Senior Hospital Pharmacist

Senior Pharmacist - Waterford

Overview of role:

We are currently recruiting a Senior Pharmacist to provide effective, efficient, and safe pharmaceutical care to all patients. This is a full-time, permanent position.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

- Act at all times to ensure that the care and safety of patients is assigned the highest priority.

- Understand, model, and promote the hospital's core values

- Participate in delivering and developing a clinical pharmacy service, carrying out prescription reviews, patient education, and documentation of clinical interventions.

- Assist in managing the efficient running of the Dispensary, participating in and supervising the operation of the Dispensary, including the procurement, storage, supply, and dispensing of pharmaceuticals and other related items.

- Ensure best pharmaceutical practice, regarding legal and ethical requirements and best practice standards for the provision of Pharmaceutical services.

- Ensure that complete and accurate records relating to the procurement, storage, compounding, quality control, dispensing, distribution, and destruction of medicinal and pharmaceutical products are maintained following best practice standards and applicable legislation.

- Achieve and maintain competence in the use and administration of the Oncology/Haematology clinical information system (ARIA)

- Become fully conversant with best practices and relevant competency frameworks for the delivery of Oncology/Haematology Pharmacy services.

- Support the Chief Pharmacist in managing the safe and cost-effective entry of new medications onto the hospital formulary, supporting colleagues in Pharmacy and other disciplines with expert advice and education as appropriate.

- Participate in developing and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all aspects of Pharmacy service. Ensure that these are updated and implemented following pharmacy law and changing practices locally, nationally, and internationally.

- Contribute to the provision of medicines information and advice on drug availability, appropriate use, and safe administration.

- Participate in the development of medical information resources for clinical colleagues and patients, e.g. patient information leaflets, monographs, policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines.

- Collaborate with colleagues in the Pharmacy and the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) to optimise Pharmacy and Medication

- Management and Use workflows.

- Identify and address deficiencies in medication management systems and processes, where applicable.

- Highlight any discrepancies, incidents, or deficits in services to the Chief Pharmacist, Lead Technician, and Director of Pharmacy as appropriate.

- Report and encourage reporting on incidents/near misses to support risk management and mitigation and inform quality improvement initiatives.

- Other duties (as per job spec)

Qualifications & Experience:

- Be registered with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland or be entitled to be so registered.

- Possess the requisite specialised knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and management ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the role.

- Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development and role-specific learning.

Ability to demonstrate:

- Excellent planning, organisational and resource management skills

- Excellent leadership, interpersonal and people management skills

- Experience in change management and quality improvement initiatives

Desirable criteria

- Formal management and leadership training or equivalent experience in management, training and supervision of pharmacy staff.

- Have at least 3 years of satisfactory post-registration hospital experience.

- Significant, proven post-registration hospital practice experience, with broad clinical pharmacy experience and experience in line management.

- Experience in working within an aseptic compounding unit and/or haematology/oncology unit(s).

- Experience in good clinical practice (GCP).

- Further qualifications, such as a post-graduate diploma or MSc in clinical pharmacy, are required.

An excellent remuneration package is available to the successful applicant.

For more information, please apply here.

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