Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust • London SW10 9NH
About this role
Specialist Pharmacist – EPMA (Band 8a)
Contract
1 year Fixed Term (Maternity Cover)
Full Time
37.5 hrs/week
Site
Cross-site (Chelsea & Westminster and West Middlesex Hospitals)
We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated pharmacist to join our dynamic EPMA team as a Specialist Pharmacist – EPMA at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the ongoing development and optimisation of our Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) system, working across both Trust sites and collaboratively within the North West London Acute Provider Group (NWL APG). You will contribute to system-wide digital transformation, supporting safe, effective and standardised prescribing and medicines administration.
This role offers a unique combination of digital and clinical practice. Alongside your EPMA responsibilities, you will maintain clinical pharmacy skills by providing ward-based clinical pharmacy services at West Middlesex Hospital for 2 days per week.
As a Specialist Pharmacist – EPMA, you will work closely with the Principal Pharmacist EPMA, clinical teams and digital colleagues to support the development, maintenance and optimisation of EPMA workflows, drug catalogues and clinical decision support tools. You will play a key role in improving patient safety, reducing unwarranted variation and embedding best practice in medicines optimisation.
You will
- Play a key role in the multidisciplinary delivery and optimisation of EPMA across the Trust and NWL APG.
- Support the design, build, testing and implementation of EPMA functionality, including prescribing workflows and clinical decision support.
- Contribute to the development and governance of the shared medicines build and drug catalogue.
- Lead and support quality improvement, audit and transformation initiatives to enhance digital medicines optimisation and patient safety.
- Work collaboratively with pharmacy, medical, nursing and digital teams to ensure safe and consistent use of EPMA.
- Develop and deliver training, guidance and user support for EPMA systems.
- Provide clinical ward-based pharmacy services at West Middlesex Hospital (2 days per week), maintaining clinical competence and supporting high-quality patient care.
- Participate in clinical governance, incident review and continuous service improvement related to digital medicines systems.
- Deputise for the Principal Pharmacist EPMA where appropriate.
You will be a proactive team player with excellent organisational, analytical and communication skills, and a strong interest in digital transformation and medicines optimisation. You will be committed to delivering safe, effective and patient-centred care while supporting innovation across services.
For further information or an informal discussion, please contact
Nicola Vosser– Principal Pharmacist EPMA
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Telephone
07825193106
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nicola.vosser@nhs.net
Our Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5m, providing full clinical services including maternity, A&E and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health care. The CQC rates us Good in safety, effectiveness, care and responsiveness, and Outstanding in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Mid.
We are delivering sustainable healthcare through our Green Plan. In line with Greener NHS ambitions, we aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Achieving this requires collective effort. We encourage staff to reduce their impact on carbon, waste and pollution wherever possible. Every action counts to create a healthier, more sustainable future.
We are committed to equal opportunities and believe diversity drives innovation and excellence. We welcome applications from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities, valuing the perspectives they bring.
If you haven’t heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probation.Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
For full details of the role, please refer to the Job Description. This post offers a unique opportunity to work within a highly specialist EPMA team, supporting the ongoing development, optimisation and safe use of EPMA across the Trust and wider NWL APG. The role combines digital transformation with clinical practice, including responsibility for maintaining prescribing workflows, contributing to major system developments such as EPS, and providing ward-based clinical pharmacy services. The successful candidate will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to support safe, effective and innovative medicines management, contributing to service improvement, governance and high-quality patient care across multiple clinical settings.
This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Jun 2026