# Pharmacist - EPMA > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacist-epma/6af4ad2a-a48f-417b-9bbf-12f6e55d674d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacist-epma/6af4ad2a-a48f-417b-9bbf-12f6e55d674d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Pharmacist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,274 - £73,496 per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 1 year (-) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Provide clinical ward-based pharmacy services at West Middlesex Hospital (2 days per week - Mondays and Tuesdays), maintaining clinical competence and supporting high-quality patient care.) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-27T16:01:21.312Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Greater_London/Chelsea_Westminster_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Electronic_Prescribing_Medicines_Administration_EPMA_IMT/Electronic_Prescribing_Medicines_Administration_EPMA_IMT-v8031874 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8031874?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Specialist Pharmacist – EPMA (Band 8a) Contract: 1 year Fixed Term (Maternity Cover) Full Time: 37.5 hrs/week Site: Cross-site (Chelsea & Westminster and West Middlesex Hospitals) We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacist to join our dynamic EPMA team as a Specialist Pharmacist – EPMA at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the ongoing development and optimisation of our Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) system, working across both Trust sites and collaboratively within the North West London Acute Provider Group (NWL APG). You will contribute to system-wide digital transformation, supporting safe, effective and standardised prescribing and medicines administration. This role offers a unique combination of digital and clinical practice. Alongside your EPMA responsibilities, you will maintain clinical pharmacy skills by providing ward-based clinical pharmacy services at West Middlesex Hospital for 2 days per week. As a Specialist Pharmacist – EPMA, you will work closely with the Principal Pharmacist EPMA, clinical teams and digital colleagues to support the development, maintenance and optimisation of EPMA workflows, drug catalogues and clinical decision support tools. You will play a key role in improving patient safety, reducing unwarranted variation and embedding best practice in medicines optimisation. ### Main duties of the job You will: - Play a key role in the multidisciplinary delivery and optimisation of EPMA across the Trust and NWL APG. - Support the design, build, testing and implementation of EPMA functionality, including prescribing workflows and clinical decision support. - Contribute to the development and governance of the shared medicines build and drug catalogue. - Lead and support quality improvement, audit and transformation initiatives to enhance digital medicines optimisation and patient safety. - Work collaboratively with pharmacy, medical, nursing and digital teams to ensure safe and consistent use of EPMA. - Develop and deliver training, guidance and user support for EPMA systems. - Provide clinical ward-based pharmacy services at West Middlesex Hospital (2 days per week), maintaining clinical competence and supporting high-quality patient care. - Participate in clinical governance, incident review and continuous service improvement related to digital medicines systems. - Deputise for the Principal Pharmacist EPMA where appropriate. You will be a proactive team player with excellent organisational, analytical and communication skills, and a strong interest in digital transformation and medicines optimisation. You will be committed to delivering safe, effective and patient-centred care while supporting innovation across services. For further information or an informal discussion, please contact: Nicola Vosser– Principal Pharmacist EPMA - Telephone: 07825193106 - Email: \[email protected\] ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For full details of the role, please refer to the Job Description. This post offers a unique opportunity to work within a highly specialist EPMA team, supporting the ongoing development, optimisation and safe use of EPMA across the Trust and wider NWL APG. The role combines digital transformation with clinical practice, including responsibility for maintaining prescribing workflows, contributing to major system developments such as EPS, and providing ward-based clinical pharmacy services. The successful candidate will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to support safe, effective and innovative medicines management, contributing to service improvement, governance and high-quality patient care across multiple clinical settings. ## Job Details Specialist Pharmacist – EPMA (Band 8a) Contract: 1 year Fixed Term (Maternity Cover) Full Time: 37.5 hrs/week Site: Cross-site (Chelsea & Westminster and West Middlesex Hospitals) We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacist to join our dynamic EPMA team as a Specialist Pharmacist – EPMA at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the ongoing development and optimisation of our Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) system, working across both Trust sites and collaboratively within the North West London Acute Provider Group (NWL APG). You will contribute to system-wide digital transformation, supporting safe, effective and standardised prescribing and medicines administration. This role offers a unique combination of digital and clinical practice. Alongside your EPMA responsibilities, you will maintain clinical pharmacy skills by providing ward-based clinical pharmacy services at West Middlesex Hospital for 2 days per week. As a Specialist Pharmacist – EPMA, you will work closely with the Principal Pharmacist EPMA, clinical teams and digital colleagues to support the development, maintenance and optimisation of EPMA workflows, drug catalogues and clinical decision support tools. You will play a key role in improving patient safety, reducing unwarranted variation and embedding best practice in medicines optimisation. ## Job Description You will: Play a key role in the multidisciplinary delivery and optimisation of EPMA across the Trust and NWL APG. Support the design, build, testing and implementation of EPMA functionality, including prescribing workflows and clinical decision support. Contribute to the development and governance of the shared medicines build and drug catalogue. Lead and support quality improvement, audit and transformation initiatives to enhance digital medicines optimisation and patient safety. Work collaboratively with pharmacy, medical, nursing and digital teams to ensure safe and consistent use of EPMA. Develop and deliver training, guidance and user support for EPMA systems. Provide clinical ward-based pharmacy services at West Middlesex Hospital (2 days per week), maintaining clinical competence and supporting high-quality patient care. Participate in clinical governance, incident review and continuous service improvement related to digital medicines systems. Deputise for the Principal Pharmacist EPMA where appropriate. You will be a proactive team player with excellent organisational, analytical and communication skills, and a strong interest in digital transformation and medicines optimisation. You will be committed to delivering safe, effective and patient-centred care while supporting innovation across services. For further information or an informal discussion, please contact: Nicola Vosser– Principal Pharmacist EPMA - Telephone: 07825193106 - Email: \[email protected\] ## Responsibilities For full details of the role, please refer to the Job Description. This post offers a unique opportunity to work within a highly specialist EPMA team, supporting the ongoing development, optimisation and safe use of EPMA across the Trust and wider NWL APG. The role combines digital transformation with clinical practice, including responsibility for maintaining prescribing workflows, contributing to major system developments such as EPS, and providing ward-based clinical pharmacy services. The successful candidate will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to support safe, effective and innovative medicines management, contributing to service improvement, governance and high-quality patient care across multiple clinical settings. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant post-registration clinical pharmacy experience in an NHS hospital setting - Experience of working with an EPMA system in a live acute clinical environment - Experience contributing to the build, optimisation, maintenance or governance of EPMA/EPR functionality - Experience of multidisciplinary working with medical, nursing, pharmacy and digital teams - Experience delivering or supporting digital change, transformation or system optimisation **Desirable** - Experience of EPMA implementation, major upgrade, or system-wide change - Experience working across multiple sites or organisations ### Personal qualities **Essential** - Enthusiasm for the position and a mature and positive approach to the out of hour’s commitment - Self-starter - Methodical with attention to detail - Friendly, empathetic and reliable team worker able to relate to all grades of staff - Ability to cope well within a busy environment ### Skills and knowledge **Essential** - Advanced clinical pharmacy knowledge appropriate to senior practice - In-depth understanding of safe prescribing, medicines governance and medicines optimisation - Strong understanding of EPMA functionality and its impact on clinical workflows - Ability to identify risk and implement mitigation within digital medicines systems - Ability to work autonomously and manage a specialist workload **Desirable** - Experience contributing to Trust-level strategy or governance forums ### Education and qualifications **Essential** - Masters Degree in Pharmacy (Mpharm or equivalent) - Registered Pharmacist with the GPhC - Postgraduate Diploma / MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent demonstrable experience **Desirable** - Formal training or qualification in EPMA / EPR / Clinical Informatics - Project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2 Foundation, Agile) or equivalent experience ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 613.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10329460) - [recruitment pack (pdf, 2.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1313) - [policy statement (pdf, 144.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=891) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 85.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=890) - [functional requirements (pdf, 278.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10319868) - [staff benefits and wellbeing (pdf, 177.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1256) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.