Job vacancy: Lead Pharmacist, EPMA, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford

Job summary

Main area: Pharmacy
Grade: AFC Band8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 384-LG-EMF18991-B8a

Employer: Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Surrey
Town: Guildford
Salary: £57,888 - £64,880 per annum pro rata including High Cost Area Supplement
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 31/08/2025 23:59

Lead Pharmacist, EPMA

AFC Band8a

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Support with the development of a strategy to inform the ongoing maintenance and post-implementation development of the EPMA system, to ensure that pathways, protocols, decision-support, formulary etc continue to evolve and reflect national and local advice on the safety and use of medicines
Responsible for the management of the EPMA Senior Technician, ensuring that they have appropriate competencies to deliver the requirements of the EPMA service; and providing leadership, mentoring, coaching and training to facilitate their personal development
Attend Millennium ePR Project Boards and present at various meetings as necessary, as required by the Principal Pharmacist for EPMA
Be familiar with the range of EPMA systems in place nationally and installations underway, establishing beneficial networks with other key organisations with a view to collaborating to develop best practice and standardisation of workflow

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered with GPhC
Degree in Pharmacy (UK recognised)
Clinical Pharmacy diploma (or equivalent) or sufficient experience gained in practice to equate to this level of training

Desirable criteria

Additional post graduate diploma
Member of relevant professional groups

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

Extensive post-registration experience in hospital pharmacy
Experience in using or implementing an EPMA system
Line management experience
Experience of delivering projects to time and on budget
Demonstrable expertise in highly relevant field of pharmacy specialism
Knowledge of medicines safety and managing risk
Experience writing policies and standard operating procedures
Experience of designing, developing and delivering training programmes
Previous good performance working in a range of clinical pharmacy specialties in the acute sector
Experience of working successfully with different healthcare professions and managers across the wider healthcare economy
Experience of audit and/or research

Desirable criteria

Experience in leading a Cerner/Oracle EPMA implementation
Experience of IT system development or administration in a relevant area of practice
Experience of the leading change

We offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Feroz Mohabuth
Job title: Principal Pharmacist EPMA
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01483 571122

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