Permanent Full-time opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to patient care by delivering advanced clinical support activities under pharmacist supervision, while leading dispensary operations and the pharmacy technician workforce.

Job details

About the role

A senior technical role that combines hands‑on clinical support with operational and people leadership. Based within the Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) Pharmacy, this position plays a critical role in ensuring medicines are supplied safely, efficiently and in alignment with best practice across the patient journey.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:

• Provide a defined range of clinical support tasks for patients relating to components of the medicines management cycle, in line with professional standards with appropriate training, supervision and competency assessments. 
• Demonstrate a proficiency and role model an efficiency with medication orders and prescription preparation including the management of admission and discharge electronic medication profiles. 
• Lead the STARS Pharmacy inventory management processes including ordering, receiving, storage, distribution and stocktake of medicines and optimise stock control within the STARS Pharmacy, including high-cost drugs, equipment and consumables. 
• Lead and monitor quality improvement activities relating to dispensing and medicines distribution. This includes reviewing and updating work instructions, guidelines and procedures relating to medication distribution and electronic medicines management as well as documenting and reporting on departmental performance indicators relevant to the dispensary. 
• Chair pharmacy technician meetings, reporting upwards to the pharmacy management group and reporting management decisions to the assistants. 

Benefits when working for Metro North Allied Health

• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of 12.75% and access to generous salary packaging
• Additional entitlements for employees (casual employees excluded) may include sick leave, carer's leave, long service leave, paid parental leave, leave without pay to travel, professional development allowance and leave
• 5% annual leave loading with up to 27.5% for shift workers
• Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
• Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance

Metro North Health offers a dynamic and progressive environment at the forefront of healthcare, research, and education. With a strong commitment to inclusion, flexibility, and professional development, we provide meaningful opportunities in a workplace that puts people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers

Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged and welcomed.

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIRD PARTIES (RECRUITMENT AGENCIES ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Further information

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

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• STR680364 - Role Description (PDF)
  
  Application Support (PDF)
  
  Benefits for working with MN (PDF)