Middle grade pharmacist

Job Details
Location: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Job Title: Middle Grade Pharmacist
Department: Pharmacy Department
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Hours: 35 per week
About The Hermitage Clinic Pharmacy Department at Blackrock Health
The Pharmacy department provides an advanced clinical pharmacist service to all wards, supported by our medicines management pharmacy technicians (MMPTs). The dispensary is responsible for dispensing all non-stock requisitions as well as dispensing Discharge Medication (TTO) prescriptions. Our oncology pharmacists provide a clinical and aseptic preparation service to our substantial oncology service. We are actively involved in E+T with CBDs presented fortnightly in the department by our team of 17.
About The Role
The Middle Grade Pharmacist will rotate through a variety of specialities to include surgical, medical, critical care and oncology. This new position requires post-holders to have at least one-year's hospital pharmacy experience as well as a willingness to commence their post-graduate diploma if not already undergoing this. This post will have limited dispensary requirements (max 4hrs per week), close support from the Head of Pharmacy and all Senior Pharmacists is provided.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership – Provide clinical and professional leadership to the pharmacy team and medicines management service; identify and promote best practice; motivate and inspire others (within and outside Pharmacy); proactively develop clinical pharmacy services in line with local and national objectives; work collaboratively with pharmacy, medical staff, multidisciplinary team and management to ensure implementation of local and nationally agreed pharmacy services and objectives; negotiate with and inform clinicians of all grades on issues relating to prescribing practice according to local and national policies.
Service Provision – Promote best practice prescribing through coordination of projects and audits; ensure safe, clinically effective and cost-effective use of medicines; contribute to monitoring and management of drug expenditure; identify changes in prescribing that may impact drug budgets; be available to staff for queries; attend Drugs and Therapeutics committee as required; undertake audit and investigations; present audit results at national meetings if appropriate; develop, implement, monitor and evaluate protocols and guidelines; liaise with clinicians to smooth entry of new drug protocols.
General Service Provision – Provide a high quality, customer‑focused pharmaceutical service to all Hermitage Clinic in‑patients; review prescriptions for clinical appropriateness, safety and legality; conduct medicine reconciliations; dispense and supply drugs to patients as per service demand; provide evaluated pharmaceutical advice and information to all health care professionals and patients; have a working knowledge of pharmacy stock control and ordering systems.
Clinical Practice – Act as a clinical role model; professionally screen and check prescriptions; integrate research evidence into practice; seek to improve ward and clinical services; demonstrate expert clinical knowledge; plan, monitor and review drug treatment protocols; ensure medication histories and patients’ own drugs are checked on admission or transfer; enhance the quality of patient care; manage difficult and ambiguous problems; demonstrate advanced level of clinical reasoning and judgement; work with Infectious Diseases/Microbiology consultants to develop best practice protocols.
Equal Opportunities Statement
The Hermitage Clinic is an Equal Opportunities employer, and we are committed to creating an environment that promotes equality and dignity at work. The Hermitage Clinic is committed to providing reasonable accommodation when needed. Please advise if you have particular requirements, so that we can look into arranging reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.
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