Sr Pharmacist

National Healthcare Group Corporate Office (HQ); Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization seeks a pharmacist to deliver pharmaceutical care in both inpatient and outpatient environments. The role includes running specialized clinics, reviewing medication appropriateness, and providing consultations. Candidates should have a pharmacy-related degree, relevant clinical experience, and strong communication skills. Training for relevant clinical competencies and soft skills is provided, with potential sponsorship for postgraduate studies.

Benefits

In-house clinical competencies training

Sponsorships for post-graduate studies

Qualifications

• 3 years of clinical experience required.
• Full registration with Singapore Pharmacy Council needed.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide pharmaceutical care in outpatient and inpatient settings.
• Review prescriptions and medication charts daily.
• Conduct ambulatory clinics and provide drug information to healthcare professionals.

Skills

Communication skills

Listening skills

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/Doctoral Degree in Pharmacy/Pharmacology

Job description

You will provide good pharmaceutical care to our patients in inpatient and outpatient settings. You will have opportunities to run ambulatory clinics such as the Anticoagulation Clinic, Cardiology, Geriatric, Renal and Smoking Cessation Pharmacist Clinics. You may provide services such as the Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme (ASP), Inpatient Anticoagulation Consults (IPAC), Integrated Diabetes Control Programme (IDCP), and take care of critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Units (ICU). On a daily basis, you will review patients’ prescriptions and medication charts for appropriateness of drugs prescribed and perform interventions on drug-related problems. Where applicable, you will recommend and monitor patient-specific drug therapy. You will dispense medications to patients, explaining the indications and side effects for drug therapy and instructions for administration. Where needed, you will provide drug information to other healthcare professionals.

Requirements

• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor’s/Master’s/Doctoral Degree in Pharmacy/Pharmacology or equivalent
• At least 3 years of clinical experience
• Full registration with Singapore Pharmacy Council OR Full registration in the country of attained qualification (required to undergo 6 months pre-registration training)
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Good listening, written and communication skills

Training Provided

• Relevant in-house clinical competencies
• Soft skills – eg: communication skills, coaching/mentoring skills, etc
• Supervisory and leadership skills, quality improvement, change management, etc
• Sponsorships for post-graduate studies, if eligible