Senior Clinical Pharmacist

About the role

The Senior Clinical Pharmacist will join the Pharmacy Department of Cork University Hospital, supporting the delivery of high‑quality pharmaceutical care across multiple wards and specialist services. Working closely with medical and nursing teams, the role focuses on safe, effective and economical use of medicines for a diverse patient population.

Key responsibilities

• Provide clinical pharmacy services on 90% of hospital wards, reviewing prescriptions and offering medication advice.
• Lead medication safety and antimicrobial stewardship initiatives at ward level.
• Manage oncology pharmacy activities, including the preparation and ordering of cytotoxic drugs.
• Oversee neonatal total parenteral nutrition (TPN) ordering and dispensing for psychiatric, infectious disease and hepatology out‑patient services.
• Develop drug protocols, maintain the hospital formulary and supply budgetary information to finance and management.

Required profile

• Registered pharmacist with extensive experience in a hospital setting.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong commitment to patient safety and continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication skills for interacting with clinicians and patients.

Required skills

• Clinical pharmacy practice
• Medication safety
• Antimicrobial stewardship
• Oncology pharmacy and cytotoxic drug handling
• Neonatal TPN ordering
• Formulary management