OVERVIEW OF ROLE:

UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic are currently recruiting for the role of Chief Pharmacist to cover a maternity leave contract.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic are currently recruiting for the role of Chief Pharmacist. This is a fixed term contract covering a period of leave.
Duties & Responsibilities include:
Act at all times to ensure that the care and safety of patients is assigned the highest priority.
Understand, model, and promote UPMC core values: Quality and Safety, Dignity and Respect, Caring and Listening, Responsibility and Integrity, Excellence and Innovation.
Have a strategic focus on the development of the UPMC Pharmacy Service in line with legislation, national guidelines, and professional best practice.
Ensure legal and ethical pharmaceutical practice, the provision of the pharmacy service and ensure that operations comply with all relevant requirements of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI).
Provide advice, information, and direction to relevant Pharmacy, Medical, Nursing and/or other staff on best practice in relation to all aspects of medicines management, including the proper and economic use of drugs and alternative types of drugs and medicines.
Maintain accurate and complete records for purchasing, quality control and dispensing, and other aspects of the Pharmacy service as agreed with the Director of Pharmacy.
Analyse data, supervise, and prepare reports relevant to the Pharmacy services in UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic for dissemination to relevant stakeholders across UPMC.
Be fully conversant with best practice and relevant competency frameworks for the delivery of Pharmacy services.
Manage the safe and cost-effective entry of new medications on to the hospital formulary, supporting colleagues in Pharmacy and other disciplines with expert advice and education as appropriate.
Work closely with the Pharmacy Technician Lead (Procurement and Technical Services Integration) to safely and effectively manage medicine stock shortages within UPMC.
Lead and oversee the development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) required for all aspects of the Pharmacy service in UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic and ensure that these are updated and implemented in line with changing practices locally, nationally and internationally, and in accordance with Pharmacy law.
Contribute to the provision of medicines information and advice on drug availability and procurement to clinical staff in relation to medicines.
Collaborate with senior Pharmacy colleagues across UPMC to oversee the agile and efficient development of medicine information resources for clinical colleagues and patients e.g. patient information leaflets, monographs, policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines.
Collaborate with colleagues in the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) to optimise medication workflows.
Contribute to the development of clinical guidelines as part of the MDT.
Identify and address deficiencies in medications management systems and processes, where applicable.
Highlight any discrepancies, incidents, or deficits in services to the Chief Executive Officer in UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic and the Director of Pharmacy as appropriate.
Proactively identify, assess, manage and monitor risks within his/her area of responsibility.
Ensure that correct procedures are adhered to in relation to accidents and investigations and ensure that proper reporting arrangements are in place in line with the requirements of the Health, Safety and Welfare at Work Act 2005, to include frequent risk assessments and adherence to UPMC health and safety policies.
Take a leadership role in UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic to encourage reporting on medication incidents/near misses across the organisation to support management and mitigation of risk and to inform quality improvement initiatives.
Oversee the auditing of compliance to good clinical practice standards in relation to medicines e.g. with respect to labelling, storage, dispensing, and documentation.
Plan and organise a risk-informed audit programme for UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic which is strategically aligned with the service goals of UPMC Pharmacy and UPMC Ireland.
In collaboration with the Director of Pharmacy and Chief Pharmacists on other UPMC sites, develop and compile reports on Key Performance indicators (KPIs) for the Pharmacy service and ensure that these are disseminated to, and actioned by, appropriate stakeholders in a timely manner. These KPIs will include metrics describing capacity, workload, drug costs, quality and medication safety.
Assist with the timely provision and analysis of drug usage reports to colleagues in Finance and UPMC senior management.
As agreed with the Director of Pharmacy, provide expert support to colleagues in Finance and Hospital leadership to help manage the drugs budget, through regular reporting, analysis, and horizon scanning.
Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, hospital committees and working groups as required e.g. Clinical Governance, Drugs and Therapeutics, Medication Safety.
Act as a leader and role model within UPMC Pharmacy, UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic, and UPMC Ireland.
Build effective partnerships both within UPMC Ireland and across the wider health system to manage and develop services that meet the needs and aspirations of patients, UPMC, and other collaborative partners as appropriate.
Propose, lead, and manage innovation and technological improvements in the Pharmacy service, preparing and presenting business cases for service development as appropriate.
Co-ordinate service delivery with the other Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Technicians, to ensure a high level of efficient and cohesive teamwork within the Pharmacy service.
Assist in the recruitment, development, mentoring and motivation of staff to maximise performance and delivery of service objectives and priorities.
Implement and maintain systems to ensure the effective induction and on-going training of all Pharmacy staff in UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic.
Supervise and line manage staff within the Pharmacy services in UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic.
Support Pharmacy colleagues in enhancing their skills and assuming additional and advanced responsibilities.
Promote and actively participate in continuing professional development and research activities consistent with the post.
Ensure that all UPMC Human Resource policy and procedures are adhered to.
As agreed with the Director of Pharmacy, manage performance of Pharmacy team members against measured and reported competency and performance metrics.
Participate in the performance review and appraisal process as required.
Ensure that systems are in place to promptly identify poor performance and that any individuals identified are appropriately managed and supported to achieve the required performance level.
As agreed with the Director of Pharmacy, oversee attendance and wellbeing within the Pharmacy team.
Delegate tasks as appropriate to members of the team in line with skill set and job role.
Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with academic and research partners.
Undertake, co-ordinate, and publish Pharmacy practice-based research, ensure that all relevant GCP standards are adhered to.
Facilitate and encourage others within the Pharmacy team to undertake audit and research and to present and publish their findings.
Carry out any other duties relevant to this role as designated by the Director of Pharmacy, including deputising for the Director of Pharmacy as required.
Support the Director of Pharmacy as required in developing and implementing the UPMC Pharmacy Transformation Strategy.
Engage in continuous professional development appropriate to the role and in compliance with professional obligations.
Have a working knowledge of Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) Standards as they apply to the role e.g. National Standards for Safer Better Healthcare, National Standards for the Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections.
Participate in the Hospital’s accreditation process.
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