Job Description Job Title: Medicines Information - Senior Pharmacist Department: Pharmacy Reports to: Head of Pharmacy Services Date: **** Fixed Term Contract Overall Purpose of Job: The purpose of this role is to provide a Medicines Information Services in order to enhance pharmaceutical care to the patients of Beacon Hospital, in accordance with the mission, values, vision and strategic plan of the Hospital.
This role will support the Clinical Pharmacy Service, disseminate relevant up-to-date information, oversee the training of pharmacy interns and pharmaceutical technician students, coordinate relevant training of other staff groups, devising education programmes and supporting pharmacy staff development and research activities.
Contribution to the strategic planning of the Pharmacy Department with a focus on conducting novel, high quality, multi-disciplinary research allowing for the delivery of evidence-based treatment options for patients.
This role will require the ability to work across the main pharmacy disciplines, including dispensary, clinical ward services, medicines information, for the purposes of general pharmacy cover, if required.
Responsibilities and Deliverables The post holder will provide the Medicines Information function of the pharmacy service and lead on pharmacy education services.
The development of Medicines Information Services Promote safe, appropriate, effective and cost-effective use of medicines and pharmaceuticals in the treatment of and services for patients.
Be the primary organiser of education services for pharmacy interns and pharmaceutical technician students Oversee and facilitate the orientation and training of new pharmacist staff.
Promote practice research by pharmacy staff, facilitate and encourage publication and presentation of results and findings.
Advise pharmacy staff on further education, training and development.
Provide medicines information services, including responding to medicines information queries and pro-active dissemination of medicines information updates and bulletins, reviewing new medicines and new medicine requests.
Coordinate and facilitate pharmacy service participation in nurse education and training development of other hospital staff groups.
Collaborate with Lead and Senior Pharmacists to ensure that all operational areas of pharmacy function as an integrated service.
Assist in the overall management and functioning of the pharmacy service commensurate with grade.
Keep appropriate records of incidents, queries, activities and workload Engage with National Internship Coordinating bodies, Institutes of Technology and Universities appropriate to BH participation in the training and development of professional and technical pharmacy staff.
Participate in the teaching and training (including in-service training) of staff, as may be required.
Collects and documents workload measurement statistics; provides other data, as required.
Attend study site meetings as required including feasibility, set up, initiation and study close out.
The performance of all duties and responsibilities in line with all Pharmacy Department procedures and protocols, as well as hospital wide procedures.
Participate in continuing education and research activities consistent with the post.
Ensure that all departmental and hospital wide Health and Safety protocols and procedures are adhered to and all areas of non-compliance are promptly addressed.
Performance of such other duties appropriate to the post, including on call and the participation in extended opening rosters including weekend opening and other such services that may from time to time be introduced by the Director of Pharmacy Services.
Clinical Information Systems Work with outside departments and vendors to evaluate, develop and implement solutions for Medicines Information Services.
Design and document system functional requirements for use in such deliverables as proposals, customisations and scope documents Assure quality of information through testing.
Identify and implement policies and operational processes to the standards of best practice including the development of pharmaceutical services.
Pharmacy Service Delivery Dispensary: Participates in dispensing services including the clinical and final accuracy checking of prescriptions / orders for inpatients in accordance with local standards, policies and safe systems of work.
Monitors pharmacy activities, on a daily basis, to ensure adherence to study protocols and dispensing procedures.
Supervises work carried out by other pharmaceutical staff as required ensuring compliance with agreed standards.
Clinical Ward based: Maintains competence in current Clinical Ward-based service delivery.
Participates in ward and clinical pharmacy services and provides advice to ensure safe and cost-effective prescribing and drug expenditure control.
Undertakes Medicines reconciliation of patients admitted to hospital to ensure continuity of their medication.
Monitors in-patient prescriptions for clinical accuracy and cost-effective prescribing.
Assesses the patient's response to therapy, interprets blood results, and depending on their clinical parameters either adjusts drug doses in accordance with local procedures or advises the clinicians appropriately.
Advises on therapeutic drug monitoring as appropriate to ensure patients receive optimum and effective treatment.
Monitors and reports Adverse Drug Reactions that patients experience as a result of their medication in line with national guidance.
Records clinical interventions and activities in line with local policy Act as a clinical role model and demonstrate the ability to provide safe, clinically effective and cost-efficient use of medicines for junior pharmacists Develop and demonstrate expert clinical knowledge in appropriate areas.
Advises on all aspects of clinical trials with the respect to impact clinical pharmacy ward-based service delivery.
Training and Development: To manage training, documentation of training and documentation of delegated duties for pharmacy staff in relation to Medicines Information.
Participates in in-service training and continuing education programmes within the department and Hospital.
Keeps abreast of current pharmaceutical practice and knowledge, attending meetings, courses or conferences as necessary, for Continuing Professional Development in accordance with national guidelines from the PSI/IIOP Participates in the orientation and training of new employees and pharmacy interns, as required.
Provides drug information to doctors, nurses and other health care professionals Participates in the training of hospital staff in pharmacy-related topics as necessary Motivate team members, through the use of agreed goals and objectives .
Communications: The post holder will be required to demonstrate highly developed interpersonal, motivational, leadership and communication (oral, written and formal presentation) skills.
The post holder will have to interpret and communicate highly complex information that will be shared with prescribers and other non-pharmacy colleagues, where there may be contention, or barriers to understanding, to enable services to be delivered in a safe and efficient manner.
Seeks to improve and develop pharmacy services by negotiating with pharmacy and other staff, providing explanation and advice, and by using empathy, understanding and motivational skills.
Makes formal and informal presentations to, and prepares written reports for, hospital and pharmacy committees.
Presents specialist training and research and audit both informally and formally to other pharmacists, multidisciplinary team and at relevant conferences.
Works effectively and proactively with pharmacy, medical, nursing and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
Quality: Participate in the JCI Accreditation and adherence to standards and hospital-wide quality management programmes.
To undertake audit of these protocols to ensure best practice is being observed at all times.
Reports all medication incidents in a timely fashion, via the approved reporting system and participates in any remedial actions that are designated the responsibility of the pharmacy department.
Flexibility The above indicates the main duties of the post, which may be reviewed in the light of experience and developments within the service.
This post requires a high level of flexibility to ensure the delivery of an effective and efficient service.
Therefore, the post holder will be required to demonstrate flexibility as and when required by their manager.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential: Be registered with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland.
Desirable: Diploma/MSc in Clinical Pharmacy practice Experience Essential: Have at least 3 years post-registration hospital experience, as appropriate, and possess the requisite clinical knowledge and ability for the duties of the post.
Desirable: Possess a high standard of administrative ability Skills Abilities Essential: Evidence of ability to critically analyse commercial and core clinical journal material on medicines.
Evidence of ability to conduct research.
Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Collaborate with Pharmacy management and other hospital departments to ensure delivery of an effective pharmacy service.
Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others.
Desirable: Demonstrate evidence of effective organisation and management skills including awareness of resource management and importance of value for money.
Demonstrate the ability to contribute to the training and development of others both within the pharmacy and in the general multidisciplinary team.
Contribute to the improvement of services.
Personal Competencies Essential: Is self-motivated and committed towards quality service provision.
Has an inherent person-centred philosophy which is respectful and assertive towards clients, staff and other contacts.
A strong ability to work cohesively and constructively in multidisciplinary teams under varying working pressure conditions.
Is honest and trustworthy.
Is accurate.
Demonstrate evidence of computer skills including Word, Excel and Power Point, Clinichemo and Cliniscript.
Desirable: Demonstrate the ability to manage and develop self and others in a busy working environment including the ability to prioritise caseloads according to need.
This job description is intended to be an outline of the areas of responsibility and deliverables at the time of its writing.
As the Hospital and the post holder develop, this job description may be subject to review in light of the changing needs of the Hospital.