A well-known medical facility in Abu Dhabi and is currently looking for a Pharmacist to be based in Abu Dhabi.

In this role, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Provide and develop a Clinical Pharmacy service to a variety of Medical and Surgical Specialties. Participate in consultant ward rounds, where feasible, providing clinical and financial advice as appropriate.
• Adhere to the Clinical Pharmacy Services Standards as determined by the clinical strategy and participate in Directorate MDT meetings.
• Act as a source of specialist advice and information and support Medicines Information for inpatient specialties.
• Work with the multidisciplinary team and educate patients / nursing staff about prescribed medication regimes (inpatient and discharge) with the aim of improving compliance.
• Achieve medicines reconciliation processes and enhance patient safety at ward level.
• Co-ordinate and monitor the provision of neonatal, pediatric and adult TPN as required.
• Contribute to the clinical focus of the department and participate in ward rounds, clinical hand-over and promote the role of the Pharmacist as an integral part of the hospital multi-disciplinary clinical team.
• Identify prescriptions that might present risks to patients and to resolve relevant issues before dispensing.
• Recognize and discern prescribing or administration errors, assessing potential risk & strategies to manage this risk. Making clinical interventions by challenging other professionals in their prescribing or administration practices and to ensure accurate records are kept.
• In the absence of other pharmacists provide a high level of pharmaceutical care on a variety of wards, as required.
• Liaise with nursing and medical staff to ensure that the clinical service reflects the needs of all users of the pharmacy service.
• Ensure that the pharmacy service is focused on the needs of the patients
• Ensure the appropriate use of the Bupa Cromwell Hospital antibiotic policy and other hospital medicine- related policies and audit compliance.
• Ensure that the Inpatient Clinical Pharmacy service is patient focused, responsive and appropriate and that the professional image of the department is always upheld .
• Work in the Inpatient pharmacy, undertaking responsibilities required of a dispensary pharmacist, including ensuring that medicines are dispensed in a legal, efficient and accurate way and that the appropriate clinical and other checks have been carried out.
• Ensure patients are given appropriate counselling and information regarding their medicines.
• Counsel patients on the use of their medicines and to counter prescribe suitable medicines if necessary
• Contribute to the co-ordination of the clinical services provided by the Pharmacy department as a whole and ensure medicines are issued and used in a safe and efficient manner and that protocols utilised are clinically based and patient focused
• Participate in near miss, intervention monitoring and Clinical Audit.
• Act as a mentor / tutor for cross sector pre-registration pharmacists and university placements as necessary.