Senior ePMA Nurse - INTERNAL

St Asaph, Wales, United Kingdom

8/1/2025

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADER.

This post is fixed term/secondment for 6 months until 31st March 2026 to meet the needs of the service. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

Are you a registered nurse with a proven track record of implementing/sustaining changes within your clinical area? Are you looking for a new challenge, and are interested in having a key role in supporting the implementation of the digital strategy within BCUHB? If so an exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Nursing Informatics team.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the biggest digital transformation within BCUHB to date. The post holder will help support the Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) operational group with the implementation of the ePMA system.

The ePMA system will transform the way that medication is prescribed and how nurses and midwives administer medication, making current practices more efficient. The post holder will play a key role in the planning of staff engagement sessions, and providing training and support in the clinical areas for all staff groups- before, during and after the system is implemented. They will be expected to take an active role in promoting engagement throughout the organisation and convey the benefits of digital working.

Main duties of the job

• Lead on the ePMA project from a specialist knowledge of Nursing.
• Work closely with national partner organisations, representing the Health Board.
• Provide specialist advice and support to support the implementation
• Collaborate with nurses and multi-disciplinary staff, stakeholders, external agencies, service users in developing and delivering plans for the ePMA project.
  
  

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Degree or equivalent professional qualification
• NMC registrant
• Postgraduate diploma level or equivalent experience
• Understanding of project managements
• Knowledge of NHS planning processes
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Project Management qualification
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience of working in the NHS at a senior management level
• Experience of project management Service planning and working in multi-disciplinary environment
• Leading on change and service development
• Evidence of previous contributions towards developing clinical practice
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Leadership on nhs service projects / programmes
  
  

Other

Essential criteria

• Ability to regularly travel across all health board sites
• Flexible approach to needs of service
• Ability to work to support clinical shift working patterns over a 7 day period
  
  

Aptitude And Abilities

Essential criteria

• Excellent communicator, demonstrating tact and diplomacy, able to work in multi-disciplinary environments
• Able to work to demanding timescales
• Presentation skills, written and verbal
• Able produce high standard written reports and documents
• Able to work independently
  
  

Values

Essential Criteria

• Ability to embrace the following personal values and behaviours on a daily basis - Dignity, Respect and Fairness Integrity, Openness and Honesty Caring, Kindness and Compassion
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to our organisational values - Working together to be the best we can be Striving to develop and deliver excellent services Putting people at the heart of everything we do