Senior Pharmacist Panel (Clinical and Specialist Roles)

Job title:

Senior Pharmacist Panel (Clinical and Specialist Roles)

Company

Tallaght Hospital

Job description

Our Pharmacy has multiple exciting Senior Pharmacist role opportunities in the pharmacy areas listed above. This is a senior clinical pharmacist job description for indicative purposes. If interested in the job description for one of the other listed roles, or seeking more information, please contact John O’Byrne (contact details below).

Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) is one of Ireland’s largest acute teaching hospitals, adult, psychiatric and age-related healthcare on one site. The Hospital has 450 adult beds with over 3,500 people on staff and more than 60 different nationalities represented. The Hospital is a provider of local, regional and national specialties. It is a designated trauma unit incorporating the National Pelvic and Acetabular Unit, a regional Urology Centre and the second largest provider of renal dialysis services in the country.

One of the two main academic teaching hospitals of Trinity College Dublin – TUH specialise in the training and professional development of staff in areas such as Medicine, Nursing, Health and Social Care Professionals. TUH is part of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group which serves a population of over 1.2 million across seven counties.

The Hospital is an exciting and dynamic place to work, in the midst of implementing a new hospital , the team have already delivered on the opening of a new Renal Dialysis unit, Reeves Day Surgery Centre, a step down facility in the community, a new ICU and the development of a supraregional Endometriosis Service. It is an exciting time to join the TUH team and one of Ireland’s main teaching hospitals with so many plans to enhance patient care. The Hospital believes in investing in their team and offers excellent education and research opportunities.

TUH Vision and Values
The vision of the Hospital is “People Caring for People to Live Better Lives” through excellent health outcomes supported by evidenced based practice, positive patient and staff experience in an empowering and caring environment. A culture of innovation and quality improvement in everything we do.
Our TUH CARE values – for patients, their families, our community and staff are:

• Collaborate – together and with our academic and care partners
• Achieve – our goals, positive outcomes and wellbeing
• Respect – for patients, each other and our environment
• Equity – for patients and staff

At TUH we view our staff as our most valuable asset and every member of the Team is valued equally. We recognise that a skilled, satisfied and motivated workforce is a prerequisite to high quality care.

A full overview of TUH is available on www.tuh.ie/about us

purpose of the role:
The role of the Senior Clinical Pharmacist is to provide Clinical Pharmacy Services to patients, including to recommend administration routes and dosages, all of which are dependent on an individual’s needs. In addition to performing the full range of operational level duties, the Senior Clinical Pharmacist will also be responsible for supervising Basic Grades / Students and participate in their continuing professional training and development.

overview of role:
Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Report to the Clinical Pharmacy Services Manager in relation to clinical activities. When rostered in the dispensary, report to the Pharmacy Dispensary Manager
• Provide clinical pharmacy input into the care of patients in close co-operation with medical and nursing staff, and in accordance with departmental resource allocations and prioritisation procedures. This will include ward-based chart review and clinical input on all aspects of the medication use process. This will include the provision of a Collaborative Pharmaceutical Care in Tallaght Hospital (PACT) service required to support and sustain Medication Reconciliation, inpatient pharmaceutical care and collaborative prescribing
• Work to ensure optimal patient outcomes from drug therapy. This will involve providing help and advice to patients on all aspects of therapy, advising on available schemes to minimise the financial burden on the patient, and collaborating with community pharmacists to ensure continuity of supply of medication where necessary
• Complete projects as assigned by managers with in the Pharmacy Department
• Participate in policy formation and development of the clinical pharmacy service under the leadership of the Clinical Pharmacy Services Manager
• Participate in continuing education and research activities consistent with the post
• Participate in the on-call and weekend service duty roster
• Participate in the dispensary roster as specified by the Pharmacy Dispensary Manager, in co-ordination with the Clinical Pharmacy Services Manager
• Participate in the pharmaceutical service as part of a professional, punctual and dedicated team

• Create, promote and maintain open communications and healthy working relationships
• Maintain the principles of equity, accountability and quality of service in daily work

• Ensure that expenditure on medicines in his/her area of responsibility is controlled within budget, in line with targets set by the Head of Pharmacy
• Be accountable to the Deputy Head of Pharmacy on a monthly basis for explanation of expenditure trends in his/her area of responsibility, based on reports from the computer system
• Be responsible to ensure the cost-effective use of medication. The post holder will be expected to show initiative in advising the Deputy Head of Pharmacy and/or Head of Pharmacy about any changes in practice likely to lead to significant changes in expenditure or purchasing patterns
• Be expected to encourage medical staff to make cost effective choices and to create protocols and guidelines designed to deliver optimal care economically
• To ensure best practice and compliance with guidelines, the post holder will offer advice and intervene where appropriate, will actively participate in agreed ward rounds and will mentor less experienced staff as the need arises

• Collect and record daily activity data, using the technology supplied, to facilitate feedback to management, medical and pharmacy staff
• To facilitate the safe, effective and consistent use of medications, the post holder will be responsible for the formulation of policies and procedures relating to the use of medications within his/her area of responsibility, in collaboration with medical and nursing colleagues. The post holder will liaise with the Clinical Pharmacy Services Manager in this respect
• To ensure that the medication use process is measured, analysed and optimised the post holder will undertake regular clinical audit
• To ensure continuity of service the post holder will be responsible for the hand-over of pertinent information to other pharmacists at appropriate times (such as holidays). The post holder must also keep the on-call pharmacist appraised of any issues deemed appropriate. The post holder will also ensure that all pharmacy staff are kept aware of new developments and practices in his/her area of responsibility
• The post holder will participate in the teaching of undergraduate, pre-registration and master’s degree pharmacists. This may involve provision of lectures and workshops as well as ward-based tutelage. This will be done in liaison with the Leader of Education & Research

• The post holder will participate in regular departmental in-service education meetings both in the Pharmacy Department and in his/her area of responsibility
• As part of the academic mission of the Pharmacy Department, the post holder will participate in any medication related research carried out in his/her area of responsibility
• The post holder will look for opportunities for meaningful research and will liaise with the Education & Research Manager with a view to developing these opportunities in co-operation with the medical staff
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time

Qualifications & Experience required
Must have:

• Be registered in the Register of Pharmacists as maintained by the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, or be entitled to be so registered
• Have not less than three years satisfactory post- registration hospital experience
• Possess the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and management ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office

Desirable:

• A higher qualification in clinical or hospital pharmacy (e.g. diploma or masters) to be completed by the job start date
• Previous teaching and lecturing experience

Reward & Recognition

• Remuneration is in accordance with the Department of Health Consolidated Salary Scales, grade code 3239.
• A panel will be created for temporary and permanent positions, including part-time and full-time appointments are pensionable.

• The annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year. The leave year runs from 1st April to the 31st of March each year.

• Normal working hours are 37 worked over 5 days. Your contracted hours of work are liable to change between the hours of 8 am to 8 pm over 7 days to meet the requirements for extended day services in accordance with the terms of the Framework Agreement.

Application process
Applications can be submitted ‘on-line’ at www.tuh.ie/careers by completing the application form and attaching your CV. Candidates should be aware that, when applying for a post through the ‘On-Line’ Application System (Candidate Manager) they will receive an automated replying acknowledging receipt of their application. Should you for any reason, not receive this automated acknowledgement, you should notify the Human Resources Department, before the closing date, otherwise your application will not be considered.
All candidates should note that, in order to maintain a timely process, the closing date and time for receipt of applications will be strictly adhered to.

Informal Enquiries to: John O’Byrne (Head Of Pharmacy) – Telephone (01) 414 2561 or email [email protected]

Expected salary

Location

Tallaght, Co Dublin

Job date

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 07:12:26 GMT

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