Job summary
- Main area
- Pharmacy
- Grade
- 7
- Contract
- 18 months (Fixed term (with a view to possible extension))
- Hours
- Full time
- Home or remote working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 390-NOVA-SO 0030
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southend
- Town
- Westcliff on Sea
- Salary
- £47,810 per annum ( Pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
EPR ePMA Clinical Technician
7
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
Here is an exciting opportunity for your to join our friendly Pharmacy team as a Pharmacy ePMA Clinical Technician to support the Nova Programme at Mid and South Essex NHS Trust (MSEFT).
You will be responsible for the ongoing management of Pharmacy IT Systems including electronic prescribing (ePMA). Through the application of these systems and software assures the smooth running of all pharmacy IT systems. You will also be responsible for supplier liaison, system configuration, testing and workflow changes for all pharmacy IT systems including ePMA.
You will be responsible for development, maintenance and delivery of training for all pharmacy IT systems.
If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities we require, then apply today!
Main duties of the job
- Be a key member of the Pharmacy IT team, contributing as necessary to ensure all tasks are completed to deadline and report progress on the areas for which the post holder is responsible
- Manage the operation and technical competency of ePMA and all IT systems and equipment in Pharmacy, all software driving other machines, and all peripherals outside of Pharmacy which draw on Pharmacy software.
- Identify and manage risks associated with the use of ePMA and establish and maintain appropriate Trust wide reporting mechanisms.
- Maintain and develop the core standing drug dictionary used to underpin the ePMA system which is used by prescribers to initiate medication and associated doses for patients.
- Monitor service delivery of ePMA and work closely to ensure that a safe and effective service is provided, within the allocated resources, and in line with benchmarks of best practice and national standards.
- Working with the Trust Healthcare analytics team develop and maintain dashboards, reports and webpages which use data extracted from the ePMA system.
- Diagnoses the cause of faults in Pharmacy IT systems and tests, develops and implements solutions with the support of the Trust IT department.
- To develop rigorous local test plans and undertake acceptance testing on new software releases.
- Manage upgrades to pharmacy IT systems and ePMA ensuring that contingency plans are in place to minimise disruption to services.
Working for our organisation
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Full job description details and responsibilities are outlined in the job description and person specification which are attached
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Regionally accredited to check dispensed prescriptions
Desirable criteria
- Management qualification
- Project Management qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive post registration hospital pharmacy experience
- Knowledge of a range of pharmaceutical, Management, IT and or purchasing procedures gained through training and experience
- Management experience
- In depth working knowledge of Pharmacy based IT systems
Desirable criteria
- Proficient in the use of the WellSky Pharmacy Stock Control and Dispensing computer system
- Experience of electronic prescribing systems
- Experience of implementing and managing change
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Chris Overland
- Job title
- Head of Pharmacy – Business and Medicines Procurement | Pharmacy
- Telephone number
- 01702435555
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