Practice based research pharmacist (MIDAS trial)

Job Detail

Career Level Manager
Experience 3 Years
Industry Education
Qualifications Degree Bachelor

Job Description

Job description

The role
The MIDAS study is a cluster randomised controlled trial funded by the Health Research Board and is a collaboration between Trinity College Dublin (TCD), the University of Galway, the Health Research Board (HRB) Primary Care Clinical Trials Network Ireland, and the Irish College of General Practitioners. The pharmacists’ role will include targeted medicines reviews with MIDAS patients (both chart-based and face-to-face with patients) and supporting medicines management more generally in the practice.

The MIDAS study is based on a robust intervention design and evaluation that led to the MultimorbiditY COllaborative Medication Review And DEcision Making (MyComrade) intervention arm, one of the three arms of the MIDAS cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT). Specifically, the duties will include:

Responsibilities
Delivery of MIDAS MyComrade intervention
Medicines reviews with 14 recruited MIDAS patients per practice
Support with day-to-day medicines management in recruited GP practices, including a range of activities that will be agreed at practice level but will likely include elements of the following
tasks:
Targeted medication reviews
Delivery of practice based training
Data collection at practice level
Other such duties as may be assigned from time to time

Selection criteria
The successful candidate will be expected to have the following:

Essential:
Registered, or ability to register, as a pharmacist with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
A minimum of two years’ post-qualification experience in pharmacy practice
Flexibility with practices regarding agreed hours of work, and ability to travel to practices
depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence‐
based healthcare, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing applicable to primary care

Desirable:
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
Ability to plan, manage, monitor, advise and review general medicine optimisation issues in core areas for long term conditions
Ability to influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers
Attention to detail and thoroughness in work practices and an ability to work to deadlines
A capacity to work collaboratively as part of a team as well as independently, in a non-structured environment
Demonstrates accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision

To apply please submit a one-page cover letter detailing your suitability for the role based on the outlined selection criteria and an up-to-date CV to Dr Paul Doody (Senior Researcher (Fellow), paul.doody@tcd.ie) by 5pm on Thursday 11th July. For further information or queries please feel free to get in contact on the email above.

Job location

Dublin – Ireland