Principal Clinical Pharmacist (NUHS@Home)

National University Polyclinics; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare initiative as a Principal Clinical Pharmacist, where you will leverage your expertise to revolutionize patient care in a home-based hospital setting. This role offers the flexibility to work full or part-time, allowing you to practice at the top of your license. You will engage in interdisciplinary collaboration, conduct virtual ward rounds, and innovate medication management strategies to enhance patient outcomes. With a focus on continuous learning and professional development, this position is ideal for those passionate about transforming traditional healthcare models through innovative care delivery.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of clinical experience, ideally in inpatient care.
• Registered with the Singapore Pharmacy Council.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to develop patient care plans.
• Manage complex cases and optimize medication regimens.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacy

Medication Management

Patient Education

Clinical Problem Solving

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Education

MSc in Clinical Pharmacy

Pharm D

Board Certification

Job description

Job ID: 7237

Institution: National University Health System

Join NUHS@Home, an innovative and transformative healthcare initiative at the National University Health System. We are looking for a forward-thinking Principal Clinical Pharmacist to play a key role in revolutionising patient care within our Hospital-at-Home program. This flexible role, available as full or part-time, allows you to practice at the top of your license, leveraging your expertise in pharmaceutical care and medication management to make an impact on patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Attend daily interdisciplinary rounds to collaborate closely with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement patient care plans in a home-based hospital setting.
• Conduct daily virtual ward rounds with the patients, driving innovation in pharmacological care and ensuring optimal patient outcomes.
• Utilize your extensive knowledge of inpatient care to manage complex cases across a wide range of specialties.
• Innovate and optimize medication regimens, enhancing patient adherence and minimising adverse effects, while contributing to the transformation of clinical care models.
• Provide expert consultation on medication management, ensuring the highest standards of safety and efficacy.
• Engage in patient education, empowering patients with the knowledge they need to manage their therapies effectively at home.
• Contribute to clinical governance, strategic planning, and the development and implementation of protocols and guidelines that will shape the future of hospital-at-home care at NUHS.
• Embrace continuous learning and professional development opportunities, positioning yourself at the forefront of healthcare innovation.

Clinical Practice also includes the following pharmacy duties:

• Provide general clinical pharmacy services to promote wellness and ensure optimization of medication therapy outcomes for patients, including ensuring accurate medication records, medication reconciliation, and ensuring medication adherence.
• Identify and define patient-specific medical problems, recommend, implement and manage patient pharmacotherapy, review, counsel, dispense and/or supply medications as needed.
• Provide ongoing monitoring and adjustment of patient's drug therapy, resolve and/or prevent patient's drug-related problems in accordance with departmental policies and procedures, work and/or consult with other health care providers to improve patient outcomes.
• Promote and monitor for adherence to prescribing guidelines or drug use protocols.
• Provide professional advice and evidence-based drug information to patients and the health care team.
• Work with patients, caregivers and other health care providers to ensure safe, cost-effective, timely distribution and quality use of medication that will best meet the patient's needs, achieve desired patient outcomes and assure continuity of services.
• Communicate with patients and/or caregivers on a group or individual basis to ensure understanding of prescribed drugs, to resolve or prevent drug-related problems and to assure optimal patient cooperation in drug therapy.
• Document clinical activities as defined in the competency development framework and/or department guidelines.
• Lead and/or serve on departmental and/or institutional clinical practice committees and/or other relevant committees as assigned.

Education

• Identify, plan, implement and provide educational programs and training to entry level health care professionals and the public.
• Plan and contribute to the development or publication of high quality patient education materials and articles targeted at general professional education.
• Lead the development and implementation of pharmacy professional standards, competency framework and/or assessments for future clinical pharmacists for this ACP telehealth service.
• Lead and contribute to the continuing professional development strategy.

Research

• Lead, initiate and participate in clinical research independently or in collaboration with other health care disciplines.
• Publish scientific papers in peer reviewed journals and/or present findings at key local or overseas scientific meetings.

Secondary Duties (10%)

• Lead and contribute to the review and evaluation of services, policies and processes, and identify and implement medication safety and quality improvements initiatives to ensure optimal outcomes under NUHS@Home.
• Participate in and/or undertake responsibility for projects and activities which support the goals of the department and organisation at department or institution level.
• Maintain an up-to-date professional portfolio.
• Any other duties or responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Possess MSc (Clinical Pharmacy) or Pharm D or Board Certification.
• Completion of a Collaborative Prescribing Course within last 2 years.
• A minimum of 5 years of clinical experience (ideally in inpatient care).
• Registered with the Singapore Pharmacy Council.
• Possess extensive and current knowledge of pharmaceuticals, clinical practice guidelines and protocols.
• Possess strong leadership qualities.
• Possess good supervisory, negotiation and managerial skills.
• Excellent clinical pharmacy and evidence-based medicine knowledge and skills.
• Excellent clinical problem solving, judgment and decision making skills.
• Excellent knowledge of drug information research tools, clinical research methodologies and outcomes evaluation.
• Excellent listening and communication skills, with the ability to educate and engage patients, and work collaboratively with a diverse healthcare team. Ability to speak in a second language in addition to English will be helpful.
• Passion for transforming traditional healthcare models through innovative care delivery.