Pharmacy Technician IM&T Support

You will play a pivotal role in ensuring optimum performance of the pharmacy IT systems working with a large team on variety of exciting and innovative projects. The post holder will work closely with the Lead Pharmacist - Electronic Prescribing and Administration in the deployment and development of Electronic Prescribing and Administration (EPMA) solutions within the trust. The role will be delivered across an appropriate range of EPMA aspects and will vary in levels of responsibility between project lead, delivery and support., 1. Maintenance and development of data integrity and quality within the WellSky EPMA system database; creating and updating prescribable medicines, user access settings and other critical system data. 2. Liaison with WellSky and trust IM&T staff to ensure the appropriate maintenance of the WellSky EPMA system and the continued delivery of its functions. 3. Liaison with trust staff to ensure the appropriate implementation and utilisation of the WellSky EPMA system in the delivery of their services. 4. Assist the Lead Pharmacist and team colleagues in the production, implementation and development of reports from the WellSky EPMA system as required. 5. In concert with the Lead Pharmacist and the trust IM&T training team, devise, develop, maintain and deliver EPMA system-related training packages (programmes & materials) for trust staff. 6. Where appropriate, facilitate and provide out of hours support in relation to the EPMA system., The post holder will work closely with the Lead Pharmacist - Electronic Prescribing and Administration in the deployment and development of Electronic Prescribing and Administration (EPMA) solutions within the trust. The role will be delivered across an appropriate range of EPMA aspects and will vary in levels of responsibility between project lead, delivery and support., 1. Maintenance and development of data integrity and quality within the WellSky EPMA system database; creating and updating prescribable medicines, user access settings and other critical system data. 2. Liaison with WellSky and trust IM&T staff to ensure the appropriate maintenance of the WellSky EPMA system and the continued delivery of its functions. 3. Liaison with trust staff to ensure the appropriate implementation and utilisation of the WellSky EPMA system in the delivery of their services. 4. Assist the Lead Pharmacist - Electronic Prescribing and Administration and the rest of the IT&EPMA team in the production, implementation and development of reports from the WellSky EPMA system as required by the trust. 5. In concert with the Lead Pharmacist - Electronic Prescribing and Administration, and the trust's IM&T training team, devise, develop, maintain and deliver EPMA system-related training packages (programmes & materials) for trust staff. 6. Where appropriate, facilitate & provide out of hours support in relation to the EPMA system. Undertake dispensing and final dispensing checking duties as required to maintain own dispensing and final checking competence, and to support weekday, weekend, public holiday and late night rotas., The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £23 (standard disclosure) or £43 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. DBS applications submitted from 2nd December will be subject to the new DBS fee of £26.50 (standard) and £54.50 (Enhanced). From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

• BTEC in Pharmaceutical Sciences (or equivalent), Demonstrable post qualification hospital pharmacy experience
• Significant experience with the JAC system, including file maintenance, standard and ad-hoc reporting
• Proven track record in training and production of training documentation
• Proven Track record in change management, Good communication skills - verbal and written
• Computer literacy with Microsoft Office suite, Crystal Reports and PC management
• Teaching/ training/ skills
• Logical thought processes
• Ability to prioritise effectively
• Good organisational skills
• Ability to work alone & as part of a team
• Ability to thrive in a changing environment, Good interpersonal skills
• Appropriately assertive
• Diplomacy
• Innovative thinking, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services., The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.