Job Description

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital is seeking an exceptional Lead Pharmacist for EPR and Digital Transformation to spearhead the implementation of our new Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) system as part of the Trust-wide Electronic Patient Record (EPR) rollout. You will provide senior leadership in designing, configuring and optimising digital medicines pathways across surgical, theatre and inpatient settings, ensuring safe and effective practices rooted in NHS clinical standards. This highly visible role requires advanced expertise in digital pharmacy systems, risk management, and medicines optimisation within a hospital environment.
As the lead for our Pharmacy Digital Team, you will drive innovation, training and system adoption across multidisciplinary teams, working closely with clinicians, surgeons, nursing leaders and digital colleagues to embed new ways of working. You will play a central role in shaping the future of digital medicines management at one of the UK's leading specialist surgical hospitals, bringing strong NHS experience, excellent communication skills and the confidence to champion digital change at scale. This is a unique opportunity to influence a major new system implementation and deliver safer, smarter, more efficient care for our patients.
Interview Date - Monday 9th March 2026
Main duties of the job

• Responsible for delivering, managing and developing all digital systems required by the Trust and the Pharmacy department to deliver safe and effective medicines processes including the Trust electronic prescribing system and all programmes that interface with it.
• Provides expert advice on pharmaceutical and digital matters on all aspects relating to digital and electronic systems relating to medicines and Pharmacy ensuring that the systems have contingency. Undertakes risk assessments and risk management of all medicines related digital systems and ensures compliance with medicines legislation.
• Leads and develops audit of digital systems across both Divisions and within the Pharmacy Department
• Lead on design and implementation of Trusts EPMA functions of the EPR system from a change management and optimise the solution to ensure safe and effective practices are embedded as part of roll-out

About us
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally and internationally.
Our Trust is a very special hospital; big enough to deliver world class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands and we're always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award-winning team.
The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace. Flexible working requests will be considered.
The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.
If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.
Details
Date posted
03 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
64,455 to 74,896 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
18 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
303-7755086
Job locations
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
Bristol road
Birmingham
B31 2AP
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the and Person Specification document for a full list of duties for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the and Person Specification document for a full list of duties for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• BSc, Bpharm, Honours Degree in Pharmacy / MPharm
• Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent from a recognised UK provider

Desirable

• Independent Prescribing Qualification Management Training Qualification
• Project management qualification
• Masters level qualification in healthcare leadership or equivalent

Experience
Essential

• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of digital systems relating to Pharmacy and medicines management.
• Extensive post-registration hospital pharmacy practice experience
• Experience of leadership/ line management of a range of staff
• Experience of service development and staff management.
• Experience of delivering training and education Multi-disciplinary working.

Desirable

• Experience of EPMA software and implementation
• Experience of working with ADC's-e.g. Omnicell

Knowledge
Essential

• Good range of pharmaceutical knowledge especially regarding musculoskeletal disorders
• Good working knowledge of digital systems relating to all aspects of medicines management

Desirable

• Knowledge of health technology/ AI

Skills
Essential

• Experience working with prescribing software
• Report writing skills
• Has the skills knowledge and experience to be able to plan and organise all aspects of medicines and pharmacy related digital systems.
• Has the skills, knowledge and experience to provide expert advice and offer opinion and guidance to the Trust on development, implementation and maintenance of digital systems relating to medicines.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• BSc, Bpharm, Honours Degree in Pharmacy / MPharm
• Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent from a recognised UK provider

Desirable

• Independent Prescribing Qualification Management Training Qualification
• Project management qualification
• Masters level qualification in healthcare leadership or equivalent

Experience
Essential

• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of digital systems relating to Pharmacy and medicines management.
• Extensive post-registration hospital pharmacy practice experience
• Experience of leadership/ line management of a range of staff
• Experience of service development and staff management.
• Experience of delivering training and education Multi-disciplinary working.

Desirable

• Experience of EPMA software and implementation
• Experience of working with ADC's-e.g. Omnicell

Knowledge
Essential

• Good range of pharmaceutical knowledge especially regarding musculoskeletal disorders
• Good working knowledge of digital systems relating to all aspects of medicines management

Desirable

• Knowledge of health technology/ AI

Skills
Essential

• Experience working with prescribing software
• Report writing skills
• Has the skills knowledge and experience to be able to plan and organise all aspects of medicines and pharmacy related digital systems.
• Has the skills, knowledge and experience to provide expert advice and offer opinion and guidance to the Trust on development, implementation and maintenance of digital systems relating to medicines.

Skills Required