Senior Pharmacist, Medicines Repackaging Lead
Canberra Health Services
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Job summary
Canberra Health Services is seeking an experienced Senior Pharmacist to lead the Medicines Repackaging Service within the Pharmacy Department. This role combines advanced clinical practice with governance, quality management, and technology-enabled service improvement to support patient care across CHS.
You will oversee multi-dose sachet packaging, unit-dose repackaging, prepacking, relabelling, quality assurance and medicines governance, while mentoring staff, driving continuous improvement,
Qualifications
- Registered pharmacist with hospital pharmacy experience and medicines repackaging
- Strong leadership, governance, quality management and patient safety focus
- Experience with technology-enabled service improvement and staff development
Responsibilities
- Lead the day-to-day operation of the Medicines Repackaging Service.
- Provide expert advice on medicine stability, expiry, packaging suitability and safety.
- Drive quality assurance, governance, audit, accreditation and compliance activities.
- Champion continuous improvement, innovation and workflow optimisation.
- Lead implementation and validation of repackaging technologies and digital systems.
- Supervise, mentor and develop pharmacists, technicians, interns and students.
- Contribute to the strategic growth of medicines repackaging services across CHS
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Job description
Canberra Health Services is seeking an experienced Senior Pharmacist to lead the Medicines Repackaging Service within the Pharmacy Department. This role combines advanced clinical practice with governance, quality management, and technology-enabled service improvement to support patient care across CHS.
You will oversee multi-dose sachet packaging, unit-dose repackaging, prepacking, relabelling, quality assurance and medicines governance, while mentoring staff, driving continuous improvement,
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