Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (including weekends and bank holidays)
- Job ref
- 200-NN-7305824-HS-Z
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £46,419 - £55,046 p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy Technician-ePMA and Clinical Informatics
Band 6
Job overview
This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced, high calibre Pharmacy Technician looking to further advance their career and build on their leadership, clinical and IT skills within the electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) team at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will need to be flexible and organised, be able to align their values with those of the organisation, work well within a team and have a ‘can do’ positive attitude.
Pharmacy department is currently looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) team. You will work alongside our Pharmacy Team Leader – ePMA and Clinical Informatics, Chief Clinical Information Officer, Chief Nurse Information Officer, pharmacy team and healthcare & IT professionals across the organisation and the wider NHS digital community. You will work closely with stakeholders to ensure that the solution delivers the strategic and operational goals of the Trust which includes patient safety, quality of care, efficient use of staff resources and cost effective prescribing. Applicants should have significant previous experience of working with electronic prescribing solutions within an acute hospital setting. You will be provided with an opportunity to develop a broad portfolio of skills that includes negotiating and influencing people, managing change, managing projects and developing staff.
Main duties of the job
- To support the Pharmacy Team Leader – ePMA and Clinical Informatics in the delivery of Clinical Informatics for St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, ensuring that Pharmacy IT follows a strategic direction in supporting all aspects of the pharmacy business.
- To manage and maintain the ‘Business as Usual’ element of the role, involving general maintenance of the order catalogue.
- To oversee and resolve problems for Pharmacy ePMA systems.
- To support the Highly Specialist Pharmacist and Specialist Pharmacy Technician – ePMA and Clinical Informatics.
- To ensure that Pharmacy/Trust Staff are using all Trust Clinical Systems appropriately and effectively.
- To ensure pharmacy data quality is maintained at a high level.
- To ensure Trust Standards for accountability, integrity and security of Clinical systems are met.
- To deputise for the Specialised Pharmacist or Technician – ePMA and Clinical Informatics.
Working for our organisation
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, neurosurgery, cardiac care, lipid disorders, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. We are the regional specialist care provider for South-West London, Surrey and beyond. Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff. The helipad was opened in spring 2014 and the work of the Emergency Department has been captured on Channel 4’s ‘24 Hours in A&E’ programme.
The GESH hospital group is a leading healthcare provider in South West London, comprised of St George’s University Hospitals and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, together, by collaborating and working in partnership to meet the needs of our patients, and making sure our services are affordable and fit for the future.
As GESH partners the pharmacy departments at St Georges University Hospital and Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals are working together in a number of areas including; workforce, key functions such as medication safety and education and training and digital workstreams.
Together, as a Group, we will be the driving force behind the most integrated local system in the NHS.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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The successful applicant will enjoy working in a busy challenging environment, be able to manage multiple priorities and deliver against tight deadlines. You will have good communication skills and be an enthusiastic educator. The ability to work autonomously and with a high level of accountability is essential. They should have the relevant hospital pharmacy experience. Familiarity of working and influencing in a multi-disciplinary team, is imperative.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Significant training or demonstrable self-taught competency in practical IT work with PC’s, servers, networks and various peripherals
- BTEC National Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences, or NVQ Level 3 Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
Desirable criteria
- Post Graduate IT degree or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in providing IT support to a hospital pharmacy department using CMM and ARX robotics
- System management experience of CMM Pharmacy Stock Control System
- Designing Crystal reports
- Use of Multimedia Equipment Projection / Presentation equipment setup
- Providing I.T. Administration within a large Pharmacy Department
- Providing Printer Support. Stand-alone and Network
- Staff Training experience for CMM, robotics, and office media
Desirable criteria
- Use of electronic prescribing and medicines administration systems
Skills
Essential criteria
- Numeracy and IT skills
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team Worker
- Proven ability to convey complex IT information in laymen’s terms
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload
Desirable criteria
- Advanced problem solving skills
- Able to critically analyse and apply research to the clinical setting
- Familiarity with other Trust IT systems (CMM)
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Pharmacy IM&T systems including Cerner Millennium/iClip, JAC, Pharmacy Robotics, Electronic Prescribing
- Knowledge of Computer Hardware
- Understanding of Networking in a Large Environment
- HTML, XML Programming
- UNIX Operating System, Intel Netport Print Serving Software
Desirable criteria
- Up to date knowledge of clinical governance and risk management issues system.
- Demonstrates an awareness of interface issues
- Understanding of Cerner Millennium
- Process mapping skills
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kiran Sharma
- Job title
- Highly Spec Pharmacist EPMA & Clinical Informatics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 725 1636
- Additional information
For further information or to arrange an informal discussion please contact Kiran Sharma (Highly Specialist Pharmacist – EPMA and Clinical Informatics) at: [email protected] or 0208 725 1636.
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