Lead Pharmacist – Digital Medicines, ePR and EPMA

About the role

The Lead Pharmacist – Digital Medicines, ePR and EPMA provides senior strategic, clinical and professional pharmacy leadership for digital medicines across the Trust. You will ensure safe design, implementation and optimisation of electronic prescribing and medicines administration within the wider EPR programme.

Key responsibilities

• Lead Trust‑wide digital medicines workstreams across inpatient, outpatient and day‑case pathways.
• Translate clinical, operational and governance requirements into digital standards, system design principles and testing strategies.
• Provide expert advice to senior stakeholders, including the Director of Pharmacy, CCIO and EPR Programme Board.
• Oversee clinical safety, risk management and governance activities related to digital medicines.
• Develop and review policies, procedures and guidance for EPMA and medicines‑related EPR workflows.
• Use data, incident trends and user feedback to identify risks and drive continuous improvement.

Required profile

• Qualified pharmacist with extensive experience in pharmacy practice and digital transformation.
• Proven senior leadership experience within a large, complex healthcare organisation.
• Strong understanding of medicines safety, governance and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.

Required skills

• Electronic Prescribing (EPMA)
• Electronic Patient Record (EPR) systems
• Clinical Decision Support Systems
• Pharmacy Information Systems
• Digital Medicines Workflow Design