163841 Pharmacy Systems Analyst (KK) Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
NHS Lothian Pharmacy & Medicines Service
Royal Edinburgh Hospital
Pharmacy Systems Analyst
HEPMA and PSC System Team
Band 5, 1 wte, 37.5 hours, - Permanent
NHS Lothian covers Edinburgh city, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian. We are the second largest health system in NHS Scotland and one of only four teaching Boards. We have strategic partnerships with local Universities, Local Authorities and our four Integration Joint Boards. We serve a population of 900,000, providing a range of primary, community based and acute hospital services. We also provide regional and national services across a range of clinical specialties.
The vision for the Pharmacy & Medicines service is to deliver clinically led, person-centred services to ensure patients across Lothian get the best from their medicines and pharmacy services. We are focussed on creating an environment where each person in the team has the opportunity to flourish, develop and make best use of their skills.
NHS Lothian Pharmacy Services is recruiting an enthusiastic and highly motivated information analyst to join our Hospital Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (HEPMA) & Pharmacy Stock Control (PSC) team to plan and deliver system reporting for maintenance and benefits realisation work on the system. The Pharmacy Systems Analyst post is currently vacant due to internal promotion within the HEPMA and PSC Systems Team.
NHS Scotland has committed to HEPMA implementation; it is an exciting time to join NHS Lothian as we deliver this transformational change to support high quality clinical care of our patients. Realising the benefits attributable to a HEPMA system is a strategic fit with NHS Lothian’s mission, vision, values and objectives by improving quality, safety and experience in relation to the safer use of medicines across the organisation.
We are looking for a suitably qualified individual with significant experience in data analysis and interpretation, reports development, also training of other staff. In addition, you should possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills; demonstrate independent working abilities.
For further information please contact Kelly Legard, Senior Pharmacy Systems Analyst on 07538102941; [email protected] or Maciej Zarzycki, Pharmacy Systems Manager on 07912555075; [email protected]
