Clinical Pharmacist

Mediclinic Sandton; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 335,000 - 603,000; Full time

Job summary

Mediclinic Sandton is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to lead an expert, patient-focused pharmaceutical care service within the hospital. You will drive the Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme and ensure optimal antibiotic use, while providing clinical pharmacy services to patients and multidisciplinary teams.

This role requires minimum 2 years’ ward or clinical pharmacist experience and includes responsibilities for developing guidelines, mitigating pharmaceutical risks, and ensuring accurate

Qualifications

• Essential minimum experience: 2 years’ experience as a Ward or Clinical Pharmacist.
• Desirable experience: Experience in managing an Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme.
• Proficient in antimicrobial stewardship processes and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide Clinical Pharmacy Services to the hospital.
• Initiate and implement the Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme and enhance antimicrobial utilisation.
• Provide information related to pharmaceutical utilisation, trends, strategies and medication to the hospital.
• Mitigate and support the management of pharmaceutical risks in the hospital.
• Ensure accurate dispensing where applicable.

Skills

Antimicrobial stewardship

Ethical pharmaceuticals

Pharmacy legislation

Quality improvement

Clinical guidelines

UNISOLV

AS400

Surgical pharmaceuticals

Pharmacy in healthcare

Education

Antimicrobial Stewardship course

Infection Prevention and Control course

Tools

UNISOLV

AS400

Job description

To lead an expert patient-oriented pharmaceutical care service that promotes the appropriate use of medicines in the hospital

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

Provide Clinical Pharmacy Services to the hospital

Initiate and implement the Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme and enhance the appropriate utilisation of antimicrobials

Provide information related to pharmaceutical utilisation, trends, strategies and medication to the hospital

Mitigate and support the management of pharmaceutical risks in the hospital

Ensure accurate dispensing where applicable

REQUIRED EDUCATION

DESIRED EDUCATION: Antimicrobial Stewardship course, Infection Prevention and Control related course

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: 2 years’ experience as a Ward or Clinical Pharmacist

DESIRED EXPERIENCE: Experience in managing an Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme

REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Antimicrobial stewardship processes and procedures
• Ethical pharmaceuticals
• Knowledge of the pharmacy and related healthcare industry
• Relevant Pharmacy legislation (e.g. Pharmacy Act; Good pharmacy practice; Medicine Control Act 101 of 1965)
• Development of pharmaceutical guidelines and protocols
• Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies
• Surgical pharmaceuticals
• Knowledge and experience working with relevant pharmacy systems (e.g. UNISOLV; AS400)

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