A temporary full-time opportunity to contribute to service innovation, medication safety, workforce development, and strategic planning within Metro North and across Queensland Health.

Job details

About the role

As the Pharmacist - Assistant Director, Clinical Services, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple multidisciplinary pharmacy teams while maintaining advanced clinical practice within your area of expertise. Reporting to the Director of Pharmacy, you will play a critical role in shaping and delivering contemporary clinical pharmacy services that support safe, effective and patient-centred care across Metro North Health. You will lead the operational delivery of clinical and medication management services, drive quality and medication safety initiatives, and contribute to the strategic direction of the Pharmacy Service.

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 Clinical Pharmacy services for an appropriate clinical case load in area of clinical expertise using advanced proficiency in contemporary clinical pharmacy practice.
• Apply advanced clinical knowledge and skills to the management of Pharmacy Clinical Services to patients, ensuring alignment with District and corporate imperatives, legislative requirements and organisational policy.
• Professionally lead the delivery of clinical pharmacy services within the Pharmacy Multidisciplinary Team, providing expert clinical advice to health practitioners in order to deliver effective health services.
• Operationally and professionally manage the ambulatory care pharmacy portfolio, including associated activity targets and revenue in collaboration with Assistant Director – Cancer Care Services.
• Manage and lead projects that achieve improvement in clinical services, patient care and business processes.

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.

• RBH688158 - Role Description (PDF)
  
  Application Support (PDF)
  
  Benefits for working with MN (PDF)