Pharmacy Team Leader

Job Requisition ID: 3427
- Legal Entity: Monash Health
- Location: Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168
- Employment Type: Full Time and / or Part Time
- Posting Date: 20 Jan 2025

**Monash Health is a great place to work**

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage.

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**Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives. There’s no better place to grow your Pharmacy career.**

**About the Role**
We’re seeking an enthusiastic and experienced hospital pharmacist to lead the Emergency Medicine Pharmacy service and support a team of pharmacists across two sites.

Working across the Emergency Medicine Departments at Monash Medical Centre and the Victorian Heart Hospital, the **Emergency Medicine Pharmacy team** provide innovative and patient-centred care. The team work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to provide clinical pharmacy services, including participation in Sepsis and Resuscitation calls

Monash Health has Emergency Medicine Departments across five sites, making the service one of the largest in Australia. Last year 260,650 patients were treated in our service. There are three Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Teams: Monash Medical Centre/Victorian Heart Hospital, Casey Hospital and Dandenong Hospital.

**Day in the Life**
Working closely with the multi-disciplinary team, Team Leaders and the Pharmacy Leadership Team, you will lead and develop the clinical pharmacy services in Emergency and provide expertise in medication management.

In this important role you will:

- Support, guide and work alongside your team members to provide a consistently safe, high quality, efficient and effective service
- Coordinate daily workflow, staffing and priorities
- Support the training of pharmacy staff and students, with assistance from our team of Clinical Educators
- Ensure relevant key performance targets are met or exceeded
- Participate in research and quality improvement activities

Each week you will have a day so that you can focus on team management tasks, developing your team members and honing your own leadership and management skills.

**About Us**
More than 500 of us work in our pharmacy team, providing clinical, operational and quality pharmacy services to patients in our hospitals and community settings. We are a diverse group of professionals, focused on achieving the best outcomes and experiences for our community.

**About You**
You already have significant hospital pharmacy, clinical and leadership experience with proven abilities in developing and implementing new services and in assessing quality improvements. You are highly professional, lead by example and role-model expectations to others. Your positive approach is infectious and people enjoy working with you.

A relevant postgraduate qualification, such as Master of Clinical Pharmacy will be highly regarded.

You can also demonstrate:

- A proactive, organised and energetic approach to your work
- Adaptability and ability to drive innovation and influence others
- Commitment to research, education and professional contribution
- Current AHPRA registration as a Pharmacist

**In return**
You’ll be joining a pharmacy department that supports your development, including through in-house learning programs and attendance at relevant forums and conferences. Our Team Leaders also have opportunities to act up as Assistant Deputy Director of Pharmacy to provide leave cover and enable professional development of our Team Leaders. Our Pharmacy Leadership Team is highly regarded and will work with you to further develop your skills and expertise, positioning you for potential advancement down the track.

For a confidential discussion about your suitability for this role please contact Vivane Khalil, Assistant Deputy Director of Pharmacy - Victorian Heart Hospital, 0497 498 461

Position Description can be found here and here

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

**How to Apply**

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.

**Applications close: 3 February 2025