Job Description
The Senior Pharmacist will be responsible for the provision of medication and supplementary services to patients and members of the healthcare team, ensuring patient needs are met in a responsible, satisfactory and cost‑effective manner.
Key Work Output and Accountabilities
- Dispense prescriptions (hospital and retail) and streamline retail front shop queues.
- Ensure maximum safety of patients by providing advice on appropriate selection, dosage, drug interactions, side effects and therapeutic effects of medicines.
- Prepare, issue and control all oncology drugs according to Pharmacy policies and procedures.
- Act as custodian for the management of Schedule 5 & 6 drugs as per legal requirements.
- Record prescriptions in accordance with legislative requirements.
- Provide customer service, advising patients and healthcare team on usage, side effects, contraindications, drug interactions and proper storage.
- Advise on...