Senior Antimicrobial Pharmacist

1w1 week ago

Beaumont Hospital

Dublin, IE · Temporary · €73,313 – €85,017

About this role

The Senior Antimicrobial Pharmacist provides a pharmaceutical service to patients consistent with the mission and ethos of the Pharmacy Department and Beaumont Hospital. This temporary full-time role reports to the appropriate Pharmacy Service line manager or Clinical Specialist Pharmacist, who reports to the Head of Pharmacy Services. The department strives to safely source, store, formulate, and distribute drugs to improve patient quality of life.

Review medications for inpatients, checking every prescription order for accuracy and suitability while ensuring safe dispensing per relevant SOP. Obtain detailed patient medication history from patient, GP, or Community Pharmacy to manage drug-drug interactions and discuss with consultants as needed. Educate and counsel patients on medications, side effects, adherence, and review relevant laboratory results.

Participate as part of a punctual, dedicated, and professional team, promoting open communications and healthy working relationships. Demonstrate behaviour consistent with hospital values, maintaining principles of equity, accountability, and quality. Engage in departmental mentor/mentee and tutor/tutee programmes under direction of Chief II Pharmacist.

Supply medicines and related items, ensuring storage, supply, and dispensing consistent with quality and value for money. Identify, develop, and implement policies and processes to best practice standards under supervision. Interact closely with medical and nursing colleagues to advise on safe, effective medicine use and provide medicines information.

Requirements

Registration as a pharmacist with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
Clinical expertise in antimicrobial stewardship and pharmacology
Proficiency in hospital pharmacy services and medication review
Knowledge of prescription verification, drug interactions, and patient medication history reconciliation
Skills in patient counselling, education, and adherence monitoring
Ability to interpret laboratory results relevant to antimicrobial therapy
Experience advising multidisciplinary teams on rational medicine use

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive pharmaceutical service including supply, storage, and dispensing of medicines consistent with quality and value
Review medications for patients by checking prescriptions for accuracy, suitability, and safe dispensing per SOP
Obtain detailed patient medication history to identify and manage drug-drug interactions and relevant issues
Educate and counsel patients appropriately about medications, side effects, and promote adherence
Review relevant laboratory results and record activities on dispensing programme
Advise medical and nursing colleagues on safe and effective use of medicines and provide medicines information
Identify, develop, and implement policies and operational processes to best practice standards
Participate in departmental mentor/mentee and tutor/tutee programmes

Benefits

Appointment on Senior Pharmacist scale (€73,313 - €85,017) in line with Government pay policy
Full-time hours in a mission-driven Pharmacy Department
Participation in mentor/mentee and tutor/tutee programmes
Healthy working relationships in a dedicated professional team