Staff Pharmacist

STAFF GRADE PHARMACIST - (Permanent, Full Time)

*Internal Only*

Overview of the role: To provide a pharmaceutical service to the patients at the NRH.

ACCOUNTABILITY, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

General Accountability

• Maintain awareness of the mission and values of the hospital in all dealings with patients, families/carers, colleagues and others
• Adhere to hospital policies, procedures and professional codes of practice
• Participate in service review and development within the Hospital
• Keeping up to date with all relevant mandatory training for the department.

Specific Accountability

• Development and provision of a quality pharmacy service within the National Rehabilitation Hospital
• Initiate clinical review and audit of the pharmacy service
• Maintain own professional development
• Have knowledge of current theories and practice currently within the field of Pharmacy.

Outline of Duties and Responsibilities

Dispensing - for all inpatients, therapeutic leave, trolley (individually dispensed medications) and ward stock.

• Maintaining and controlling suitable stock levels of medication.
• To provide advice and assistance to technical staff regarding distribution and dispensing.
• To participate in efficient and effective medicines dispensing.
• To participate in medicine reconciliation on admission and discharge.

Clinical - to provide evaluated, impartial and up to date information with respect to patient’s medications.

• To provide a clinical pharmacy service to patients and staff.
• To review medication and advise clinicians on optimal use of medicines.
• Ensure compliance with medicine legislation and policies relating to pharmaceuticals.
• To participate in anti-microbial stewardship.

Communication- to give pharmaceutical advice to all healthcare professionals.

• Ensure information is provided in a timely manner and appropriate to the individual.
• Provide and deliver training to staff involved in distribution and dispensing of medication.
• To educate patients on their medications.

Miscellaneous -

• To participate with training and use of the electronic patient record and electronic prescribing and medications administration system .
• To participate in monitoring and improvements to the ePMA system
• To participate in education meetings for the pharmacy staff and provide education to hospital staff as required.
• To participate in NRH meetings as required.
• To maintain professional competencies in all aspects of pharmaceutical care as a member of the PSI (Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland).
• To be innovative and forward thinking in planning pharmaceutical services.
• To participate in Quality Improvement projects.
• To participate in medication safety initiatives.
• To participate in audit.
• To maintain HIQA ( Health Information and Quality Authority) and CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) standards and accreditation.