Supervising Pharmacist.

Sigmar Recruitment

Tipperary

On-site

EUR 72,000 - 88,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Additional leave

Bike to work scheme

Company pension

Employee discount

On-site parking

Sick pay

Store discount

Bonus

Job summary

Sigmar Recruitment is seeking a Supervising Pharmacist for a busy retail pharmacy in Mitchelstown, County Cork. You will oversee dispensing, clinical reviews, and regulatory compliance with PSI guidelines, while counselling patients and ensuring quality standards.

The shop operates 9am–6pm, Mon–Sat, with a second Pharmacist on Fridays and Saturdays. Salary starts at €80,000 per year plus benefits and a supportive team environment.

Responsibilities

Acting as the Supervising Pharmacist for the Pharmacy
Generating all relevant paperwork and records and ensuring they are kept up to date in accordance with pharmacy legislation
Dispensing of prescription medicines for all customers
Performing a clinical, pharmaceutical and order entry quality review of prescriptions to ensure appropriateness
Carrying out accuracy checks on prescriptions prior to dispensing
Liaising with customer doctors to address queries from clinical and pharmacy reviews and accuracy checks
Providing patient counselling services to all patients receiving medicines
Setting up and maintaining a Locum back-up to cover holidays/absence
Participating in CPD and maintaining professional status and standards
Developing a culture of continuous quality improvement within the retail pharmacy
Risk management of the quality system and processes
Reviewing change controls related to the pharmacy
Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and standards
Complying with Environmental Health & Safety requirements
Ensuring the pharmacy operates in line with regulatory requirements by staff
Ensuring efficient running of the retail pharmacy to meet business and PSI requirements
Identifying and taking corrective and preventive actions to improve quality, compliance and patient safety

Job description

About Your New Employer

A busy pharmacy located in Mitchelstown County Cork.

Working Monday to Thursday, the Supervising Pharmacists responsible for ensuring that all prescription drug dispensing is carried out in accordance with Irish Legislation and Guidelines issued by the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland. The Supervising Pharmacists is also responsible for the day to day administration associates with the dispensing.

Shop opens from 9am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday. A second Pharmacist works Friday and Saturday, however some flexibility available and required. Working alongside 2 Pharmacy Technicians and 3 OTC Sales Assistants.

About Your New Job

The Supervising Pharmacist is accountable and responsible for the following activities, as relevant:

Acting as the Supervising Pharmacist for the Pharmacy
Generating all relevant paper work and records and ensuring that they are kept up to date and stored in accordance with the relevant pharmacy legislation
Dispensing of prescription medicines for all customers
Performing a clinical, pharmaceutical and order entry quality review of all prescriptions to ensure their appropriateness for treatment
Performing an accuracy check on all prescriptions prior to them being prepared for dispensing to ensure that they are compliant with the relevant legislation
Liaising with Customer doctor to address any queries that might arise as a result of the clinical and pharmacy review and the accuracy check
Offering and providing patient counselling services to all patients receiving medicines
Set-up and maintenance of a Locum back-up to cover periods of holidays/absence
Participating in continuous professional development and maintenance of professional status and standards
Developing a culture of continuous quality improvement within the retail pharmacy business
Risk Management of the quality system and processes associated with the Pharmacy
Review of process change controls associated with the Pharmacy
Ensuring systems are in compliance with Regulatory requirements
Complying with all relevant standards, as applicable
Complying with Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) requirements
Ensuring the system and operation of the pharmacy is in operated line with regulatory requirements and that any employees or contract staff work in line with these requirements
Compliant and efficient running of the Retail Pharmacy, to meet business needs, and PSI requirements.
Identifying and taking corrective and preventive actions on the Pharmacy and related processes, to improve quality, compliance and patient safety.