Senior Pharmacist, NUHS Pharmacy

About the role

The Senior Pharmacist at NUHS Pharmacy provides pharmaceutical care to ensure optimal patient outcomes, manages inventory so that drugs are dispensed according to protocol and legal requirements, and helps ensure smooth daily operations and profitability of the pharmacy. The position is based at the National University Polyclinic (West region) and follows a 5.5-day non-shift schedule.

Key responsibilities

• Accurate dispensing of medicines to the right patient and monitoring pharmacy technicians' work
• Resolving prescription ambiguities, assessing drug-related problems and advising doctors and patients on interactions, side effects and self-care
• Providing ambulatory care, chronic condition support and referrals to other healthcare professionals
• Managing inventory: storage, security of controlled substances, stock turns, expiry checks, stock takes, cold-chain reporting and audits of E-kits, E-trolleys and polyclinic rooms
• Training and supervising pharmacy technicians and students, and running regular training sessions
• Administering pharmacy operations: accounting and cash checks, records, staffing schedules, merchandising displays, profitability monitoring and handling complaints
• Ensuring compliance with laws and Ministry of Health guidelines, and coaching the team

Required profile

• Degree in Pharmacy, registered with the Singapore Pharmacy Council with a Form A license from the Health Sciences Authority
• At least 3-5 years of experience in a clinical setting
• Ability to communicate clearly with healthcare professionals and patients, with initiative and teamwork in a fast-paced environment