Pharmacist Grade 2 - Medication Safety/ Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS)

Victorian Government; Wangaratta; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Novated leasing and salary packaging

5 weeks annual leave

Employee assistance programs

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW) seeks a communicative, efficient pharmacist for a part-time, 48hrs/fortnight, 12-month role alongside the current Medication Safety and Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist.

You will educate colleagues and patients, supervise interns, monitor medication safety and antimicrobial stewardship risks, and contribute to quality improvement and research within the pharmacy team.

Qualifications

• Part-time 48hrs/fortnight for 12 months (job-sharing with incumbent).
• Education to colleagues, other health professionals and patients.
• Supervise intern pharmacists and pharmacy students.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and report medication safety and antimicrobial stewardship risks and performance.
• Participate in quality improvement activities and research.
• Oversee audit and incident response via Riskman, ensure compliance with standards.

Skills

Communication

Efficiency

Results-driven

Pharmacist

Education

Pharmacist qualification

Tools

Riskman

CHARM EMR

Job description

At NHW we value courage, excellence, fairness, integrity, kindness and respect. Our vision is to deliver exceptional care for the community we serve.

We currently have a rare opportunity for a communicative, efficient, action-focused and results-driven pharmacist to join us part-time (48hrs/fortnight) for 12 months, job-sharing with our incumbent Medication Safety and Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist.

As the successful candidate you'll act as a pharmacy department representative and subject matter expert on relevant working groups and committee/s, commensurate with your experience, expertise and development goals.

You will also provide education to colleagues, other health professionals and patients, supervise intern pharmacists and pharmacy students, monitor and report on organisation-wide medication safety and antimicrobial stewardship risks and performance, and participate in quality improvement activities and research. Weekend and on call roster participation is expected but not mandatory, and your generalist clinical pharmacist experience and knowledge will provide a solid foundation upon which to build (or apply your existing) specialist skillset in in quality use of medicines, leadership & education, via this organisation-wide role.

The successful candidate will be well supported by the Pharmacy Leadership Team, pharmacist colleagues and pharmacy technicians, as well as interdisciplinary staff and leaders. You will work closely with the incumbent to support the ongoing management and implementation of our medication safety program and antimicrobial stewardship programs. Consistent with the requirements under Standard 4 – Medication Safety and Standard 3 – Infection Prevention standards from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, the successful candidate will ensure compliance with the above standards by overseeing audit, measurement, response to reported incidents via Riskman and education for NHW staff.

About our health service:

Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW) is the major public health/hospital provider in the Central Hume region, with an extensive range of acute, sub-acute, aged care and community services.

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land and pay respect to the history, culture, diversity and value of all Aboriginal Peoples. We respect and celebrate all forms of diversity, and welcome people from all walks of life to join our team.

About our Pharmacy Department:

Our team comprises 23 pharmacists, 3 pharmacy interns, 8 pharmacy technicians, 2 summer pharmacy students, and an administrative assistant.

Our clinical pharmacists are currently rostered to rotations of varying duration in:

• Dispensary and Hospital In The Home,
• Day Oncology (with some on-site chemotherapy manufacturing performed in our aseptic/cytotoxic suite),
• Subacute/Rehabilitation/Geriatric Evaluation & Management,
• Medical Ward (2 pharmacists)
• Surgical Ward, Operating Theatre & Paediatric Ward (2 pharmacists)
• Intensive Care Unit,
• Emergency Department (including partnered pharmacist medication charting),

Our 3 pharmacy interns take responsibility (under pharmacist supervision) for services delivered to Day Surgery, Maternity/Special Care Nursery & Dialysis Units, and all 3 are supported by an AHPRA-approved Pharmacist Preceptor and early career pharmacist mentors.

The clinical pharmacy team and Pharmacy Leadership Team are supported by the full-time Medication Safety & Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist (which you'll take on part of for a 12-month period) and 1 day/week by our Education & Research Unit's Pharmacist.

Our Regional Lead Pharmacist for Cancer Services & Informatics maintains CHARM, our Oncology/Haematology EMR, enabling cancer services delivered at both Northeast Health Wangaratta and Albury Wodonga Health's Regional Cancer Centre.

We currently provide a limited weekend service, with 2 pharmacists on a short shift each Saturday and Sunday, 2 pharmacists and a technician on public holidays, and on-call (shared by 10 pharmacists as rostered) outside business hours. As the successful candidate you will be expected to participate in the weekend/public holiday/on call roster after a suitable period of orientation & training. Depending on your availability and skillset, there may be opportunity to work additional above-contract shifts during the weekdays, to support frontline pharmacy service delivery in the setting of staffing shortfalls.

All our overnight inpatient areas have Omnicell Automated Medication Cabinets in place for medication inventory management, and we enjoy collaborative working relationships with our community and hospital-based pharmacy colleagues across the region as we routinely transition patients into & out of our care.

We are a team dedicated to lifelong learning, and personal & professional growth. As the first health service in Australia to offer the ANZCAP Pharmacist Registrar Training Program in Rural Health - Generalism, with two of our pharmacists commencing this training program in March 2026, our newly accredited ANZCAP Pharmacist Resident Training Program commenced our first Pharmacist Resident candidate mid-year. We are also supporting several pharmacists as they navigate the Independent ANZCAP Pathway towards Consultant, Registrar and Resident level recognition at their own pace. Our Deputy Director of Pharmacy also manages our workforce programs, as our Site Lead for ANZCAP-accredited training programs.

Our Region:

• Wangaratta has a population of approximately 30,000 and our catchment serves a community of around 100 000 throughout the northeast.
• An easy 2 1/2 hours drive on the Hume freeway from Melbourne and less than an hour to Albury airport with direct flights to most of the large Australian cities.
• We have over 11 schools including private Catholic and Anglican schooling options for pre-year 12.
• Our region is a popular destination year-round. It boasts multiple national parks, picturesque small towns, award winning restaurants, wineries and breweries.
• Whether you want to hike, mountain bike and ski in the mountains, paddle the rivers or cruise on the rail trails there is something for everyone in the northeast.

The successful applicant will benefit from:

• Competitive remuneration, novated leasing and full salary packaging benefits Available. If you have relocated permanently you may also be able to substantially increase your take-home pay by salary packaging some or all of your relocation costs.
• 5 weeks annual leave and an addition week for any employee working 10 or more weekend shifts. There is also the option for full time employees to be able to purchase additional leave if they wish.
• Option to be able to swap any existing public holiday to another religious holiday or day of significance of your choice.
• Employee Assistant Programs (EAP)
• Well being programs and discounted corporate gym membership
• Support for our diverse workforce

Applications close Sunday 25 October 2026 at 11.59pm