Position Overview

Key responsibilities

Under general direction from the Team Leader and Lead Pharmacists, you will work closely with a team of dedicated and skilled technicians, pharmacists, and other healthcare practitioners, to deliver a safe, efficacious and patient centred service. The responsibility of this position is to provide clinical and operational pharmacy services across NCH.

You will:

1. Undertake clinical and operational pharmacist duties, within the approved scope of clinical practice ensuring the delivery of high-quality person and family centred care that is safe and evidence based.
2. Contribute to the dispensing of medicines for inpatients, outpatients and for patients being discharged from the hospital services and provide clinical pharmacy services such as individual patient medication reviews and interventions.
3. Counsel patients about their medications, in order to permit patients to achieve better understanding, acceptance of and concordance with their medication regimens; to optimise patients' therapeutic outcomes.
4. Participate in the department’s quality improvement projects, health promotion activities, educational programs, and research activities.
5. Provide supervision to junior pharmacists, interns, pharmacy technicians, and students as appropriate.
6. Provide a range of pharmacy services on weekends and public holidays as rostered, including participating in an On-Call roster.
7. Maintain continuing professional development and current clinical knowledge to ensure ongoing standards of high quality medication management are provided.
8. Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

About you

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

Behavioural Capabilities

• Passion for learning and contributing to great healthcare, so as to achieve the best patient care outcomes possible, with the patient's goals and objectives in mind.
• Strong organisational skills with a high degree of personal drive and integrity.
• Developed or emerging leadership skills and motivation with the ability to participate in the department's quality improvement projects, educational programs and research activities.
• Support colleagues where necessary to help deliver the pharmacy service and ensure optimal patient care and flow within the organisation e.g. assisting ward pharmacists or dispensary in periods of short staffing.
• Actively participate in developing a culture that promotes NCH Pharmacy’s mission, vision and values.

Position Requirements / Qualifications

Mandatory

• Be registered or eligible for registration as a Pharmacist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates and contingencies.

Desirable

• Experience working in a hospital pharmacy environment.
• Membership with a relevant professional organisation and/or relevant special practice groups e.g. Advanced Pharmacist Australia (AdPha).
• Undertaking relevant postgraduate study.
• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework and all other related frameworks.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:.

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

Important information

All employees are required to:

• Adhere to the Canberra Health Services Values and the ACT Public Service Code of Conduct.
• Act in accordance and comply with all relevant Safety and Quality policies and procedures.
• Comply with all relevant clinical and/or competency standards.
• Be available for weekend and/or after-hours work.

What you Require (Key Selection Criteria)

These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your resumé and experience.

1. Understanding of hospital pharmacy and the AdPha standards of practice for Clinical Pharmacy with a demonstrated commitment to professional development relevant to the role.
2. Well-developed interpersonal, written and oral communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with all levels of hospital staff, patients and carers.
3. Demonstrated ability to prioritise and manage workload demands, work independently within scope of practice and seek assistance when required.
4. Demonstrated initiative and ability to solve work-related problems.
5. Demonstrated understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, Work Health and Safety and the positive patient experience. Displays behaviour consistent with CHS’s values of reliable, progressive, respectful, and kind.

Work Environment Description

The following work environment description outlines the inherent requirements of the role and indicates how frequently each of these requirements would need to be performed. Please note that the ACT Public Service is committed to providing reasonable adjustments and ensuring all individuals have equal opportunities in the workplace.