Job overview
Specialist Pharmacist – EPMA (Band 8a)
Contract: 1 year Fixed Term (Maternity Cover)
Full Time: 37.5 hrs/week
Site: Cross‑site (Chelsea & Westminster and West Middlesex Hospitals)
Salary: £66,274 – £73,496 per annum
Closing date: 10 June 2026
Job ref: 289-CR-143
We are looking for an enthusiastic and self‑motivated pharmacist to join our dynamic EPMA team as a Specialist Pharmacist – EPMA at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The role involves providing ward‑based clinical pharmacy services at West Middlesex Hospital for two days per week while playing a key role in the development and optimisation of the EPMA system across both Trust sites and the North West London Acute Provider Group.
Main duties of the job
- Play a key role in the multidisciplinary delivery and optimisation of EPMA across the Trust and NWL APG.
- Support the design, build, testing and implementation of EPMA functionality, including prescribing workflows and clinical decision support.
- Contribute to the development and governance of the shared medicines build and drug catalogue.
- Lead and support quality improvement, audit and transformation initiatives to enhance digital medicines optimisation and patient safety.
- Work collaboratively with pharmacy, medical, nursing and digital teams to ensure safe and consistent use of EPMA.
- Develop and deliver training, guidance and user support for EPMA systems.
- Provide clinical ward‑based pharmacy services at West Middlesex Hospital (2 days per week), maintaining clinical competence and supporting high‑quality patient care.
- Participate in clinical governance, incident review and continuous service improvement related to digital medicines systems.
- Deputise for the Principal Pharmacist EPMA where appropriate.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
- Masters Degree in Pharmacy (MPharm or equivalent)
- Registered Pharmacist with the GPhC
- Postgraduate Diploma / MSc in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Formal training or qualification in EPMA / EPR / Clinical Informatics
Experience
- Significant post‑registration clinical pharmacy experience in an NHS hospital setting
- Experience of working with an EPMA system in a live acute clinical environment
- Experience contributing to the build, optimisation, maintenance or governance of EPMA/EPR functionality
- Experience of multidisciplinary working with medical, nursing, pharmacy and digital teams
- Experience delivering or supporting digital change, transformation or system optimisation
- Experience of EPMA implementation, major upgrade, or system‑wide change
- Experience working across multiple sites or organisations
Skills and knowledge
- Advanced clinical pharmacy knowledge appropriate to senior practice
- In‑depth understanding of safe prescribing, medicines governance and medicines optimisation
- Strong understanding of EPMA functionality and its impact on clinical workflows
- Ability to identify risk and implement mitigation within digital medicines systems
- Ability to work autonomously and manage a specialist workload
- Experience contributing to Trust‑level strategy or governance forums
- Enthusiasm for the position and a mature and positive approach to the out of hour’s commitment
- Methodical with attention to detail
- Friendly, empathetic and reliable team worker able to relate to all grades of staff
- Ability to cope well within a busy environment
We are committed to equal opportunities and believe diversity drives innovation and excellence. We welcome applications from the global majority, veterans, and under‑represented communities.
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