Pharmacist

Job Responsibilities

• Provide operational support and leadership within pharmacy services to ensure medication safety, efficiency, and regulatory compliance.

• Deliver specialized pharmacotherapy counselling, with focus on chronic disease management, patient safety, and quality of life.

• Coordinate daily workflow to ensure timely, accurate, and safe medication supply.

• Review and validate prescriptions for legality, completeness, accuracy, and clinical appropriateness.

• Resolve medication-related issues with prescribers, with escalation where necessary.

• Ensure accurate dispensing, labelling, repackaging, and compounding in compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Perform medication reconciliation across transitions of care and resolve discrepancies with proper documentation.

• Identify, prevent, and resolve medication-related problems through active review and optimisation of therapy.

• Provide medication counselling, education, and guidance to patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals.

• Support discharge processes including counselling, adherence programmes, and post-discharge issue resolution.

• Assist in inventory management including stock control, storage, expiry monitoring, and discrepancy investigation.

• Support procurement activities including vendor coordination, purchasing, and cost management.

• Utilise clinical systems for documentation, reporting, and troubleshooting.

• Provide training, mentorship, and competency development for staff and trainees.

• Participate in quality improvement, audits, and research initiatives.

• Assist in managing medication incidents, supply issues, and service gaps.

• Ensure compliance with legal, professional, and organisational standards at all times.

• Recognise and proactively manage risks related to pharmacy operations, supporting organisational risk management and patient safety efforts.

• Degree in Pharmacy.

• Registered with the Singapore Pharmacist Board with a valid patient care practising licence.

• At least 2 years of relevant experience; prior hospital, clinical, or retail pharmacy experience will be preferred.

• Strong clinical knowledge and understanding of pharmacotherapy.

• Demonstrates a lifelong learning mindset and commitment to continuous professional development.

• Meticulous with good organisational, analytical, and decision-making abilities.

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

• Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution capabilities.

• Ability to supervise, guide, and mentor junior staff and trainees.