Job summary
We are looking for someone with a passion for achieving digital transformation in the field of medicines management. A subject matter expert for pharmaceutical matters and medicines management with compassionate leadership, to lead a team within Digital Health & Care Wales.
Someone who uses digital systems in their work and can see how digital systems can be improved to improve care delivery. With a strong background in leadership and engagement the successful individual will look to build relationships with our systems users and promote digital transformation through software and information across NHS Wales.
Are you looking for an opportunity to be a part of developing the future of digital technology and information to make a difference for clinical colleagues and patients across NHS Wales? Then, join us at this exciting time, as we enter our third year as a Strategic Health Authority, delivering our five strategic missions and some of the biggest healthcare projects within the UK.
Main duties of the job
Work with a large variety of stakeholders internally and externally to communicate highly complex drug and medicine related information to prescribers, clinicians, patient/user groups where other professionals may challenge advice.
Undertake consultations, to develop and communicate service-related and complex technical software design information for clinical systems, between senior clinicians, Welsh Government, system developers and users.
Participate as a member of national clinical networks, project and programme boards with a remit covering medicines and/or prescribing.
Lead on implementation of a user centred design approach for new pharmacy/medicines related products and services and development of existing products, to gain national consensus of multiple organisations where there are conflicting views to achieve a once for Wales approach.
About us
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is part of the NHS Wales family and has an important role in changing the way health and care services are delivered through technology and data. The organisation supports frontline staff with modern systems and access to important information about their patients, while empowering the people of Wales to manage their own health through digital NHS Wales services.
Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development. We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation.
Join our game changing, life-saving team and start making a real difference to health and care services in Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work in partnership with relevant teams and bodies including, Digital Medicines Transformation Portfolio SROs, Programme Directors and Programme Managers, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Community Pharmacy Wales, Welsh Pharmaceutical Committee, Royal Pharmaceutical Society (Wales), Hospital Pharmacists, Primary Care Teams, and other relevant organisations.
Provide subject matter expertise in pharmaceutical matters in the specialist field of digital technology. This includes areas of medicines management, medication records, coding, nomenclature, dispensing, prescribing and evidence based best practice.
Contribute to the development of digital quality assurance and technical design documentation including design briefs and specifications, ensuring they can be understood by all stakeholders, translating clinical requirements into technical design.
Have extensive knowledge of medicines information within the Welsh Single Care Record and NHS Wales national architecture, to lead on the development of pharmacy and medicines design content within NHS Wales and linking with other bordering systems within the UK.
Analyse evidence based clinical information and requirements from multiple sources to interpret into business need for individual organisations and all Wales.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work in partnership with relevant teams and bodies including, Digital Medicines Transformation Portfolio SROs, Programme Directors and Programme Managers, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Community Pharmacy Wales, Welsh Pharmaceutical Committee, Royal Pharmaceutical Society (Wales), Hospital Pharmacists, Primary Care Teams, and other relevant organisations.
Provide subject matter expertise in pharmaceutical matters in the specialist field of digital technology. This includes areas of medicines management, medication records, coding, nomenclature, dispensing, prescribing and evidence based best practice.
Contribute to the development of digital quality assurance and technical design documentation including design briefs and specifications, ensuring they can be understood by all stakeholders, translating clinical requirements into technical design.
Have extensive knowledge of medicines information within the Welsh Single Care Record and NHS Wales national architecture, to lead on the development of pharmacy and medicines design content within NHS Wales and linking with other bordering systems within the UK.
Analyse evidence based clinical information and requirements from multiple sources to interpret into business need for individual organisations and all Wales.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Registered with a relevant informatics professional body.
- Professional knowledge acquired through vocational master's degree in pharmacy (4 years) + 1 year pre-registration training + specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate master-degree level or equivalent training, experience in pharmacy information systems.
- Knowledge of digital clinical risk management and digital clinical safety e.g. understanding of key clinical risk management processes, activities and documentation required to be compliant with DCB0129 and DCB0160 standards.
- Knowledge of project and programme management methodologies e.g. PRINCE2, Agile, MSP
Desirable
- Service improvement / leading change qualification
- Experience of implementing user centred design approaches
- Qualification/certification in Digital Clinical Safety
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of complex/ transformational change
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience to understand the challenges facing the NHS
- Management and leadership experience
- Design of processes or systems that support medicines management including pharmacy care records, medication records and electronic prescribing.
- Experience of delivering systems to support medicines management and prescribing.
- Development of information standards in relation to medicines management
- Extensive experience of leading stakeholder engagement activities
Desirable
- Experience of working within a Digital Clinical Programme
- Writing or contributing to 5-case model business cases
- Experience of supporting the development of and approving eLearning packages for clinical software systems
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills when dealing with a wide range of clinical stakeholders from different professional backgrounds at all levels of professional development and different levels of understanding of information.
- Demonstrably managed and motivated successful team
- Ability to work in a cross directorate/organisational matrix management environment.
- Excellent organisations skills. Able to manage complex workloads, multi-task in complex and sensitive environments.
- Advanced keyboard skills and competent in the use of desktop applications.
Desirable
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable at level 3 or above in understanding, speaking, reading and writing in Welsh
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Registered as a Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Registered with a relevant informatics professional body.
- Professional knowledge acquired through vocational master's degree in pharmacy (4 years) + 1 year pre-registration training + specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate master-degree level or equivalent training, experience in pharmacy information systems.
- Knowledge of digital clinical risk management and digital clinical safety e.g. understanding of key clinical risk management processes, activities and documentation required to be compliant with DCB0129 and DCB0160 standards.
- Knowledge of project and programme management methodologies e.g. PRINCE2, Agile, MSP
Desirable
- Service improvement / leading change qualification
- Experience of implementing user centred design approaches
- Qualification/certification in Digital Clinical Safety
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of complex/ transformational change
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience to understand the challenges facing the NHS
- Management and leadership experience
- Design of processes or systems that support medicines management including pharmacy care records, medication records and electronic prescribing.
- Experience of delivering systems to support medicines management and prescribing.
- Development of information standards in relation to medicines management
- Extensive experience of leading stakeholder engagement activities
Desirable
- Experience of working within a Digital Clinical Programme
- Writing or contributing to 5-case model business cases
- Experience of supporting the development of and approving eLearning packages for clinical software systems
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills when dealing with a wide range of clinical stakeholders from different professional backgrounds at all levels of professional development and different levels of understanding of information.
- Demonstrably managed and motivated successful team
- Ability to work in a cross directorate/organisational matrix management environment.
- Excellent organisations skills. Able to manage complex workloads, multi-task in complex and sensitive environments.
- Advanced keyboard skills and competent in the use of desktop applications.
Desirable
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable at level 3 or above in understanding, speaking, reading and writing in Welsh
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
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).
