Senior Pharmacist - Waterford

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 014825424 or by emailing stephen.copeland@cplhealthcare.com