Specialist Pharmacist EPMA

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacist to join the Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) team as a Band 7 Specialist Pharmacist ePMA. This cross-site role supports the ongoing development, optimisation and governance of electronic prescribing systems across London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust and The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Working closely with the Lead Pharmacist ePMA, clinical teams, digital services and system suppliers, you will play a key role in ensuring the safe, effective and innovative use of electronic prescribing throughout the patient journey. Responsibilities include supporting system configuration and maintenance, developing the medication catalogue, troubleshooting system issues, delivering training, supporting system upgrades and implementations, and contributing to clinical decision support and digital transformation initiatives.

The role combines specialist digital pharmacy practice with patient-facing clinical pharmacy responsibilities, making it ideal for a pharmacist who is passionate about improving patient safety, medicines optimisation and healthcare technology. The successful candidate will have experience in hospital pharmacy practice, a strong interest in digital healthcare, and excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills. Experience of electronic prescribing systems, particularly Cerner ePMA, would be advantageous.

Main duties of the job

• Supporting the design, configuration, testing and ongoing development of the ePMA system to ensure safe and effective medicines management.
• Managing and maintaining the electronic medication catalogue and clinical decision support tools, including alerts and reminders.
• Working closely with pharmacy, clinical, digital and supplier teams to implement system enhancements and resolve operational issues.
• Delivering training and support to pharmacists, doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals using the ePMA system.
• Monitoring system performance, supporting audits, investigating incidents and promoting high standards of data quality, patient safety and governance.
• Providing specialist clinical pharmacy services, including medicines optimisation, prescription review, patient counselling and multidisciplinary team working.
• Supporting ePMA implementations, upgrades, downtime procedures and digital transformation projects across both organisations.
• Contributing to research, service evaluation, quality improvement initiatives and the development of policies and procedures relating to electronic prescribing.

About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Details
Date posted: 30 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £55,524 to £62,652 a year
Inclusive of HCAS pro rata - per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 337-NP-9822DG
Job locations: London Northwest University Hospital Trust - Northwick Park hospital, Watford Road, Harrow, HA1 3UJ, United Kingdom

Job description
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• Masters Degree in Pharmacy + pre-registration training, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Certificate in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent training / experience

Desirable

• Higher Degree / Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent experience

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Experience as a clinical pharmacist practitioner in a variety of clinical areas
• Experience with use of Electronic Patient Records and ePMA
• Pharmaceutical Care in a hospital environment
• Education and training in a multidisciplinary environment
• Supervision of staff

Desirable

• Experience with Cerner ePMA
• Experience with EPR/ePMA system management or maintenance

Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Essential

• Proficiency with word processing, spread sheet, and presentation software applications
• Organisation and prioritisation of work
• Clinical reasoning and judgement
• Good oral and written communication and presentation skills to convey complex and potentially sensitive information
• Awareness of research evidence in everyday practice
• Problem solving and risk awareness

Desirable

• Influence senior pharmacy and medical staff, the multidisciplinary team and management
• Ensures others training needs are identified & met
• Identifies best practice & appropriate measures of service

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Enthusiasm for the position and a mature and positive approach to the out of hour's commitment
• Ability to cope well within a busy environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address: London Northwest University Hospital Trust - Northwick Park hospital, Watford Road, Harrow, HA1 3UJ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Principal pharmacist EPMA, Nilpa Hansrani, nilpa.hansrani@nhs.net, 07811710272