Clinical Pharmacist - Grade 1

There is an exciting opportunity available for an enthusiastic Grade 1 Pharmacists to join the team at Western Health. This position is a permanent, full time 80 hours per fortnight role.The role may include working after hours, on weekends and public holidays. Staff may be required to travel and work across the various Western Health campuses, programs, and partner organisations.This position presents an exciting and unique opportunity for a pharmacist to expand and develop their pharmacy skills.To be Successful in this Role, you will:

• Supply medications and provide pharmaceutical review in accordance with SHPA standards of practice, pharmacy service standards, accreditation and legislative requirements
• Need to provide expert professional knowledge and work with other health professionals to ensure patient outcomes are optimised by working to achieve the best Quality Use of Medicines
• Comply with Western Health formulary and standard operating procedures
• Participate in recording service documentation, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and other required statistics
• Support education, research and operational activities within the department
• Be willing to be flexible and have the ability to assign priorities to responsibilities to meet time constraints
• Be able to work at any Western Health site when requested in order to ensure the effective and efficient use of resources to meet the needs of Western Health and its patients

About UsWestern Health’s workforce of over 13,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.Western Health comprises of three acute public hospitals: Footscray, Sunshine and Williamstown Hospital. We also operate the Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s, Sunbury Day Hospital, Transition Care and a range of community based services. We care for a diverse community of over 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

• Professional development support
• Career advancement opportunities
• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
• Work-life balance

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.
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