Associate Pharmacist

General Statement of Duties:

This position is under the senior pharmacist authority and responsibilities as the head of the hospital pharmacy. It reports to the senior pharmacist and works under the responsibility of that senior.

• The position is primarily concerned with the safe keeping and usage of medicines and dangerous drugs. The position also deals with the instruments and equipment from hospital funds.
• To help in providing efficient pharmacy services to all hospital wards and departments, in such a way critical supplies are always available in these wards.
• To support in providing professional pharmaceutical data to surgeons, nurses whenever requested.
• To work closely with senior pharmacist and to provide support for the preparation of ophthalmic medications.
• To keep up to date in professional knowledge
•  To help in keeping tight control over expenditure and at the same time keep in line with the expense of medical technological advances
• To ensure that essential medicaments and instruments are stored suitably and in adequate stocks
• To ensure that continuous communication takes place with the professional team.
• To support the co-operation with senior pharmacist and other hospital staff.
• To ensure that medical personnel are continuously and adequately updated on new medicaments.

 

General Responsibilities:

• All staff are expected to report for work on time and fulfil their hours of duty, from time to time some flexibility may be required in order to meet the needs of the job and this may be outside regular hours of work.
• All staff are expected to promote and contribute to a cooperative and productive work environment. Staff are also expected to show respect and consideration to their colleagues and all patients and visitors to the hospital.
• All staff are expected to follow the dress code for their area of work. All uniforms as required by different work areas should be worn at all times. Staff who do not have a uniform are expected to wear appropriate, respectful, modest business dress. Jeans are not considered appropriate attire.
• The hospital is a no smoking hospital and smoking is only permitted in the designated smoking areas and only during official break periods.
• All staff will abide by confidentiality rules and will not disclose any information about patients, the staff or the workings of the hospital, except in certain circumstances where express permission is given as per the Confidentiality Policy.
• All staff are expected to comply at all times with the requirements of Health and Safety regulations and to take responsibility for the health and safety and welfare of others in the working environment ensuring that agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment.
• The Hospital has a Control of Visits in the Hospital and Security of Workers policy in order to help protect patients, visitors and staff and to safeguard their property. All employees have a responsibility to ensure that those persons using the Hospital and its service are as secure as possible.
• The Hospital is committed to equality and all staff are expected to treat colleagues, patients and visitors to the Hospital with dignity and respect, regardless of their ethnic background, religion, race, gender, age or sexual orientation.
• All staff are expected to familiarise themselves with the requirements of the Hospitals policies and procedures for staff and also their specific area of work
• All appointments within the Hospital are subject to pre-employment health screening.
• All staff are responsible for ensuring that all risks of cross infection to patients are minimised and that all policies, procedures and guidance relating to infection control practice are adhered to.
• All staff are responsible, where relevant, for ensuring that all equipment used by patients is clean/decontaminated as instructed by manufacturers and in line with the infection control/guidelines protocol and policy
• The job description gives a general outline of the duties of the position and is not intended to be an inflexible or finite list of tasks. It may be varied, from time to time, after consultation with the member of staff
• Any other duties as designated by your manager and which are commensurate with the grade.

• Title :     Associate Pharmacist
• Department :    Department of Operations 
• Section:  Hospital - Jerusalem Senior Pharmacist
• Reports to  :  senior Pharmacist
• Hours    :    As contractually agreed   
• Date formulated  :  August 2025
• Last Updated: August 2025 
• Next Review Date : December 20