Job summary
We are looking for a highly motivated, digitally experienced pharmacist to manage and strategically develop medicines management and optimisation digital solutions. You will be supported by the Medicines Management Clinical Information Systems Lead and the Medicines Management Strategic Management team and will work closely alongside the CIO, the CCIO and the CNIO.
The post holder will provide leadership and project management for the digital transformation of medicines management services, ensuring the systems are implemented whilst engaging stakeholders at all levels and are aligned with the medicines optimisation strategy and the organisation's digital strategy.
You will support the Medicines Management Clinical Information Systems Lead by ensuring the implementation of safe clinical medicines related IT systems. In doing so, supporting the medicines management governance and quality agenda. You will also represent the Medicines Management Service in relevant specialist networks and Trust wide meetings.
You will manage the trusts electronic prescribing and medicines administration systems, ensuring they are safe and meet the needs of patients and staff across the trust's expanded footprint. You will be responsible for ensuring there are effective governance and audit processes in place with regards to system changes and will co-ordinate all aspects of EPMA and pharmacy stock control systems. You will lead and manage upgrades and rationalisation of these systems in use.
Main duties of the job
Will participate in out of hours working may be required to support projects and planned commitments. The purpose of this role will be the development, implementation, maintenance and optimisation of the medicines management IT systems, supported by a team of pharmacy technicians and analyst support. This will include updating configuration as required, and reviewing, testing and implementing new functionality and upgrades as they are developed. The post holder will be responsible for training and supporting staff, and for developing relevant procedures.
The post holder will also be expected to provide a clinical pharmacy service to service users and trust staff within an agreed clinical speciality, according to the expertise of the post holder. The post holder will participate in the clinical rota and will be expected to work flexibly in line with the hours of operation and requirement to provide an on-call service.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide leadership and project management for the implementation andmaintenance of clinical medicines-related IT systems across the trust and be responsible for the day-to-day management of the medicines management IT team.
To engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels, both within and outside of the trust, acting as an ambassador for the use of medicines-related IT systems and securing the involvement and commitment of staff and other stakeholders.
To be the pharmacy professional lead for design configuration, pilot andimplementation of clinical systems within the organisation.
To develop a strategic vision and governance strategy for implementing IT systems and new ways of working for the medicines management service.To work in collaboration with the medicines management governance, safety and education teams to develop policy and procedure to ensure safe medication practice. To act as an expert and advocate for Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) to all users across the trust.
To represent the medicines management service in relevant specialist networks.
To attend and contribute to trust-wide meetings to fulfil the objectives of the post.
To act as a chair for relevant meetings, including project groups.
To identify and develop end-to-end processes, policies and standard operating procedures for the use of IT systems to support the management of medicines.
To review, update and implement trust-wide medicines-related policies andprocedures which will be impacted by the introduction of new ways of working, taking these through relevant approval committees.
To ensure that new ways of working do not introduce clinical risk, and that all processes meet the clinical requirements for prescribing, are evidence-based and comply with legal, national and local guidelines and formularies.
To explore opportunities to develop, implement and embed automated systems, in order to increase efficiency and accuracy.
To ensure that directives related to digital medicines management are implemented within the trust, in line with legislation.
To identify options for integrating or streamlining IT systems, reducing duplication and ensuring a high level of data quality.
To ensure that adequate business continuity plans are in place with regard to medicines management IT systems.
Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of duties and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide leadership and project management for the implementation andmaintenance of clinical medicines-related IT systems across the trust and be responsible for the day-to-day management of the medicines management IT team.
To engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels, both within and outside of the trust, acting as an ambassador for the use of medicines-related IT systems and securing the involvement and commitment of staff and other stakeholders.
To be the pharmacy professional lead for design configuration, pilot andimplementation of clinical systems within the organisation.
To develop a strategic vision and governance strategy for implementing IT systems and new ways of working for the medicines management service.To work in collaboration with the medicines management governance, safety and education teams to develop policy and procedure to ensure safe medication practice. To act as an expert and advocate for Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) to all users across the trust.
To represent the medicines management service in relevant specialist networks.
To attend and contribute to trust-wide meetings to fulfil the objectives of the post.
To act as a chair for relevant meetings, including project groups.
To identify and develop end-to-end processes, policies and standard operating procedures for the use of IT systems to support the management of medicines.
To review, update and implement trust-wide medicines-related policies andprocedures which will be impacted by the introduction of new ways of working, taking these through relevant approval committees.
To ensure that new ways of working do not introduce clinical risk, and that all processes meet the clinical requirements for prescribing, are evidence-based and comply with legal, national and local guidelines and formularies.
To explore opportunities to develop, implement and embed automated systems, in order to increase efficiency and accuracy.
To ensure that directives related to digital medicines management are implemented within the trust, in line with legislation.
To identify options for integrating or streamlining IT systems, reducing duplication and ensuring a high level of data quality.
To ensure that adequate business continuity plans are in place with regard to medicines management IT systems.
Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master of Pharmacy degree, or equivalent qualification
- Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy, or equivalent qualification
Desirable
- Project management qualification
- Leadership or management training/qualification
- Formal training or significant experience in mental health pharmacy
- Independent prescribing qualification, or willingness to undertake this
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within pharmaceutical services
- Experience of undertaking clinical audit work and/or practice research
- Experience in providing talks, training to other Health Care Professionals and to Service Users and Carer Groups
- Familiarity with drugs expenditure and prescribing trends
- Experience of planning and implementing change
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working.
- Previous experience of working within a project environment
- Good understanding of recent NHS initiatives and Pharmacy standards documents
- Demonstrates broad based clinical knowledge of therapeutics, including physical health, mental health and learning disabilities
- An understanding of governance, risk management, and medication safety
- Clear understanding of relevant legislation and guidance
- Wide general awareness of prescribing and the use of drugs on wards
- Understanding of budgetary mechanisms and funding processes
- Demonstrable evidence of commitment to self development and CPD
Desirable
- Experience of line management of staff
- Experience of working within an NHS organisation
- Experience of setting up and configuring EPMA and associated functionality
- Experience of managing budgets and preparing business cases
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills: written, verbal, listening
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Leadership skills
- Good presentation skills
- Able to communicate detailed clinical and financial information to staff at all grades and to external organisations
- Ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively to meet specified deadlines
- Ability to work to a high level of accuracy
- Excellent organisational skills
- Excellent IT skills Ability to work both independently and as a team player
- Project management skills
- Ability to work flexibly
- Ability to work under pressure
- Self-motivated and able to use initiative
- Problem-solving skills
- Report writing skills
- Negotiation and persuasion skills
- Ability to adapt to changing environments, needs and demands
- Ability to review manual processes and determine effective IT solutions to replace these
- Recognition of own limitations and ability to ask for support when necessary
- Professional manner
- Ability to travel between different sites
Desirable
- Able to understand and evaluate clinical research data
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master of Pharmacy degree, or equivalent qualification
- Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy, or equivalent qualification
Desirable
- Project management qualification
- Leadership or management training/qualification
- Formal training or significant experience in mental health pharmacy
- Independent prescribing qualification, or willingness to undertake this
- Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within pharmaceutical services
- Experience of undertaking clinical audit work and/or practice research
- Experience in providing talks, training to other Health Care Professionals and to Service Users and Carer Groups
- Familiarity with drugs expenditure and prescribing trends
- Experience of planning and implementing change
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working.
- Previous experience of working within a project environment
- Good understanding of recent NHS initiatives and Pharmacy standards documents
- Demonstrates broad based clinical knowledge of therapeutics, including physical health, mental health and learning disabilities
- An understanding of governance, risk management, and medication safety
- Clear understanding of relevant legislation and guidance
- Wide general awareness of prescribing and the use of drugs on wards
- Understanding of budgetary mechanisms and funding processes
- Demonstrable evidence of commitment to self development and CPD
Desirable
- Experience of line management of staff
- Experience of working within an NHS organisation
- Experience of setting up and configuring EPMA and associated functionality
- Experience of managing budgets and preparing business cases
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills: written, verbal, listening
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Leadership skills
- Good presentation skills
- Able to communicate detailed clinical and financial information to staff at all grades and to external organisations
- Ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively to meet specified deadlines
- Ability to work to a high level of accuracy
- Excellent organisational skills
- Excellent IT skills Ability to work both independently and as a team player
- Project management skills
- Ability to work flexibly
- Ability to work under pressure
- Self-motivated and able to use initiative
- Problem-solving skills
- Report writing skills
- Negotiation and persuasion skills
- Ability to adapt to changing environments, needs and demands
- Ability to review manual processes and determine effective IT solutions to replace these
- Recognition of own limitations and ability to ask for support when necessary
- Professional manner
- Ability to travel between different sites
Desirable
- Able to understand and evaluate clinical research data
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
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).
