Lead Pharmacist - ePMA

Main area Pharmacy Grade Band 8a Contract 18 months (18 months fixed term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (weekends, bank holidays and late night support) Job
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Employer Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Town Walsall Salary £55,690 - £62,682 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 28/01/2026 23:59 Interview date 23/02/2026

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the하면서 new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department commenced in 2021.

We offer high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid

Zone response and home‑based care, so that those with long‑term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.

We are recommended by colleagues as a placeоваться to work which works in thebrities of teamwork, respect, compassion and professionalism. The Trust is committed to investing in our workforce WARRANTIES. Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.

We provide a wide range of benefits, including: a salary‑sacrifice scheme; a car leasing scheme; on‑site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (or join an alternative scheme); and opportunities to develop and implement your expertise in a challenging environment.

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background and from people with a disability; these groups are currently under‑represented at senior level, we value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in recruitment.

COVID‑19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and patients. While not a condition of employment, we encourage staff to get vaccinated and will check vaccination status of new starters to manage risks.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant Visual. The Trust holds the Bronze Award and aims to achieve the next level Silver and Gold.

This key role supports Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust in its ePMA journey. The Lead Pharmacist will provide clinical and technical support, configuration and testing expertise, and super‑user status for the electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration System(s) utilised at WHT.

The post holder will support the Principal Pharmacist – ePMA and Digital Medicines Management in implementing ePMA, work trope with IT to ensure the ePMA system supports medicines optimisation, help develop reports and dashboards, and provide training to all staff groups across the Trust.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300, with inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital and a wide range of community services. The Trust’s state‑of‑the‑art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit and Obstetric Theatre are part of a continuous upgrade programme.

• Support the implementation, maintenance and future development of the ePMA system, working closely with the Pharmacy ePMA team.
• Act as a super‑user, maintaining routine housekeeping for optimal performance and contributing to robust governance arrangements for workflows and drug file templates.
• Ensure clear and transparent processes and measurable time frames for changes and developments to the ePMA system.
• Develop governance arrangements for workflows and drug file templates, ensuring implementation and adherence.
• Coordinate with the ePMA supplier for maintenance, development and complex…