Job summary
- Main area
- EPMA
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 2 years (Fixed term contract)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 390-NOVA-SO-0012
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southend
- Town
- Southend
- Salary
- £46,148 Per annum (Pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
EPR EPMA Clinical Lead
Band 7
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.
We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.
Job overview
The Programme
EPUT and MSEFT are embarking on the implementation of a UK first of type Unified Electronic Patient Record (UEPR) system that spans Acute, Mental Health and Community services. The new system will be delivered through the Nova Programme, alongside our commercial partners for this significant transformative journey.
At the heart of our ambitious programme is a commitment to people – our patients, our staff and our community. We believe that the key to successful innovation lies in fostering a supportive, inclusive culture that values every individual’s contribution.
We have exciting opportunities to join the Nova programme in the role of EPMA Clinical Lead and to be part of our mission and successful delivery of the programme.
Main duties of the job
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT) provides services to the residents of Southend, Basildon, and Chelmsford. It was formed in April 2020 by the merger of Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust, and Basildon & Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex, and Suffolk.
EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT).
EPUT and MSEFT are embarking on a UK first of type EPR for a single system that spans Acute, Mental Health and Community health services. We have singed a contract with Oracle Health to implement the Cerner solution and are excited to offer this role to an experienced Clinical Lead to support us in delivering the programme.
Working for our organisation
With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Duties are to be undertaken in accordance with departmental SOP’s. Professional actions are to be governed by current professional, clinical, and legal guidelines and in line with best practice.
The postholder will adhere to the principles of the NHS constitution.
Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Services
Act as the lead for pharmacists providing specialist services to named clinical specialties, to ensure they are providing high quality clinical pharmacy services e.g. specialist information and advice for medical, nursing and junior pharmacy staff to ensure maximum efficacy, safety and economic drug use.
Demonstrate professional accountability to enhance patient care and ensure all clinical pharmacy staff adhere to the same principles.
Lead and develop the clinical pharmacy services (across the inpatient and outpatient settings) considering priorities set by the trust’s senior management team, pharmacy management team, clinical directorate leads, the ICS and national directives.
Lead on the development and implementation of the clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation strategies.
Lead on the management and reporting of high-cost drug use. Including use of BlueTeq. Biologics, Individual Funding Requests and IV Immunoglobulins.
Clinical pharmacy lead for electronic systems.
Lead in delivery of formulary management including NICE TA’s.
Act as deputy chair/deputy professional secretary to the Mid and south Essex NHS Foundation Trusts (MSE) Medicines Assurance Group (MAG).
Lead on the monitoring of drug expenditure/report writing by specialty leads. Ensuring the delivery of a timely and coordinated horizon scanning process across all specialties to support budget planning by the chief pharmacist.
Attend hospital committee and focus groups relevant to area of specialty. Lead in the management of unlicensed medicines.
Lead in the clinical training/liaison to outpatient partner.
Lead in the management of medicines information resources/SLA.
Ensure the development and implementation of new protocols and procedures is undertaken in a timely and appropriately prioritized manner.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Master’s degree in pharmacy
- One-year pre-registration training
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable criteria
- Post-graduate qualifications in management
- Project management qualifications
- Formal leadership training via a recognised educational or NHS provider
Communication
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) are required to enable the post holder to:
- Convey technically detailed or sensitive information to patients and carers where there may be barriers to understanding
- Communicate confidently and effectively at a high level across the trust and with external organisations
Desirable criteria
- Self-initiated 360-degree appraisal or similar
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Chris Germain
- Job title
- NOVA recruitment advisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01702435555
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