Senior Pharmacist - Waterford

Cpl Resources; Waterford; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospital in Waterford is seeking a Senior Pharmacist to deliver effective pharmaceutical care in a clinical setting. Responsibilities include managing the pharmacy team, ensuring patient safety, and supporting medication management. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of hospital pharmacy experience and strong leadership skills. This full-time role offers competitive salary and benefits including up to 27 days of annual leave and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits including paid parental leave

Flexible working options

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered or eligible for registration with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland.
• Minimum of 5 years post-registration hospital pharmacy experience.
• Strong planning, organizational, leadership, interpersonal, and people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure patient care and safety are the highest priority at all times.
• Participate in clinical pharmacy service delivery including prescription review.
• Support the efficient operation and supervision of the Dispensary.

Skills

Pharmacy

Senior

HSE

Education

Registered with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland

Minimum 5 years post-registration hospital pharmacy experience

Job description

Job Title: Senior Pharmacist – Waterford

Location: Waterford

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Recruitment Partner: Cpl, Healthcare

About the Role

Cpl, Healthcare is recruiting on behalf of a leading hospital for a Senior Pharmacist to deliver effective, efficient, and safe pharmaceutical care within a specialized clinical setting. This full-time, permanent role involves contributing to the clinical pharmacy service, supporting medication management, and providing leadership within the pharmacy team.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure patient care and safety are the highest priority at all times.
• Participate in clinical pharmacy service delivery, including prescription review, patient education, and clinical interventions documentation.
• Support the efficient operation and supervision of the Dispensary, including procurement, storage, and dispensing of medicines.
• Maintain compliance with legal, ethical, and best practice standards in pharmaceutical services.
• Achieve and maintain competence in Oncology/Haematology clinical information systems.
• Assist in formulary management, SOP development, and medicines information provision.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize medication management and workflows.
• Identify and address medication management deficiencies and report issues to senior management.
• Support medication safety and quality improvement initiatives through audit and incident reporting.
• Provide expert advice to hospital leadership to aid in managing the drug budget.
• Participate in hospital committees and service development activities.
• Act as a leader and role model, supporting staff training, development, and performance management.
• Contribute to pharmacy research, audit, and hospital accreditation processes.
• Support the implementation of pharmacy transformation strategies.
• Engage in continuous professional development in line with professional obligations.

Qualifications & Experience

• Registered or eligible for registration with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland.
• Minimum of 5 years post-registration hospital pharmacy experience.
• Proven clinical pharmacy knowledge and management ability relevant to the role.
• Ongoing commitment to professional development.
• Strong planning, organizational, leadership, interpersonal, and people management skills.
• Experience in change management and quality improvement initiatives.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-related pay.
• Comprehensive benefits including paid parental leave, pension plan, death in service benefit, and critical illness cover.
• Enhanced annual leave up to 27 days and flexible working options.
• Recognition and rewards for performance aligned with organizational goals.
• Career development opportunities through continuous learning and advancement.
• Inclusive and supportive workplace culture committed to diversity.

For further information or to discuss the role please contact Stephen Copeland on or by emailing

Skills

• Pharmacy
• Senior
• HSE