Senior Clinical Pharmacist

Company description:

Grampians Health exists to serve our communities across the Grampians region, providing complete care as close as possible to people's homes.

Job description:

$55.07 to $62.70 per hour + salary packaging | Senior Clinical Pharmacist - Medication Guidelines and Smart Pumps (Grade 3)

Fixed Term Part time (32 hours per week) | Parental Leave Cover until October 2027

Option for hybrid work model (work from home with at least 1 day per week onsite)

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Pharmacy Department at Grampians Health as a Senior Clinical Pharmacist primarily responsible for optimising patient outcomes by leading the ongoing development and maintenance of Grampians Health wide medication guidelines and dose error reduction software systems (smart pumps).

In addition, you will provide high quality, on-site patient facing clinical pharmacy services one shift per week, within a supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary environment at one of Victoria's largest regional health services.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development and review of high quality, evidence based Grampians Health wide medication guidelines and smart pump software datasets for multidisciplinary team use
• Serve as a key member of the GH wide Drugs and Therapeutics Committee
• Lead quality improvement and/or research activities linked to medication guidelines and smart pumps
• Provide high quality consultative clinical pharmacy services to patients.

Skills & Experience

• Registered Pharmacist with AHPRA
• Bachelor or Master of Pharmacy (or equivalent)
• Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy (desirable)
• Strong written and verbal communication and collaboration skills
• Demonstrated problem solving, negotiation and complex decision making skills

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Interested?

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We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.

About Grampians Health

Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell.

Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Culture & Benefits

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Staff Fitness program
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Ballarat Region

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state's fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia's most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia's most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat

Diversity and InclusionAll appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.