Job Overview

Frimley Health NHS Trust is seeking a Chief Pharmacy Information Officer for a fixed‑term 12‑month maternity cover. The postholder will lead the strategic development and management of pharmacy information systems – including Electronic Patient Record (EPR) Epic, automated dispensing cabinets and other pharmacy systems – ensuring these systems support safe, effective, and efficient pharmacy services. The role involves close collaboration with Digital Services to deliver system implementation and optimise the EPR for pharmacy needs, acting as the vital link between pharmacy and clinical teams and external stakeholders across the Trust and Integrated Care Board (ICB).

Main Duties

• Provide specialised advice on digital transformation systems and the Trust’s EPR, focussing on prescribing and medicine usage.
• Ensure alignment of the digital pharmacy strategy with business plans and local/national guidelines.
• Develop a digital workforce for pharmacy, ensuring EPR and logistics system training and certification for all team members.
• Advise on procurement, implementation and benefits realisation in clinical and non‑clinical digital system projects from a pharmacy perspective.
• Act as the main contact between the Trust EPR team and the Pharmacy Team, liaising with external stakeholders (ICB and pharmacy networks) to provide specialist advice on new systems, changes, data and reports.
• Ensure that prescribing operations are responsive, safe, effective and efficient, including logging, monitoring and escalation of EPR system incidents.
• Accountable for clinical governance in electronic prescribing, ensuring safe, cost‑efficient and effective use of the prescribing system and medicines.
• Lead the Trust pharmacy digital strategy and support the pharmacy cost improvement programme.
• Provide managerial support to pharmacist and digital staff, coaching, mentoring and performance management.

Working for Our Organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability‑confident employer. We provide first‑class development opportunities for all staff and offer a healthy work‑life balance. Flexibility is embraced to meet the needs of our staff and service users.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Pharmacy degree
• Independent Prescriber
• GPhC Registered

Desirable Qualifications

• MSC / Diploma Digital Health Leadership
• Digital Clinical Practitioner

Experience

• Experience of managing teams
• Significant post‑qualification experience in a clinical environment
• Experience in designing and developing pharmacy services
• Experience working with Pharmacy EPR
• Demonstrated experience and ability to project‑manage EPR projects

Specific Competencies

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of working with different hospital electronic systems

Contact

Address: Heatherwood Hospital, London Road, SL5 8AA
Telephone: 07392288737

Apply online now.