Pharmacist

North West Hospital and Health Service; Mount Isa City; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Six days PD leave per annum

Remote/remote area allowance

Tax savings via salary sacrificing

Transfer/appointment expenses

Job summary

North West Hospital and Health Service in Mount Isa, QLD, seeks a Pharmacist to deliver professional clinical pharmacy services across clinical and dispensary settings.

You will rotate through areas, contribute to reviews, histories, TDM, discharge planning and counselling, and participate in drug information and collaborative prescribing activities. Opportunities exist for quality improvement, staff training and policy development.

Qualifications

• Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.
• Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree or equivalent with current registration or eligibility to register as a Pharmacist with the Pharmacy Board of Australia (APRA).
• Roster may include an On Call service and weekend work.
• C Class motor vehicle licence.
• Pre-employment screening including Criminal History checks.
• This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity.
• A period of probation may apply.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional, client-focused clinical pharmacy services across clinical and dispensary areas.
• Contribute to medication reviews, medication histories, therapeutic drug monitoring, discharge planning and counselling.
• Deliver drug information services and engage in collaborative prescribing activities.
• Support quality improvement, professional development, staff training and supervision, and ongoing development of pharmacy policies and practices.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Medicines management

Dispensing

Counselling

Education

Bachelor of Pharmacy

Job description

North West Hospital and Health Service – Mount Isa QLD

As a Pharmacist, you'll provide professional, client-focused clinical pharmacy services within a multidisciplinary healthcare environment, with support and guidance aligned to your level of experience. You'll rotate through clinical and dispensary areas, contributing to medication reviews, medication histories, therapeutic drug monitoring, discharge planning and counselling, drug information services and collaborative prescribing activities.

You'll also have opportunities to contribute to quality improvement, professional development, staff training and supervision, and the ongoing development of pharmacy policies and practices.

Working with us

• Eligible health practitioners entitled to accrue an additional three days professional development leave per annum, resulting in a total of six days professional development leave per annum.
• Eligible health practitioners working in designated remote areas will be entitled to a professional development allowance of $3,512.00 per annum.
• Rural and Remote incentive: Category D allowance of $431.22 p.f.
• Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.
• Transfer and appointment expenses may be negotiated.

Professionally, our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in-house training, development and mentoring programs.

Requirements

• Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.
• The successful applicant must have completed a Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree Course, or equivalent, from a recognised tertiary institution, and possess current registration, or be eligible for registration, as a Pharmacist with the Pharmacy Board of Australia (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency).
• This position participates in a Pharmacy Department roster plan, which may include an ‘On Call' Service and weekend work.
• C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
• Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.
• This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.
• A period of probation may apply.

About North West Hospital and Health Service

The North West Hospital and Health Service (NWHHS) delivers public health services across approximately 300,000 square kilometres, supporting remote communities throughout North Western Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria. We are committed to promoting community wellbeing and providing high-quality, accessible and effective healthcare for all.

• Friendly communities
• Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives

Mount Isa is a great place to live and work!

Interested?

Contact: Neve Munro on (07) 4744 4***.