EPR Chief Pharmacy Information Officer (CPIO)
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.
We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.
Job overview
JOB SUMMARY
This is an exceptional opportunity for a registered Pharmacist with strong leadership qualities to lead digital transformation across MSEFT and EPUT as Chief Pharmacy Information Officer (CPIO).
The CPIO will work closely with the Chief Clinical Information Officers and Chief Nursing Information Officers to deliver digital transformation across both organisations with accountability to the Trust Chief Pharmacists for MSEFT and EPUT.
As the CPIO for the joint Trust Nova ePR/ePMA programme, you will play a pivotal role in the implementation, ongoing support, maintenance, and development of the Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) functionality of the new unified Electronic Patient Record (EPR).You will lead on ensuring the safety of the electronic medicines management solutions utilised within the two Trusts.
This is a highly specialised, technical, and clinical role requiring in depth knowledge and understanding of the configuration of both the EPR system and its interaction with all other prescribing and pharmacy managed Trust digital systems and clinical pathways.
A requirement to travel between MSE and EPUT sites throughout Essex on a regular basis.
Maintain registration, as a pharmacist, with the General Pharmaceutical Council, and to act in accordance with the code of ethics.
Main duties of the job
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to the Chief Pharmacists of MSEFT and EPUT, this is a senior role to enable strategic pharmacy and medicines transformation, to ensure medicines processes are properly supported by digital systems, understood and used by the organisation as intended, and are continually improved and transformed to support wider Trust delivery objectives.
This role is a new role as part of the Trust’s ‘First of Type’ unified electronic patient record (Nova) across acute, community and mental health services. The role will support the Chief Pharmacists and lead in delivering the pharmacy benefits of the EPR business case.It will lead to new ways of working using digital and informatics technologies, transforming care delivery across all clinical environments.
Working for our organisation
With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Carry out a range of duties, within both Trust dispensaries and clinical pharmacy services, in order to maintain a broad understanding and appreciate the context in which clinical digital systems are used in both Trusts. Be sufficiently familiar with the functionality of both stock control systems to be able to advise on interface issues between them and the EPR system.
Undertake limited routine dispensary work and contribute on rotation to evening, weekend and public holiday cover and on-call requirements, as necessary.
Ensure participation in clinical pharmacy at ward level to identify patients with pharmaceutical issues and identify drug related admissions.
Be an active member of the pharmacy team and participate in the general duties e.g. ward cover and assisting with the training of junior staff.
Provide effective communication with ward staff to optimise patient care.
Maintain a general awareness of medication practice on ward and identify where practice goes outside safe limits. Enforce good practice and apply the guidelines inTrusts’ Medicines Management Policies including the Medicines Policy.
Promote value for money in the use of medicines and to reduce wastage.
Demonstrate professional accountability to service users, stakeholders and the profession.
Ensure delivery of the clinical governance agenda in relation to medicines optimisation.
Produce monthly reports, on the use of drugs by the directorates, in order to assist in the control of prescribing and management of drug budgets within the directorates.
To work flexibly, working out of hours as required during roll out and upgrade of electronic systems.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Masters level degree in Pharmacy, or equivalent
- Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Completed or in progress – MSc / Diploma in Digital Health Leadership (NHS Digital Academy) / qualification in Health Informatics or related subject or equivalent experience
- Digital Clinical Safety – Practitioner course
- Evidence of ongoing and relevant personal and professional development
- Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Membership of the Faculty of Clinical Informatics
- Management or leadership training/qualification
- Prince2 Project Management qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria- Extensive post registration hospital pharmacy experience
- Experienced clinical pharmacist with expertise of working with clinical informatics and managing teams
- Experience of ePMA implementation and delivery
- Experience of assessing quality of services, including critical appraisal of current evidence base
- Previous management / team leader experience with responsibility for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other associated staff groups including staff development, managing performance and recruitment
- Experience in delivering change management and quality improvement relating to digital systems
- Experience of working within a range of clinical specialities
- Evidence of having written pharmaceutical and/or educational publications
- Experience of working with more than one electronic hospital ePR / ePMA / pharmacy system
Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.
Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application