clinical pharmacist Colchester, England
Job description
Are you experienced leader within the Pharmacy sector? Are you passionate about technology use in the NHS?
We are recruiting for a Chief Pharmacy Information Officer to support the development of our Pharmacy department, Clinical informatics team and the Trust strategic goal to implement an Electronic Patient record (EPR) system across multiple sites and impacting the majority of workforce. The post will work collaboratively with CNIO, CMIO and the EPR Programme Manager in the delivery of an enterprise EPR to the Trust. They will work across clinical and non-clinical areas to support a collaborative approach to improve how the Trust works digitally.
We are looking for a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic leader who is passionate about enabling safe patient care using digital technology, ensuring a proactive approach to education delivery.
Want to know more, please see our online brochure via this link or the link at the top of the job description: https://esneft.pagetiger.com/bqetpoc/1
The role will be allocated a base of operations in Ipswich or Colchester however will also be expected to travel to accommodate stakeholder engagement across the Trust’scommunity areas. There will also be an expectation to meet face to face with the EPR team membersona regularbasiswhile virtual meetings will also be prominent, working from home is an option,however will not always be possible.
As part of the role, you will be an educator in digital literacy at numerous levels within Pharmacy, engaging with the clinical & non-clinical workforce to ensure they have the appropriate skills to carry out the everyday tasks of the professional roles within ESNEFT while promoting the digital strategy. You will be expected to support a shared governance process to enable a process of change management toward a standardised clinical process, ensuring a sustainable model of digital systems.
You will build collaborative relationships across areas, including Clinical Systems team, training teams, Clinical Informatics, EPR Programme Team, Education leads & of course act as Pharmacy liaison with leadership stakeholders. You will act as both a mediator & translator in facilitating & designing of the EPR Pharmacy workflows, be main point of contact for EPR Governance.
You will engage the clinical management teams in preparation of detailed operational training policies & procedures related to a new or optimised systems implementation to ensure the clinical safety standards & information governance requirements are adhered to. There will be an expectation to build a reporting structure as the EPR programme gathers pace in preparation for both Go live training & post implementation, this will form part of the long-term Pharmacy department strategy in digital development, leading on opportunities to support the enhancement of the EPR in a positive approach to change.
One of the largest Trust’s in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Find out about living and working with us -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
