Dispensary Manager

**Dispensary Manager**
**Full-time Permanent**:
**Closes: 08 May 2023**:
**Classification**: Technical Officer Level 4
**Salary**: $91,315 - $104,509 plus superannuation
**Position No**: 60478 - 02A8N
**Directorate**: Canberra Health Services
**Advertised (Gazettal date)**: 24 April 2023
**Contact Officer**: Monica Rayson on Monica Rayson or (02) 5124 7106

**Our Vision**: creating exceptional health care together

**Our Role**: to be a health service that is trusted by our community

**Our Values**: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

**POSITION OVERVIEW**

Canberra Health Services (CHS)Pharmacy team is looking for a talented and experienced pharmacy technician, with management and leadership experience, to co-ordinate and lead the pharmacy dispensary team to deliver exceptional patient centred services to our patients.

The position is a senior leadership position within the pharmacy team.

CHS Pharmacy is a progressive department and runs a successful Pharmacy Accuracy Checking Technician (PACT) training program in partnership with Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand, a successful SHPA accredited residency program and accredited Advanced Training Residency Programs.

About CHS pharmacy dispensary services

CHS pharmacy dispensary team provides inpatient, discharge, and outpatient services to patients of Canberra Hospital, Canberra Health community health centres and community-based health services including early childhood services, youth and women’s health, dental health, mental health and alcohol and drug services. The dispensary service works closely with the clinical pharmacy team to dispense approximately 800 prescriptions per day following clinical review for safety and appropriateness by clinical pharmacists.

Pharmacy sits within the Medical Services Group which includes the Physician Training Office, Medical Officer Support, Credentialing, Employment and Training Unit (MOSCETU), GP Liaison Unit (GPLU), Pathology, Pharmacy, Medical Imaging and Library Services.

CHS Pharmacy Department have a dynamic, talented team of approximately 100 staff, including: pharmacists, technicians, and administration staff. The department provides a range of clinical services to inpatients and outpatients including several specialised services. The pharmacy team charter is “Our competent and professional team will provide a contemporary and forward-thinking pharmacy service that gives the best patient focused care possible and is valued by the ACT health community”.

The pharmacy dispensary team consists of pharmacy technicians and pharmacists. Together the dispensary team provides inpatient, discharge, and outpatient services to patients of Canberra Hospital, Canberra Health community health centres and community-based health services including early childhood services, youth and women’s health, dental health, mental health and alcohol and drug services. The dispensary service works closely with the clinical pharmacy team to dispense approximately 800 prescriptions per day following clinical review for safety and appropriateness by clinical pharmacists.

**Position summary**

The dispensary manager is a senior pharmacy technician who is responsible for providing leadership of the pharmacy dispensary team. This includes providing management, co-ordination, supervision, and training of pharmacy staff rostered in the dispensary team to ensure all patients receive exceptional pharmacy care that is safe, efficient, and accurate.

**ABOUT YOU**

**Behavioural Capabilities**
- Strong organisational skills with a
- Well-developed leadership skills
- High level of self-motivation and ability to professionally motivate others.

**Position Requirements/Qualifications**:
**Mandatory**
- Certificate IV in Hospital/Health Services Pharmacy Support OR Certificate IV in Community Pharmacy Dispensary AND
- Certificate IV in Leadership and Management (or qualification considered equivalent) OR at least 5 years working professionally in a pharmacy dispensary manager role.
- The successful applicant will need to be for weekend and after-hours work.
- CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates and contingencies.

**Desirable**
- Professional membership with Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA)
- Have an understanding of how the National Standards and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
- Fulfil the responsibilities of this role as detailed in the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and all other rel