Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Systems
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 339-SRD4761
- Employer
- North Bristol NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southmead
- Town
- Southmead
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Transformation Specialist - EPMA Pharmacist
NHS AfC: Band 8a
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Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit maternity cover for an experienced pharmacist as part of the Clinical Transformation Team. You will work as part of the ePrescribe project team, delivering Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) into NBT’s Inpatient and Day-Case areas using CareFlow Medicines Management (CMM). The role focuses on designing and embedding workflows to improve care. This role requires a range of experience and expertise: we need exceptional people to help us make this a reality for our staff and patients.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Transformation team are essential to the Digital Transformation programme, using their clinical knowledge to:
- Improve patient care and safety.
- Empower clinicians with the tools and information required to aid decision making and delivery of care.
- Empower patients in their own care - through access to information and online tools.
- Use digital technology to enable NBT’s wider transformation agenda.
We are looking for a dynamic problem solver who is passionate about improving the services we offer our patients and is a confident communicator, able to build effective relationships with staff at all levels. North Bristol Trust is making an important and exciting step in improving patient safety by introducing Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) and we need an experienced pharmacist to join the project team.
Please see attached job description for further details.
Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This role is a great opportunity to influence clinical transformation within North Bristol NHS Trust and across the wider health and social care community. Enthusiasm for healthcare quality improvement and patient safety is essential.
The ideal candidate will be a leader who can work effectively as part of a team. They must be a confident communicator who can initiate and maintain operational and strategic relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to promote a collaborative approach to better use of technology and data for the benefit of the patients in line with trust and NHS values.
Ideally with previous experience in the configuration and deployment of Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) across an acute trust, we are looking for someone with a passion for improving patient safety who can work on their own initiative, but also as part of project team and with senior clinical stakeholders.
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details.
Person specification
Clinical qualification
Essential criteria
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy
Service improvement experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of service improvement or change management project
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in dealing with senior clinical staff and an ability to gain clinical confidence in implementing change
- Proven ability to engage effectively with a broad range of stakeholders
- Significant experience in clinical pharmacy practice
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Erika Norris
- Job title
- Head of Digital Transformation
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For more information or an informal chat, please contact Erika Norris
Email: [email protected]
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