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Essential
29 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Post registration experience in hospital clinical pharmacy and digital health.
- Experience
Experience in IT and electronic prescribing systems
- Experience
Extensive experience in configuration of Oracle Health/ Cerner Millennium
- Experience
Experience in delivering formal education and training, on complicated subjects, to large groups.
- Experience
Demonstrable experience in supervising others.
- Experience
Demonstrable experience of co-ordinating and leading on audit.
- Experience
Experience working across secondary care setting
- Skills and aptitudes
Good written and verbal communication skills
- Skills and aptitudes
Effective pharmaceutical skills
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to manage time effectively
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to communicate with patients and staff of all levels
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to work alone and as part of a team
- Skills and aptitudes
Good negotiating skills
- Skills and aptitudes
Demonstrates initiative particularly in relation to problem solving
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to carry out day to day responsibilities and deal effectively with unpredictable / acute demands
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to justify and reason any advice given should this be challenged
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to plan, prioritise and organise self and others workload
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to work accurately under pressure
- Skills and aptitudes
Understanding of clinical risk and clinical governance
- Skills and aptitudes
Understanding of NHS national and local priorities
- Skills and aptitudes
Implements findings of pharmacy practice research
- Royal Free World Class Values
Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Enthusiastic, well-motivated, hardworking
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Reliable with good attendance record
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Be flexible in responding to demands of the service.
- Personal Qualities & attributes
Knows own professional and personal limitations and seeks advice where necessary.
- Education & professional Qualifications
MPharm or equivalent Professional registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Education & professional Qualifications
Postgraduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy or Digital Health (or experience equivalent to)
- Education & professional Qualifications
Mandatory CPD to maintain fitness to practice.
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
We are seeking an experienced and innovative Senior EPMA Pharmacist to join our Clinical Informatics team at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust . This exciting role offers the opportunity to lead the development, optimisation and governance of our Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) system, supporting safer, more effective and digitally enabled patient care across the Group.
The successful candidate will demonstrate significant experience and expertise in the technical and operational aspects of Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) within Oracle Health EPR. Candidates with additional experience in CareFlow EPMA will be preferred. They will have considerable experience leading and delivering organisation-wide EPMA initiatives and transformational projects, supported by extensive and current experience in a senior EPMA pharmacist role.
Main duties of the job
As Senior EPMA Pharmacist, you will:
Lead and support the development, configuration, testing and optimisation of the EPMA system. Provide expert clinical and digital leadership to ensure safe and effective electronic prescribing practices. Support the implementation of digital transformation initiatives and contribute to the Trust's Electronic Patient Record programme. Train, coach and support multidisciplinary staff in the use of EPMA systems. Monitor system performance, investigate incidents and contribute to clinical governance and risk management activities. Work collaboratively with clinicians and operational teams to design and implement innovative digital solutions that improve patient care. Act as an ambassador for EPMA and digital medicines optimisation across the organisation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
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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This advert is for Band 8a Senior EPMA Pharmacist with Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Pharmacist role. The advertised salary is £66,274 - £73,496 per annum inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Sep 2026.
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