Shape Safer Patient Care Through Antimicrobial Stewardship

Join Logan Hospital as a Senior Pharmacist (Antimicrobial Stewardship) and play a key role in advancing safe, evidence-based antimicrobial use and exceptional patient care across Logan and Beaudesert Health Service.

Job details

Your new role:

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Pharmacist – Antimicrobial Stewardship to join our Pharmacy Department on a permanent part-time basis. In this specialist role, you will deliver high-quality antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and clinical pharmacy services across Logan and Beaudesert Health Service, working closely with infectious diseases specialists, pharmacists, medical officers and multidisciplinary teams to optimise antimicrobial use and improve patient outcomes. You will contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives, clinical education, and antimicrobial governance while providing expert clinical advice and leadership within a highly collaborative healthcare environment.

• Participate in antimicrobial assurance rounds and support stewardship activities across the health service.
• Provide expert clinical advice to pharmacists, medical officers, nursing staff and other healthcare professionals.
• Monitor, evaluate and report on antimicrobial stewardship outcomes, audits and key performance indicators.

About you:

You are an experienced hospital pharmacist with a strong passion for antimicrobial stewardship and improving the quality use of medicines. You thrive in collaborative healthcare environments and are confident providing specialist clinical advice, driving quality improvement initiatives and supporting the development of others.

• Strong knowledge of evidence-based antimicrobial prescribing and medicines management principles.
• Ability to manage complex clinical workloads and exercise sound clinical judgement independently.
• Experience contributing to quality improvement, audit, research or service development activities.
• Proven ability to mentor, supervise and support pharmacists, students and support staff.

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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.

Documents

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

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  Role Description_MS06684874 (PDF)