Pharmacists - Lead Pharmacist for Digital Medicines

  • Department Pharmacy Operational Team
  • Salary £66,582.00 – £77,368 per annum
  • Closing Date 21/07/2026
  • Location The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (with cross site travel)
  • Grade NHS AfC: Band 8b
  • Job ref 223-PDM-557
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract Permanent
  • Hours 37.5 hours per week (part time hours considered)

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced acute care Pharmacist to play a pivotal role in advancing digital medicines at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). 

This senior role will be central to the implementation, development, optimisation and future direction of our Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) system and other systems for digital medicines as we progress through a period of significant transformation.

You will provide senior clinical pharmacy expertise and oversight to support system design, implementation and the development of new, digitally enabled ways of working. Your contribution will be instrumental in ensuring that ePMA supports safer, more efficient and more integrated care across our services.

We are seeking someone who is solution‑focused, collaborative, with a strong interest in digital innovation and improving patient safety through better use of technology.

This senior clinical informatics position offers the opportunity to shape ePMA across SaTH, influencing medicines optimisation, quality of care and the Trust’s digital maturity. You will join a supportive organisation with a excellent pharmacy, digital and clinical teams, giving you both the autonomy and the backing to make a meaningful impact across our acute services.

Main duties of the job

  • The post holder leads the design, implementation, optimisation and governance of the ePMA and other digital medicine systems across The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), combining advanced clinical pharmacy expertise with digital leadership to ensure high‑quality, safe and efficient medicines management. 
  • This role is central to supporting the Trust’s digital transformation agenda and the Hospital Transformation Programme (HTP), ensuring that digital medicines processes are robust, standardised and aligned with future models of care.
  • The post holder responsible for maintaining and updating the medicines template database, developing and reviewing ePMA policies, and ensuring that all content is evidence‑based, accurate and optimised for safe use. Quality assurance responsibilities include auditing templates, order sets and workflows, monitoring compliance, and ensuring that ePMA functionality supports safe and efficient prescribing and administration practices.
  • The post holder will also review incidents, risks and user feedback related to digital medicines processes, providing expert analysis and reporting to drive continuous improvement, reduce variation and strengthen patient safety across the Trust.

Working for your organisation

What can SaTH Pharmacy offer you?

  • Forward thinking progressive department
  • Patient focused service
  • Supportive and friendly team
  • Opportunities for personal development
  • A department open to new ways of working

What can SaTH offer you?

  • To be part of a trust embarking on a transformational journey
  • A supportive environment to enable further development of your career and your skills.
  • A developing trust with recent substantial financial investment to develop the facilities and services
  • Access to our Leadership Academy

Our Poppy’s Promise Commitment

We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team —  clinical or non-clinical — plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.

We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising  individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.

Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a  meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.

By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values — ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see application pack for more details or contact Imran Hanif, Chief Pharmacist for more information

The well-being of our staff is of the upmost importance to us.  If you are offered a role at our Trust, and fall into the increased and higher risk categories as set out by Public Health England (PHE) and NHSI/E, your line manager will complete an risk assessment with you.  This will be completed in conjunction with the latest guidance from Public Health England in relation to Covid-19.

By submitting your application to Trac, you are giving your consent for parts of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems. This is to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation. 

If successful, by completing the NHS Jobs application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.

If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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