Chief Pharmacist Heart / Lung Transplant & Pulmonary Hypertension

Job Purpose

The provision of a pharmaceutical service to patients consistent with the mission and ethos of the Pharmacy Department and the hospital.

Mission Statement: “The Pharmacy Department strives to safely and efficiently source, acquire, purchase, store, formulate, compound and distribute all drugs and medicines used in the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, to the highest standards, as well as to advise on the safe, effective and rational use of these drugs and medicines, so as to improve the quality of life of patients who come under our care”

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain throughout the Hospital an awareness of the primacy of the patient in relation to all Hospital activities.
• Demonstrate behaviour consistent with the Values of the Hospital.
• Participate in the pharmaceutical service as part of a punctual, dedicated and professional team
• Create, promote and maintain open communications and healthy working relationships
• Recruit, train and lead a team of skilled staff
• Maintain the principles of equity, accountability and quality in daily work
• Participate in departmental mentor / mentee and tutor / tutee programmes
• The successful candidate will be subject to direction and supervision of the Head of Pharmacy Services, participate in the provision of a comprehensive pharmaceutical service

For more information please see attached job description.

Enquiries: Maríosa Kieran, Pharmacy Head of Operations, mkieran@mater.ie