Aoife Coffey
Cork
Summary
Highly skilled pharmacy professional with GPhC and PSI registration, specialising in medication counselling and comprehensive medication review. Demonstrates expertise in interprofessional collaboration, medicine supply management, and regulatory compliance adherence. Committed to ensuring medication safety and resolving complex problems through effective teamwork.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work history
Basic Grade Pharmacist
St James Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
2024.10 - Current
- Conducted comprehensive medicine reconciliation and medication reviews for optimisation of patient outcomes.
- Advised doctors and nurses on appropriate drug dosage and administration, ensuring optimal therapeutic effect whilst avoiding adverse reactions.
- Regular monitoring of high risk medicines and contributing to antimicrobial stewardship initiatives
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, enhancing patient care.
- Trained and mentored high-performing intern pharmacists.
- Medicines management role ensuring appropriate medication supply to wards, ordering non-stock medication, promptly identifying any stock shortage concerns to relevant parties and managing segregation of inpatient own medication.
- Medication safety incident reporting
- Rotations include acute medical and surgical wards, TB clinical pharmacy role and ID role including hepatitis C service as well as engagement in numerous HIV/GUM clinics.
- Supporting adherence to National HSE Hepatitis C clinical guidelines for patient treatments and submitting individual patient applications to Clinical Advisory Group where treatment determined for patients does not follow standard protocol
- High cost medication claiming from national health service (HSE)
- Delivered presentations as part of pharmacist training as well as to nursing groups to increase medication awareness and enhance patient safety.
Pharmacist
Phelans Pharmacy
Cork, Ireland
2024.02 - 2024.10
- Ensured legal compliance in all pharmaceutical practices within the pharmacy.
- Educated patients on optimal dosage, methods of administration and drug compatibility prior to dispensing medications.
- Advised patients on pharmaceutical products and potential side effects for medications.
- Liaised closely with healthcare providers for accurate prescription fulfilment.
- Trained and mentored junior pharmacy staff to increase team productivity and efficacy.
- Collaborated with patients to encourage and optimise usage of monitored dosage systems to aid patient compliance and ease medication burden
- Delivered specialist fertility medication counselling and patient education for IVF treatment protocols.
Pharmacist
Hollands Pharmacy
Cork, Ireland
2021.01 - 2022.01
- Ensured accuracy in dispensing prescriptions, safeguarding patient health and minimising medication errors.
- Liaised closely with GPs and other healthcare providers, ensuring seamless patient care coordination.
- Conducted monthly nursing home reviews to optimise patient medication.
- Sourced medicines through alternative means for day-to-day and REP orders, ensuring continuity of patient care.
- Managed monthly claim submissions to Primary Care Reimbursement Service, resolving rejected claims to secure funding for patient medications.
- Compiling, updating and managing standard operating procedures (SOPs) and conducting regular audits, reviews and risk assessments to protect patients and ensure patient safety.
Education
Master of Pharmacy - Pharmacy
University College Cork
Cork 09/2020 - 08/2021
Bachelor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy
University College Cork
Cork 09/2016 - 05/2020
Skills
- GPhC and PSI registered
- Medication counselling
- Medication review
- Clinical assessment
- Medicine supply management
- Medication safety
- Regulatory compliance
- Problem resolution
- Collaborative teamwork
- Teamwork
Affiliations
- Musicals
- Reading
- Cooking
Accomplishments
- Basic grade representative for clinical hospital pharmacy on call service
- Received bronze, silver and gold medals for Acting and Verse and Prose exams, achieving distinction grade level.
- Awarded a Diograis Award for both Junior and Leaving Certificate results.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Basic Grade Pharmacist
St James Hospital
2024.10 - Current
Pharmacist
Phelans Pharmacy
2024.02 - 2024.10
Pharmacist
Hollands Pharmacy
2021.01 - 2022.01
Master of Pharmacy - Pharmacy
University College Cork
09/2020 - 08/2021
Bachelor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy
University College Cork
09/2016 - 05/2020