Josef Elias
Advisor on electronic prescribing and Bank Pharmacist (Band 8b) at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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Hungarian Native or bilingual proficiency
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German Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Professional working proficiency
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French Elementary proficiency
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Italian Elementary proficiency
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Khadine Parkinson
Josef brings the skill and knowledge needed to explain clinical and technical issues thoroughly, and formulate potential solutions quickly. He is a consummate professional and an expert diplomat, always diffusing tense discussions with his own brand of grace and wit.
Rakesh Nandha
Josef was an outstanding Workstream Lead for EPMA (Cerner). He had all the knowledge you'd require for this role, good project management skills, stateholder engagement and people skills. I had a pleasure to work along side him as our workstreams crossed paths.
Khadine Parkinson
Josef brings the skill and knowledge needed to explain clinical and technical issues thoroughly, and formulate potential solutions quickly. He is a consummate professional and an expert diplomat, always diffusing tense discussions with his own brand of grace and wit.
Rakesh Nandha
Josef was an outstanding Workstream Lead for EPMA (Cerner). He had all the knowledge you'd require for this role, good project management skills, stateholder engagement and people skills. I had a pleasure to work along side him as our workstreams crossed paths.
Khadine Parkinson
Josef brings the skill and knowledge needed to explain clinical and technical issues thoroughly, and formulate potential solutions quickly. He is a consummate professional and an expert diplomat, always diffusing tense discussions with his own brand of grace and wit.
Rakesh Nandha
Josef was an outstanding Workstream Lead for EPMA (Cerner). He had all the knowledge you'd require for this role, good project management skills, stateholder engagement and people skills. I had a pleasure to work along side him as our workstreams crossed paths.
Khadine Parkinson
Josef brings the skill and knowledge needed to explain clinical and technical issues thoroughly, and formulate potential solutions quickly. He is a consummate professional and an expert diplomat, always diffusing tense discussions with his own brand of grace and wit.
Rakesh Nandha
Josef was an outstanding Workstream Lead for EPMA (Cerner). He had all the knowledge you'd require for this role, good project management skills, stateholder engagement and people skills. I had a pleasure to work along side him as our workstreams crossed paths.
Credentials
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Descriptive Healthcare Analytics in R
LinkedInFeb, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Access 2019 Essential Training
LinkedInJan, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Lean Foundations
LinkedInJan, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Learning LinkedIn
LinkedInJan, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Essential Training
LinkedInJan, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Developing Executive Presence
LinkedInNov, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
Associate Member of FCI
Faculty of Clinical InformaticsSep, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
MRPharmS
Royal Pharmaceutical SocietyMar, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
Member of General Pharmaceutical Council
General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)Feb, 2006- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
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United Kingdom
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Advisor on electronic prescribing and Bank Pharmacist (Band 8b)
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Dec 2022 - Present
Worked on business case for electronic prescribing project (EMIS system) and aligned it with strategic objectives of the trust, thereby contributing to its successful approval by the board of directors. Led on stakeholder engagement of community teams ahead of roll-out of electronic prescribing system. Created a project plan for roll-out. Advised project team on technical and clinical queries in preparation of project roll-out. Supported recruitment of project staff. As a Bank Pharmacist specialised in mental health, resolved complex clinical queries by consultant psychiatrists by providing evidence based and referenced pharmacotherapeutic options in writing for the benefit of respective patients. Provided Pharmaceutical Care to multiple units (serving roughly 100 patients in total), thereby facilitating safe provision of complex medication regimens and associated advice to clinicians. Show less
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Self-employed
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Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Locum Pharmacist
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Nov 2022 - Present
Providing pharmacy services at Boots stores, including patient counselling and Prescription Only Drugs via Patient Group Directions of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Lanarkshire. Providing pharmacy services at Boots stores, including patient counselling and Prescription Only Drugs via Patient Group Directions of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Lanarkshire.
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University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust
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United Kingdom
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Medicines Management Workstream Lead
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Mar 2022 - Sep 2022
Led the workstream for Medicines Management, a critical team within the roll out of the Cerner Millennium system to a large NHS acute Trust employing over 8700 staff. Successfully completed initial stages of the programme with the team, including future state review, localisation and future state validation. The work focused on submitting change requests, testing implemented application changes, engaging front line staff in the change, regular presentations of progress within the programme and presentations of the application to clinical audiences. Show less
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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
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United Kingdom
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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ePMA Clinical Lead
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Sep 2020 - Mar 2022
Change agent in roll-out of electronic prescribing to an organisation with 5000 staff and 48 inpatient wards. Key responsibilities include staff engagement, presentations to (senior) healthcare workers, business analysis (process mapping) and benefits realisation work (service evaluation before and after implementation of electronic prescribing). Change agent in roll-out of electronic prescribing to an organisation with 5000 staff and 48 inpatient wards. Key responsibilities include staff engagement, presentations to (senior) healthcare workers, business analysis (process mapping) and benefits realisation work (service evaluation before and after implementation of electronic prescribing).
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NHS Forth Valley
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United Kingdom
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Hospitals and Health Care
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400 - 500 Employee
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Senior Clinical Pharmacist
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May 2014 - Aug 2020
Development and implementation of interactive dashboard interpreting and visualising complex data to improve performance of hospital dispensary serving organisation with 8000 staff and roughly 50 units (wards). Implementation and running of new Non-Medical Prescribing clinic for community patients in substance use setting. Providing Pharmaceutical Care (incl. Medicines Information) to 13 inpatient wards and community teams together with team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Reducing variation in provision/documentation of Pharmaceutical Care by introducing new SOP and implementing new communication regimen between four inpatient wards and pharmacy department, successfully reducing workload for pharmacy colleagues. Show less
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Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust
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United Kingdom
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Advanced Pharmacist Mental Health
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Apr 2012 - May 2014
Pharmaceutical Care to multiple in- and outpatient wards and various community teams at organisation with 7000 employees. Non-medical prescribing for community team for patients with affective disorders. Regular teaching of pre-registration pharmacists, including presentations to audience of 200. Pharmaceutical Care to multiple in- and outpatient wards and various community teams at organisation with 7000 employees. Non-medical prescribing for community team for patients with affective disorders. Regular teaching of pre-registration pharmacists, including presentations to audience of 200.
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
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United Kingdom
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Specialist Pharmacist
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Jun 2011 - Mar 2012
Pharmaceutical Care to oncology/haematology inpatient wards at Royal Hospital for Sick Children and provision of chemotherapy (including checking of aseptically prepared intravenous infusion preparations). Pharmaceutical Care to oncology/haematology inpatient wards at Royal Hospital for Sick Children and provision of chemotherapy (including checking of aseptically prepared intravenous infusion preparations).
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Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust
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United Kingdom
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Hospitals and Health Care
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300 - 400 Employee
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Specialist Pharmacist Mental Health
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Nov 2008 - Jun 2011
Pharmaceutical Care to Mental Health Units (community and inpatient). Writing and review of Clinical Guidelines/SOPs. Medicines Information on drugs used in Mental Health Setting. Teaching of clinical staff, including nurses (e.g. in mathematical skills). Pharmaceutical Care to Mental Health Units (community and inpatient). Writing and review of Clinical Guidelines/SOPs. Medicines Information on drugs used in Mental Health Setting. Teaching of clinical staff, including nurses (e.g. in mathematical skills).
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Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
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United Kingdom
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Rotational Pharmacist
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Feb 2006 - Oct 2008
Junior post in Clinical Pharmacy. Provision of Pharmaceutical Care to a range of inpatient and outpatient units, incl. medical, surgical, geriatric, oncology, paediatric wards on one hand and HIV outpatient clinic, on the other, respectively. Junior post in Clinical Pharmacy. Provision of Pharmaceutical Care to a range of inpatient and outpatient units, incl. medical, surgical, geriatric, oncology, paediatric wards on one hand and HIV outpatient clinic, on the other, respectively.
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Education
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2016 - 2019
University of Strathclyde
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General -
2014 - 2015
Royal College of General Practitioners
RCGP Certificate in the Management of Drug Misuse Part 2, Drug use -
2013 - 2014
University of Central Lancashire
Certificate in Non-medical Independent Prescribing, Prescribing -
2011 - 2011
The Open University
Completion of Course in Visual Basic, Computer Programming -
University of Portsmouth
Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacy Practice, Pharmacy -
Aston University
Postgraduate Certificate in Psychiatric Therapeutics, Pharmacy -
University of London
Postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice, Pharmacy -
Universität Wien
Magister der Pharmazie, Pharmacy
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