Joint Digital Pharmacist (Band 7 to 8a progression)

at  Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Are you interested in a new role where you can combine working towards advanced clinical practice with cutting edge Digital Medicine initiatives?
This vacancy allows you to provide clinical services, become a pharmacist non-medical prescriber (NMP) and develop your leadership skills. You will be helping to integrate and lead Digital Medicines Teams, across two Trusts as they work more closely together in a collaborative way, whilst at the same time being a valued member of the Clinical Pharmacy Team. You will be supported in your development towards advanced practice.
You would be closely involved with the new joint Dorset/Somerset Electronic Health Record (EHR) which will replace our existing electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) systems into one integrated health record.
You will become a specialist clinical and digital medicines expert. This post could be the start of an exciting career progression that ultimately could lead to a post as an organisation’s Digital Clinical Safety Lead, Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) or even Chief Information Officer (CIO).
To learn more about this post please call Martin Shepherd on 07721 241621 or email martin.shepherd3@nhs.net

Working across both Dorset County Hospital and Dorset HealthCare Trusts:

• To credential against the advanced practice framework, and to utilise knowledge by advising on digital medicines initiatives, projects and developments.
• To work towards practice that is characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making and encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research, core capabilities and area specific clinical competence.
• To become a Clinical Safety Officer, write DCB 0160 compliant clinical safety cases for digital medicines projects as well as working with the broader clinical safety teams across the organisations, influencing change and advising on medicines safety with regards to broader digital projects.

Our team has an exciting blend of experienced and innovative pharmacy professionals working in transforming pharmacy services, improving quality, safety and drug decision making in Dorset.
This position will be based at Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester with the potential to work at Dorset Healthcare.
Dorchester has a vibrant social scene including the new Brewery Square development, shops, restaurants, cinemas, festivals and local farmers markets. Direct trains link London (2.5hrs), Weymouth (10mins) and the South West including Bristol and Bath. The Jurassic Coastline, an area of outstanding natural beauty, and the National Sailing Academy are only eight miles away.
Dorset County Hospital has a Trust-wide commitment for implementing digital technologies to optimise patient safety and streamline communication at the interface with primary care. The pharmacy department was redesigned and a state-of-the-art robot was fitted in 2020. Electronic prescribing (EPMA) is in place across the Trust.
Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.
Please contact us at Recruitment@dchft.nhs.uk if you are unable to view or download the attachment.
For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online

Please refer the Job description for details