Pharmacist senior (Medical)

Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth

Competitive renumeration

Annual pay raises

Superannuation 12.75%

Leave loading 17.5%

Salary packaging

Wellness program

Work-life balance

Job summary

Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ) is seeking a Lead Clinical Pharmacist to provide high-level clinical pharmacy services in high-acuity medical units and outpatient clinics in Brisbane. The role emphasizes leadership, mentoring, and evidence-based practice within a multidisciplinary team.

You will deliver services across inpatient and outpatient settings, support service improvements and contribute to guidelines and protocols, while coaching junior staff to deliver

Responsibilities

• Deliver high level clinical pharmacy services within a variety of complex medical caseloads in an acute hospital setting in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards, with minimal direct clinical supervision.
• Exercise independent judgement and problem solving skills, in matters beyond routine practice, using valid and reliable evidence, with infrequent clinical practice supervision.
• Provide high level advice and support to the multidisciplinary team, and clients within and external to the Queensland Children's Hospital. This may include virtual support for specialist outreach clinics.
• Actively participate in initiating, developing and implementing service improvement activities to enhance the delivery of clinical pharmacy services and multidisciplinary care. This will include initiation of research and quality improvement activities, and contribution to development of guidelines, procedures and protocols to support the continuum of care.
• Guide, mentor and supervise less experienced pharmacy practitioners, support staff, and provide education to work experience or observational pharmacy students.

Job description

Provide high level clinical pharmacy services in high acuity and complex medical units and outpatient clinics (including respiratory, cystic fibrosis, neurology and renal medicine).

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

In this role you will coach and support others to deliver for children, young people and families (Leader of Others) in accordance with the Children's Health Queensland Leadership Excellence Framework and the Queensland Public Service and the CHQ values. Your contribution will include:

• Deliver high level clinical pharmacy services within a variety of complex medical caseloads in an acute hospital setting in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards, with minimal direct clinical supervision. Services will be predominantly provided to patients admitted to hospital, and may also include provision of services in outpatient pharmacy clinics.
• Exercise independent judgement and problem solving skills, in matters beyond routine practice, using valid and reliable evidence, with infrequent clinical practice supervision.
• Provide high level advice and support to the multidisciplinary team, and clients within and external to the Queensland Children's Hospital. This may include virtual support for specialist outreach clinics.
• Actively participate in initiating, developing and implementing service improvement activities to enhance the delivery of clinical pharmacy services and multidisciplinary care. This will include initiation of research and quality improvement activities, and contribution to development of guidelines, procedures and protocols to support the continuum of care.
• Guide, mentor and supervise less experienced pharmacy practitioners, support staff, and provide education to work experience or observational pharmacy students.

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

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

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Competitive renumeration
• 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 .

Occupational group

Health - Medical