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Key Points:
- We are currently seeking a Hospital Pharmacist to join our team at Epic PharmacyNorthern Beaches on either a Part-time or Full-time basis.
- At Epic PharmacyNorthern Beaches, we offer comprehensive clinical services tailored to the needs of Northern Beaches Hospital, employing our pharmacy expertise to enhance patient outcomes whilst supporting the quality use of medicines.
- Enjoy working for a growing company with great employee benefits and plenty of opportunities for career growth and development.
The opportunity:
We have a permanent opportunity (either part-time or full-time) for a Hospital Pharmacist to join our dynamic team at the Northern Beaches Hospital. As part of your role, you will provide pharmacy services to both inpatients and outpatients, ensuring the completion of pharmacy activities to a high standard.
This is an exciting opportunity to advance your career within a constantly evolving multidisciplinary team setting, working in both a private and public setting. Our forward-looking team actively pursues opportunities for progress, development, and enhancing patient outcomes.
In this role, you’ll:
- Dispense and counsel prescriptions for inpatients and outpatients, supplying medications for inpatient use, day-stay hospital patients and discharge.
- Review medication orders, for accuracy and clinical appropriateness.
- Monitor medication outcomes and adverse drug reaction management.
- Provide medication counselling & education to patients.
- Collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
- Play a role in the ongoing training and educational sessions for pharmacy, nursing, medical staff and allied health professionals.
- Support the quality use of medicines by participating in projects, audits, working groups or committees as required.
- Evaluate the financial ramifications of medication usage within the hospital setting and for patients acquiring medications in the community.
- Contribute to on-call and weekend services as required.
Who are we?
About the hospital:
Northern Beaches Hospital, boasting 488 beds, offers healthcare services to both public and private patients. Its facilities include a 50-bed Emergency Department, 14 operating theatres, 2 cardiac catheter labs, and 4 procedural rooms, enabling the provision of a broad spectrum of surgical services, critical care, and intensive care. Additionally, the hospital offers Maternity, Paediatric, Renal, Cancer Care, Mental Health, and Antimicrobial Stewardship services.
The Epic team at Northern Beaches is situated in the foyer of the hospital and has 32 full-time-equivalent staff, including pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Our team is split between the dispensary and the wards with pharmacists providing a full clinical service to all inpatient wards of the hospital.
About Epic Pharmacy:
Epic Pharmacy is one of Australia’s leading pharmacy providers. Underpinned by clinical excellence and a commitment to customer care, Epic delivers innovative medication management solutions and pharmacy services for public and private hospitals and our Icon Cancer Centres across Australia.
We’re a proud part of Icon Group, Australia’s largest provider of end-to-end cancer care.
A career with us brings you:
Here’s why our people choose us:
- Purpose, at Pace: We remain focused on continually expanding our cancer treatment services and making them accessible to more people across Australia and internationally.
- Impact, at Scale: We’re Australia’s largest dedicated provider of cancer care, with our global reach growing every day. Here you’ll know your work is making a difference.
- Connection, at Heart: Our work isn’t easy but it’s extremely important. Our secret ingredient is our incredible, connected, and talented people. And their secret ingredient is each other.
- Opportunity, at Hand: We’re continually innovating. We deliver over 2.5 million patient interactions, in over 120 places, across 5 countries. Every week brings changes, growth and new opportunities.
Put simply, At Icon. You Can.
At Icon Group we have many opportunities for growth and development. Read Dan’s inspiring story (using the link below) to discover how he made the exciting career transition from Community Pharmacist to Oncology Pharmacist with Icon Group.
https://icongroup.global/en/careers/our-people/stories/dan-corrigan/
Employee Benefits:
- Valued rewards and recognition program
- Access to novated lease options via our partner RemServ
- Formal induction and training provided
- Professional development program linked to the Icon National Career Pathway
- Access to paid parental leave
- Access to a range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
- Employee Assistance Program
Who are we looking for?
You’ll:
- Be a current AHPRA registered pharmacist with previous experience in an Australian based pharmacy
- Strong knowledge of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
- Have time management, communication and teamwork skills
- Be flexible and adaptable working with a diverse team
- Embrace change and commit to learning
- Value attention to detail and able to work autonomously
Eligibility Requirements:
- Must have previous dispensing experience in an Australian based hospital (preferred) or community pharmacy.
To apply:
Please attach a resume and cover letter showing us why you’d love to join us, and what makes you a great fit for the role.
Icon Group celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employees. We encourage applications from all diverse backgrounds.
COVID-19 Health Requirement
Icon is committed to managing the risk of transmission of specified vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) including COVID-19. Certain roles may require the successful candidate to show evidence that they have been vaccinated against or are not susceptible to specified VPDs.
