Clinical Pharmacist

TCP Homecare; Dublin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional fees paid

Protected time for training/learning

Pension/Health insurance contribution

Staff discount scheme

Job summary

TCP Homecare in Dublin 12 is seeking a Pharmacist to join our desk-based clinical team on a specified purpose contract (12–14 months). The role offers full-time hours, no weekends or late nights, with training provided.

Based in our licensed pharmacy in Clondalkin, you will support patients at home, gain experience with rare drugs and orphan therapies, and work within a quality-focused environment with GDP training.

Qualifications

• Registered as a pharmacist with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (mandatory)
• Hard working, positive and enthusiastic
• Flexible and willing to learn
• Excellent time management and prioritisation skills, works well to deadlines for patients
• Attention to detail and a strict quality focus
• A good team player, with reliability and flexibility key requirements
• Good administration skills and computer skills, to include excel, word, and outlook
• Good communication and clinical skills with both patients and professional staff, excellent written and verbal English required

Responsibilities

• Work within the pharmacy team to look after patient medication needs in the community.
• Clinically screen all prescriptions for appropriateness of treatment. Liaise with hospital prescribers on prescription queries, request ongoing prescriptions monthly.
• Set up new patients, organise drug delivery, fridge, pump and ancillaries as required.
• Counsel patients on their medications and support with queries. Liaise with medical information departments as required. Respond to medication related queries from both patients and other healthcare professionals.
• Work with the wider TCP team of nurses, quality, logistics and customer service to ensure patient needs are met.
• Attend regular meetings to further the quality of the service e.g. monthly pharmacy department meetings, weekly collaborative nursing meetings.
• Attend training on orphan drug products, haemophilia, oncology with subject matter experts. Complete training on the Learning Management System.
• Maintain the department KPIs and run the monthly hospital and client reports.
• Assist with daily checking of patient medication and ancillary orders, which involves working within the dispensary and within a temperature controlled environment (fridge unit).
• Contribute to quality by embracing near miss and incident reporting via the electronic MEG system, working on associated corrective and preventative actions.
• Partake in audits and regulatory inspections as required.
• Be responsible for adherence to GDP standards for wholesale supply of medicines. Support the RP in the maintenance of the Quality Management System.
• Participate in clinical trials, in accordance with the standards of Good Clinical Practice. Responsibility for drug accountability and completion of dispensing logs and clinical trial documentation.
• Collaborate with the procurement officer to oversee the ordering of rare and orphan drugs.
• Maintain professional competency and keep up to date with current developments in current area of practice.
• Adhere to the guidelines, laws, code of conduct and policies of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland.

Skills

Registered pharmacist

Time management

Communication skills

Clinical pharmacology

Education

Pharmacist registration with PSI

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Pharmacist roles available in TCP Homecare - Excellent work life balance and full training provided.

Specified purpose contract (anticipated to be 12 - 14 months), full time, desk based, office role, no weekends/late nights

Pharmacist required Monday to Friday in Dublin 12 to join the pharmacist team. No late nights, no on-call and no rostered weekend work (8 to 5/9 to 6). Lunch break. Full training is provided. No experience in homecare necessary - role may suit new graduate.

The pharmacist position is desk based, with a rotation on checking in the fridge and dispensary in the afternoons. This role will appeal to pharmacists wishing to support patients in the home, learn about rare drugs and bespoke services, and maintain a positive work life balance. The role is based in our licensed pharmacy in Clondalkin, Dublin 12, near the red cow roundabout.

• Monday to Friday
• Finish by 6pm
• Professional fees paid
• Protected time for training/learning
• Pension/Health insurance contribution after 6 months
• Staff discount scheme

TCP Homecare are a leading provider of Homecare Services on a national scale specialising in supporting patients in their own home, moving away from hospital based care. Join a company with a positive culture, and contribute to our vision of supporting more and more patients in their home.

You will be part of a professional, quality focused team, who continually strive to provide the highest clinical care to patients. There are electronic error management, learning management system and document management systems in place and support departments such as customer service, quality, nursing, drivers and warehouse. Experience gained in the homecare setting provides a good steppingstone to careers in Pharma and hospital. This role provides the opportunity to gain experience in a structured quality environment, and to receive training in Good Distribution Practice (GDP), alongside unique pharmacy experience in orphan drugs, oncology, immunology, haemophilia, clinical trials, TPN and IV antibiotics.

Key Qualifications & Competencies

Registered as a pharmacist with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (mandatory)

Hard working, positive and enthusiastic

Flexible and willing to learn

Excellent time management and prioritisation skills, works well to deadlines for patients

Attention to detail and a strict quality focus

A good team player, with reliability and flexibility key requirements

Good administration skills and computer skills, to include excel, word, and outlook

Good communication and clinical skills with both patients and professional staff, excellent written and verbal English required

Job Scope

The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for ensuring pharmaceutical care for patients, in accordance with the standards of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland.

Key Responsibilities

• Work within the pharmacy team to look after patient medication needs in the community.
• Clinically screen all prescriptions for appropriateness of treatment. Liaise with hospital prescribers on prescription queries, request ongoing prescriptions monthly.
• Set up new patients, organise drug delivery, fridge, pump and ancillaries as required.
• Counsel patients on their medications and support with queries. Liaise with medical information departments as required. Respond to medication related queries from both patients and other healthcare professionals.
• Work with the wider TCP team of nurses, quality, logistics and customer service to ensure patient needs are met.
• Attend regular meetings to further the quality of the service e.g. monthly pharmacy department meetings, weekly collaborative nursing meetings.
• Attend training on orphan drug products, haemophilia, oncology with subject matter experts. Complete training on the Learning Management System.
• Maintain the department KPIs and run the monthly hospital and client reports.
• Assist with daily checking of patient medication and ancillary orders, which involves working within the dispensary and within a temperature controlled environment (fridge unit).
• Contribute to quality by embracing near miss and incident reporting via the electronic MEG system, working on associated corrective and preventative actions.
• Partake in audits and regulatory inspections as required.
• Be responsible for adherence to GDP standards for wholesale supply of medicines. Support the RP in the maintenance of the Quality Management System.
• Participate in clinical trials, in accordance with the standards of Good Clinical Practice. Responsibility for drug accountability and completion of dispensing logs and clinical trial documentation.
• Collaborate with the procurement officer to oversee the ordering of rare and orphan drugs.
• Maintain professional competency and keep up to date with current developments in current area of practice.
• Adhere to the guidelines, laws, code of conduct and policies of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland.