Pharmacist Advanced Oncology

Queensland Health; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS) seeks a Pharmacist – Advanced (Oncology) to provide advanced clinical and consultancy services to paediatric oncology patients and to lead paediatric oncology pharmacy practice.

You will participate in teaching and training, contribute to service development and supervision, and drive quality improvements within the CHQ Pharmacy team.

Responsibilities

• Independently apply advanced clinical expertise and professional judgment to manage paediatric oncology medication use and caseloads.
• Engage with internal and external providers, nursing staff, and pharmacy leadership to ensure coordinated care.
• Lead development and delivery of competency training and education programs for pharmacists, interns, students and other professionals.

Skills

Advanced clinical

Clinical leadership

Teaching & training

Professional judgment

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

The position of Pharmacist – Advanced (Oncology) will:

• Provide advanced pharmacy clinical and consultancy services to paediatric oncology patients.
• Provide clinical leadership of paediatric oncology pharmacy practice.
• Actively participate in teaching and training, service development and improvement, supervision

About the Team

CHQ Pharmacy is dedicated to providing and supporting high quality clinical and medication management services to the children and young people of CHQ. The pharmacy service has a staff of approximately 110, including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, administrative staff and support staff. The pharmacy team provides services to inpatients, outpatients, hospital in the home, cancer care services, poisons information, aseptic compounding, clinical trials along with safety, quality and governance.

The Queensland Poisons Information Service is part of CHQ Pharmacy and provides 24 hour a day emergency service in cases of poisoning.

About the Role

Your contribution will include:

Clinical Practice

• Independently apply advanced level clinical expertise, professional judgement, and problem-solving skills to manage complex issues related to paediatric medication use in paediatric oncology, particularly area/s of expertise. This will include managing a clinical caseload.

Communication and Team Participation

• Work cooperatively and engage in effective communications with internal and external service providers and agencies, including prescribers, nursing staff, clinical service providers, service managers and pharmacy leadership team and staff.

Leadership and Service Improvement

• Actively pursue further professional development and take a lead role in the development and delivery of relevant competency training and skill development programs targeted at less experienced pharmacists and support staff; pharmacy interns, student placements; and education programs for other professionals, patients and their families/carers in paediatric oncology.
• Lead medication management service evaluation and quality improvement change to enhance delivery of clinical pharmacy services and multidisciplinary care in paediatric oncology. This will include initiation of research and service improvement activities, collation and analysis of data, and the implementation and review of enhancements to services and existing practices.

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.

Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Annual pay increases
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and assistance program
• Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.