Honours Degree in Pharmacy / MPharm
- Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent from a recognised UK provider
Desirable
- Independent Prescribing Qualification Management Training Qualification
- Project management qualification
- Masters level qualification in healthcare leadership or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of digital systems relating to Pharmacy and medicines management.
- Extensive post-registration hospital pharmacy practice experience
- Experience of leadership/ line management of a range of staff
- Experience of service development and staff management.
- Experience of delivering training and education Multi-disciplinary working.
Desirable
- Experience of EPMA software and implementation
- Experience of working with ADC's-e.g. Omnicell
Knowledge
Essential
- Good range of pharmaceutical knowledge especially regarding musculoskeletal disorders
- Good working knowledge of digital systems relating to all aspects of medicines management
Desirable
- Knowledge of health technology/ AI
Skills
Essential
- Experience working with prescribing software
- Report writing skills
- Has the skills knowledge and experience to be able to plan and organise all aspects of medicines and pharmacy related digital systems.
- Has the skills, knowledge and experience to provide expert advice and offer opinion and guidance to the Trust on development, implementation and maintenance of digital systems relating to medicines.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
