Job overview

Salisbury Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to offer a maternity leave opportunity within the Pharmacy Digital Care Team. This senior role is ideal for a forward-thinking professional who is passionate about digital innovation and medicines optimisation.

As Pharmacy Digital Technology Lead, you will lead the support, development, and optimisation of the Trust’s Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) system. Leading the design and delivery of solutions that improve the safety, quality, and efficiency of pharmacy services.

We are seeking a digitally confident clinical pharmacist or experienced pharmacy technician with experience in electronic medicines management systems. You will join a collaborative digital pharmacy team and benefit from flexible hybrid working in line with service needs.

You will have a clear interest in improving patient care and staff experience through digital systems. Ward-based experience is desirable, but candidates with specialist e-medicines expertise and a passion for service improvement are strongly encouraged. The role includes a continued clinical commitment in the Pharmacy service.

As a member of the Pharmacy Senior Team, you will work closely with the Chief Pharmacist and Principal EPMA Pharmacist, providing strategic leadership for the Trust’s digital medicines agenda and collaborating with multidisciplinary colleagues to support EPMA implementation and optimisation.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will act as lead administrator and professional lead for pharmacy digital systems, providing a key link between the Pharmacy Department, Trust Digital/IT teams, and clinical users. They will ensure systems including Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) and pharmacy stock control are configured, maintained, and used safely and effectively in line with clinical and organisational requirements.

They will maintain expert knowledge of EPMA and provide leadership in system development, configuration, testing, validation, monitoring, and optimisation, acting as a trusted advisor to support safe clinical use and continuous improvement.

Working collaboratively with stakeholders across the Trust, the post holder will ensure digital systems meet the needs of services, staff, and patients, supporting changes to clinical workflows and embedding digital solutions into routine practice.

The role includes close working with external suppliers and NHS digital leads, representing the Trust at regional and national user groups and contributing to professional networks. Over time, the post holder will develop subject matter expertise in additional pharmacy digital systems, including Careflow Medicines Management, dispensing robotics, and automated medicines cabinets.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme. 

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk