Advanced Specialist Pharmacist - Medicines Guide - Part-Time

2w2 weeks ago

Beaumont Hospital

Dublin, IE · Temporary · €81,937 – €97,033

About this role

The Advanced Specialist Pharmacist Medicines Guide position is a temporary part-time role in the Pharmacy Department at Beaumont Hospital. Reporting to the Chief II Pharmacist JCI & Projects and Medicines Information, it focuses on maintaining high-quality medicines information. Appointment aligns with the advanced specialist salary scale from €81,937 to €93,932.

Daily duties include establishing and updating the Beaumont Medicines Guide to ensure patient-centered, safe, and comprehensive information. Provide expert advice on medicines guidance while working closely with medical teams to incorporate cost-effective treatments into protocols. Monitor formulary compliance alongside hospital guidelines for optimal medicine use.

Collaborate with lead pharmacists in accreditation projects, medicines information, ward, dispensary, aseptic, antimicrobial, and medication safety teams. Assist in managing high-cost or non-formulary medication requests and flag prescribing pathways in the pharmacy drug file. Support medication shortages by proposing alternatives and facilitate admission/discharge flows.

Participate in the hospital's medication safety programme and preparations for inspections by JCI, HIQA, and other bodies. Identify priority developments from clinical feedback and develop/review prescribing guidelines. Promote evidence-based medicines using pharmacy, financial, and critical appraisal skills amid conflicting evidence.

Requirements

Knowledgeable and up to date with local, national and international evidence based guidelines
Patient-centred focus ensuring high quality, safe and comprehensive medicines information
Pharmacy, financial and critical appraisal skills to promote cost-effective evidence based medicines
Ability to manage conflicting opinions and evidence and advise on lack of information
Expertise in formulary compliance and medicines management
Skills in protocol development for prescribing pathways including high tech and managed access drugs
Experience working with clinical ward pharmacists, dispensary, aseptic, antimicrobial and medication safety teams

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain up-to-date information in the Beaumont Medicines Guide
Provide expert professional and highly specialised advice on medicines guidance
Work closely with medical teams on the clinical cost effective use of medicines incorporating these into treatment guidance and protocols
Promote safe, effective and cost effective use of medicines by monitoring formulary compliance
Work closely with lead pharmacists to develop and update protocols
Assist lead pharmacists to manage meetings with prescribers for high cost, non-formulary, or managed access medications
Participate in the hospital medication safety programme and preparations for JCI, HIQA inspections
Develop and review hospital prescribing guidelines

Benefits

Appointment on the Pharmacist, Advanced Specialist scale (€81,937 - €93,932, LSI €97,033)
Part time, 18 hours per week
Support from Chief II Pharmacist and Head of Pharmacy