Staff Grade Pharmacist – St. Luke’s Hospital

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The Staff Grade Pharmacist role at St. Luke’s General Hospital, Kilkenny offers an excellent opportunity to join a progressive acute hospital pharmacy team within HSE Dublin and South East. This permanent whole-time position plays a key role in delivering safe, effective, and patient-centred pharmaceutical care.

As a Staff Grade Pharmacist, you will contribute to clinical pharmacy services, medication safety initiatives, and multidisciplinary collaboration across hospital departments.

Key Responsibilities

Provide clinical pharmacy services to inpatient and outpatient areas.
Review prescriptions to ensure safe and effective medication use.
Participate in ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings.
Deliver medicines information and advice to healthcare professionals and patients.
Support medication safety, audit, and quality improvement initiatives.
Supervise and support pharmacy technicians and support staff where required.
Ensure compliance with hospital policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Registration as a Pharmacist with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI).
Eligible to work in Ireland.
Hospital pharmacy experience desirable.
Strong clinical knowledge and patient-focused approach.
Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
Access to appropriate transport as the role may involve travel.

Salary, Benefits & Working Hours

Grade: Pharmacist (Code 3247) – Staff Grade.
Contract: Permanent Wholetime.
Salary: In line with HSE consolidated salary scales (effective 1 August 2025) :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
Public sector pension scheme and annual leave entitlements.
Opportunities for continuing professional development.

Location & Employer Information

This position is based at St. Luke’s General Hospital, Kilkenny, within the HSE Dublin and South East region (Tipperary South, Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford, Wicklow, and part of South Dublin).

The hospital provides a wide range of acute healthcare services and works closely with regional and national HSE structures to deliver high-quality patient care.