Specialist Pharmacist – EPMA (Band 8a)

About the role

We are seeking an enthusiastic Specialist Pharmacist to join our EPMA team on a 1‑year fixed‑term maternity cover. You will work across Chelsea & Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex Hospital, contributing to the development and optimisation of our Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) system.

Key responsibilities

• Support design, build, testing and implementation of EPMA workflows and clinical decision support tools.
• Maintain and improve the shared medicines catalogue and drug catalogue governance.
• Lead quality‑improvement, audit and transformation initiatives to enhance digital medicines optimisation and patient safety.
• Collaborate with pharmacy, medical, nursing and digital teams to ensure safe, consistent EPMA use.
• Develop and deliver training, guidance and user support for EPMA users.
• Provide ward‑based clinical pharmacy services at West Middlesex Hospital two days per week.
• Participate in clinical governance, incident review and continuous service improvement related to digital medicines systems.
• Deputise for the Principal Pharmacist EPMA when required.

Required profile

• Proactive team player with excellent organisational, analytical and communication skills.
• Strong interest in digital transformation and medicines optimisation.
• Commitment to delivering safe, effective, patient‑centred care.
• Ability to work across multiple sites and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Required skills

• Experience with EPMA (Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration) systems.
• Knowledge of clinical decision support tools.
• Drug catalogue management and governance.

What we offer

• 1‑year fixed‑term maternity cover position.
• Opportunity to work across two major NHS hospitals.
• Professional development in digital health and clinical pharmacy.