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Job summary

Main area
Pharmacy
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (12)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
287-DSS-339-24
Employer
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Hospital and Aintree
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£28,407 - £34,581 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/08/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Pharmacy Technician IM&T Support

Band 5

Job overview

The post holder will work closely with the Lead Pharmacist - Electronic Prescribing and Administration in the deployment and development of Electronic Prescribing and Administration (EPMA) solutions within the trust. The role will be delivered across an appropriate range of EPMA aspects and will vary in levels of responsibility between project lead, delivery and support.

Main duties of the job

  1. Maintenance and development of data integrity and quality within the WellSky EPMA system database; creating and updating prescribable medicines, user access settings and other critical system data.
  2. Liaison with WellSky and trust IM&T staff to ensure the appropriate maintenance of the WellSky EPMA system and the continued delivery of its functions.
  3. Liaison with trust staff to ensure the appropriate implementation and utilisation of the WellSky EPMA system in the delivery of their services.
  4. Assist the Lead Pharmacist and team colleagues in the production, implementation and development of reports from the WellSky EPMA system as required.
  5. In concert with the Lead Pharmacist and the trust IM&T training team, devise, develop, maintain and deliver EPMA system-related training packages (programmes & materials) for trust staff.
  6. Where appropriate, facilitate and provide out of hours support in relation to the EPMA system.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will work closely with the Lead Pharmacist - Electronic Prescribing and Administration in the deployment and development of Electronic Prescribing and Administration (EPMA) solutions within the trust. The role will be delivered across an appropriate range of EPMA aspects and will vary in levels of responsibility between project lead, delivery and support.

Key Responsibilities

  1. Maintenance and development of data integrity and quality within the WellSky EPMA system database; creating and updating prescribable medicines, user access settings and other critical system data.
  2. Liaison with WellSky and trust IM&T staff to ensure the appropriate maintenance of the WellSky EPMA system and the continued delivery of its functions.
  3. Liaison with trust staff to ensure the appropriate implementation and utilisation of the WellSky EPMA system in the delivery of their services.
  4. Assist the Lead Pharmacist - Electronic Prescribing and Administration and the rest of the IT&EPMA team in the production, implementation and development of reports from the WellSky EPMA system as required by the trust.
  5. In concert with the Lead Pharmacist - Electronic Prescribing and Administration, and the trust’s IM&T training team, devise, develop, maintain and deliver EPMA system-related training packages (programmes & materials) for trust staff.
  6. Where appropriate, facilitate & provide out of hours support in relation to the EPMA system.

Undertake dispensing and final dispensing checking duties as required to maintain own dispensing and final checking competence, and to support weekday, weekend, public holiday and late night rotas.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences (or equivalent)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable post qualification hospital pharmacy experience
  • Significant experience with the JAC system, including file maintenance, standard and ad-hoc reporting
  • Proven track record in training and production of training documentation
  • Proven Track record in change management

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Good communication skills – verbal and written
  • Computer literacy with Microsoft Office suite, Crystal Reports and PC management
  • Teaching/ training/ skills
  • Logical thought processes
  • Ability to prioritise effectively
  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to work alone & as part of a team
  • Ability to thrive in a changing environment

Other

Essential criteria
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Appropriately assertive
  • Diplomacy
  • Innovative thinking

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ben Logan
Job title
Lead EPMA Pharmacist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 5290840
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