Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Health and allied health
Location: Hume - Wangaratta
Reference: KBR8A
At NHW we value courage, excellence, fairness, integrity, kindness and respect. Our purpose is to be leaders in health, who transform and deliver high quality, safe healthcare for all.
Upon joining us, you will be well supported by the Pharmacy Leadership Team and your pharmacy & interdisciplinary colleagues, to provide generalist clinical pharmacy & medication management services via our well-established pharmacist rotation program. Your addition to our existing team will support expansion of our clinical pharmacy services to meet increasing demand. You'll work closely with your pharmacy technician colleagues to ensure efficient and comprehensive clinical pharmacy services are delivered to your area of responsibility as rostered.
You will routinely utilise your supervision & feedback skills, overseeing and guiding the practice of pharmacy interns and students on placement, and you'll provide education & training inside and outside the pharmacy department.
You'll act as a pharmacy department representative and subject matter expert on relevant working groups and committee/s, commensurate with your experience, expertise and development goals.
Whilst this position is full time and ongoing, applicants who prefer part-time or temporary roles are welcome to apply. Those considering a rural rotation as part of an ANZCAP Training Program are encouraged to discuss this opportunity with their current employer.
About our health service:
Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW) is the major public health provider in the Central Hume region with an extensive range of acute, sub-acute, aged care and community services.
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land and pay respect to the history, culture, diversity and value of all Aboriginal Peoples. We respect and celebrate all forms of diversity, and welcome people from all walks of life to join our team.
About our Pharmacy Department:
Our team currently includes 18 pharmacists, 3 pharmacy interns, 9 pharmacy technicians and an administrative assistant. We support pharmacy students on placement from Victorian and interstate universities, and provide opportunities for high school students to visit our Pharmacy Department as part of NHW's Work Experience program.
Our clinical pharmacists are currently rostered to 4-6 month-long rotations in:
Our 3 pharmacy interns take responsibility (under pharmacist supervision) for services delivered to Day Surgery, Maternity/Special Care Nursery & Dialysis Units. We lead a collaborative of pharmacy interns & preceptors from 3 other health services, who connect regularly across the Hume Local Health Service Network and beyond, supporting each other to ensure the success of our region's pharmacy interns.
The clinical pharmacy team is also supported by a Medication Safety & Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist, and 1 day/week by our Education & Research Pharmacist.
We currently provide a limited weekend service, with 2 pharmacists on shift each Saturday & Sunday, 2 pharmacists and a technician on public holidays, and on-call (shared by 12 pharmacists as rostered) outside business hours. As the successful candidate you will be expected to participate in the weekend/public holiday/on call roster after a suitable period of orientation & training.
All our overnight inpatient areas have Omnicell Automated Medication Cabinets in place for medication inventory management, and we manage the medication dataset for a fleet of medication infusion pumps equipped with dose error reduction software. Before the end of this year our oncology pharmacy service will be strengthened by the implementation of CHARM, and we enjoy collaborative working relationships with our community and hospital-based pharmacy colleagues across the region as we routinely transition patients into & out of our care.
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