Principal Pharmacy Technician ePMA

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a specialist pharmacy technician to join the ABUHB Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) Pharmacy Team. The postholder will be pivotal in delivering ePMA across ABUHB, working alongside digital and healthcare professional colleagues. This is an exciting time for ABUHB as we progress ePMA implementation, and we need an experienced pharmacy technician to join the team.

The postholder will have a passion for digital systems and improving patient safety, and demonstrate the ability to work under their own initiative, and collaborate with other members of the project team.

This role will need a full-time dedicated person who can work flexibly to deliver the pharmacy elements of ePMA project. Initially this role will require availability during core working hours (Monday to Friday, plus weekend commitment on rota basis) to accommodate clinical areas. As the programme progresses through implementation, the postholder will work as part of the team that has extended flexible working, including participation in shift working arrangements to accommodate early mornings, late evenings and weekends.

Main duties of the job

The role will hold responsibility to:

• Lead the configuration, implementation, management and optimisation of the ePMA system as a significant job responsibility.
• Lead collaborative working and stakeholder engagement to ensure digital solutions deliver the ABUHB strategic and operational goals.
• Work with the multi-disciplinary ePMA team to develop and deploy technology-enabled process change.
• Act as a role model for practicing Pharmacy Technicians to ensure ePMA and other digital system activities are embedded into modern  pharmaceutical care for patients.
• Assist in developing and delivering an agreed programme of training to Medical, Nursing, Pharmacy, and other staff to ensure safe and  effective use of the system.
• Support with the delivery of Pharmacy services as a registered Pharmacy Technician, participating in internal shift work (with on-call  component) when required during periods of implementation and system upgrade.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see further details as per attached job description and person specification document for full job criteria.