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Job overview

Do you relish a challenge? Do you want the chance to develop your clinical, digital and leadership skills? Do you want to work in a friendly and forward-thinking team and be involved in many exciting projects to promote and deliver high quality clinical and digital services to our patients?

Due to the Trust’s new electronic patient record (EPR), and a recent restructure within Pharmacy leading to creation of senior leadership roles particularly in medicines safety, we are looking to recruit a lead pharmacist for Digital and Medicines Safety.

The Lead Pharmacist will be key to the successful development & launch of the system and following implementation, the role will continue to develop, implement, and support continuous improvements to the EPMA system. They will also support the Medicines Safety Officer with improving medication safety across the Trust

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our team and to develop and lead on services both within the Pharmacy Department, Trust and wider system.

Macclesfield is ideally located, being on the doorstep of the Peak District, with efficient links into Manchester. This is a fantastic location to explore and experience the best of the Northwest. If you are looking to relocate and try somewhere new, this is the place to come to. As a department we take advantage of what the area has to offer with social activities for everyone.

Hours per week: 37.5

Main duties of the job

The roles and duties of this post include:

• Directly accountable to the Principal Pharmacists, lead for the configuration and delivering Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) within the DCS Programme.
• Work with the Medicine Safety Officer (MSO) in the development and implementation of strategies for improving medication safety and reducing the risk associated with medicines use across the Trust
• Develop, implement, and monitor standards for EPMA and medicines safety functions.
• To be pharmacy support for drug incident reviews and action plans within specified services.
• You will also retain clinical pharmacy skills through participation of clinical ward, dispensary, late night and On-call duties.
• Work alongside other lead pharmacists in delivering collaborative services across the trust.
• Developing close working relationships with other members of the multi-disciplinary team and contributing to clinical care plans.
• Providing line management and supervision to pharmacists in the tea

We can offer you the opportunity to succeed in providing the highest standards of care for patients, developing your own professional career whilst also expanding your potential development towards a leadership role.

Working for our organisation

It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters as part of ongoing monitoring.

Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate. If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.