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Pharmacist - Senior Cardiology (CCU), Pharmacy Department, Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service
Cairns
The Pharmacy Department team are seeking a Pharmacist - Senior Cardiology (CCU) to join them. In this role you will be required to provide leadership and high-level pharmacy services to a complex and varied workload on the CCU and Medical Wards, with a high degree of independence and initiative and to develop services to promote and maintain best practice care of patients.
Job details
| Position status | Fixed Term Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support |
| Classification | HP4 |
| Workplace Location | Cairns region,Far North Qld |
| Job ad reference | QLD/CAH642397 |
| Closing date | 26-Jun-2025 |
| Job duration | Please see role description |
| Contact person | Naomi Szczepanski |
| Contact details | 07 4226 6364 Access the National Relay Service |
About us:
We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.
About your opportunity:
The Pharmacy Department at Cairns Hospital (CH) provides a pharmacy service to the clinical areas of the hospital. Current service delivery focuses on; the delivery of clinical pharmacy services to our patients; an extensive imprest service, an extensive education program and clinical trials.
About your role:
- Provide general clinical advice to professional and operational supervisors, relevant service managers and other stakeholders regarding clinical pharmacy services delivery.
- Deliver high level clinical pharmacy services within a single or multidisciplinary team within the Cairns Hospital in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards with infrequent need for direct clinical practice supervision.
- Liaise with patients and their families, other health professionals, supervisors, students and researchers, as required to ensure continuum of care.
- Provide clinical practice supervision to less experienced pharmacists and pharmacy assistants to ensure the maintenance of professional clinical standards within clinical pharmacy services.
- Contribute to the development of clinical practices, procedures that support the continuum of care engaging cross-discipline referencing where relevant.
As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:
- Generous superannuation
- Salary packaging
- Annual incremental increases
- Career training and development
- Flexible work arrangements
- Wellness programs
Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Why choose Cairns?
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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Applicants are to apply online. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided, you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.
Documents
Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.
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CAH642397 Role Description (PDF, 540KB)
Role Description
1. CHHHS Information for Applicants v.20 (PDF, 939KB)
Information Package for Applicants
Documentation preparation guide (PDF, 229KB)
Information Package for Applicants
