AddressAustin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the Northeast of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the Pharmacy Department
The Pharmacy Department Mission Statement is: “Working together to provide optimum pharmaceutical care”.
Comprehensive pharmacy services are provided at the two main sites of Austin and Repatriation campuses and also to Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre. Pharmacy staff participate in a coordinated work team via a roster system, and they work at different sites (as needed) in order to provide an integrated, high quality service to all pharmacy department consumers.
Our philosophy is to foster a learning environment and to promote teamwork as the best method to deliver day to day services, for both our consumers and individual staff members.
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Cancer Services Pharmacist (Grade 2) to join our team at Austin Health. This role will provide high-quality clinical pharmacy services to haematology/oncology patients in both the inpatient and ambulatory care setting through collaboration with the Cancer Services team
The key responsibilities are to provide innovative and high-quality clinical pharmacy services within the Haematology/Oncology ambulatory or inpatient service.
Ambulatory Chemotherapy
Provide collaborative pharmaceutical care to patients in the ambulatory haematology/oncology setting, including the home-based cancer program.
- Review chemotherapy orders.
- Coordinate chemotherapy and supportive care orders and supplies for Day Oncology patients and patients of the home-based program.
- Support oral chemotherapy dispensing services.
- Evaluate and manage adverse events and medicine interactions associated with chemotherapy.
- Counsel patients and caregivers regarding chemotherapy including use of oral chemotherapy.
- Apply best practices to improve safety in the chemotherapy medication process.
- Support the Senior Pharmacist, Cancer Services in coordination of all aspect of oncology pharmacy aseptic and clinical work.
- Support day-to-day running of oncology clinical services in accordance with the standard operational procedures, local and national guidelines and all legislation.
- Provide education to pharmacy and hospital staff related to chemotherapy.
Ward Pharmacy Services – Haematology/ Oncology inpatient
Provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care to haematology/oncology inpatients through integrated medicines distribution, clinical services and teaching. This may include but is not limited to the following activities:
- Obtain an accurate medication history on admission.
- Review medication orders including chemotherapy.
- Coordinate chemotherapy orders.
- Assess and document adverse medicine reactions.
- Develop medication management plans.
- Conduct therapeutic medicine monitoring.
- Participate in multidisciplinary ward rounds and meetings.
- Provide medicines information to health professionals.
- Provide medication information to patients or carers.
- Timely supply of medications.
- Recording of clinical interventions as appropriate.
- Facilitating the discharge process.
- Check accuracy of dispensing processed by pharmacy interns, technicians and students.
- Facilitate seamless transition between healthcare providers.
- Participate in quality use of medicines projects and audits.
- Promote medication safety.
- Promote rational, cost-effective medicine therapy.
- Precept and mentor pharmacy interns and students.
- Perform assigned activities as directed by the Senior Pharmacist, Cancer Services or the Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator.
Our benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists
Inclusion at Austin Health
We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, physically or culturally diverse, LGBTIQA+, and people of any age.
Work with us!
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or have questions about this opportunity, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Tim Tran, ********@austin.org.au
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Click here to view the position description for further details.
Application closing date: 5th July 2024
