Influence Healthcare Outcomes Through Medication Safety Leadership

Permanent Full-Time opportunity to lead medication safety and quality improvement initiatives, influence clinical practice, and drive safer patient outcomes across Logan and Beaudesert Hospitals.

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Your new role:

As the Advanced Pharmacist – Medication Safety & Quality Improvement, you will provide expert leadership in medication safety, quality use of medicines, and clinical governance across Logan and Beaudesert Hospitals. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, senior leaders and key governance committees, you will lead strategic initiatives that enhance medication management practices, support accreditation requirements, and drive measurable improvements in patient safety and healthcare quality.

In this influential role, you will coordinate and deliver a comprehensive QUM program, lead Drug Use Evaluation (DUE) activities, support research and innovation, and contribute to the development of a highly skilled pharmacy workforce.

• Coordinate and deliver Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) and Drug Use Evaluation (DUE) programs across the health service.
• Design, implement and evaluate medication safety audits, research projects and improvement strategies.
• Develop and deliver education and workforce capability programs that strengthen medication safety practices.

About you:

You are a highly experienced and motivated pharmacist with a passion for medication safety, clinical governance and quality improvement. You thrive in collaborative environments, can influence stakeholders at all levels, and are committed to improving patient outcomes through innovation, evidence-based practice and leadership.

• Proven ability to lead quality improvement, audit and research initiatives that deliver meaningful healthcare outcomes.
• Experience developing policies, procedures and systems that support safe medication management.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex clinical data and identify improvement opportunities.

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What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us:

Logan Hospital is the major health centre for one of the fastest growing areas in Queensland. We offer a range of services, including medical, rehabilitation, maternity, surgical and paediatric care.

We offer our staff and students extensive support and training in most medical specialties. As a teaching hospital, we help train future health care professionals and participate in research through strong partnerships with Queensland's leading medical schools, universities, and TAFE Queensland.

Our services will continue to grow as we build bigger and better facilities to support the community. By 2027, we'll have more beds and 5 more birthing suites as part of the Logan Hospital expansion.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

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• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  Role Description_MS07686458 (PDF)