Senior Pharmacist - Incentives Offered

Remuneration: $123 870.36 - $127 316.75 Per annum + 11% Super +
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until April 2024
Position Classification: Pharmacist Grade 3
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ457081
Closing Date: Monday 22nd January 2024
It’s a great time to join Hunter New England Local Health District. Apply now for one of our eligible regional and rural positions. You could benefit under the NSW Health Rural Workforce Incentive Scheme!
This vacancy is eligible for an Attraction and Relocation package that includes the following*:

• Attraction incentive paid as a Rural and Regional fortnightly allowance of up to $10,000 for the first 12-months
• Retention incentive of up to $5,000 thereafter annually
• PLUS 3 months accommodation assistance (e.g. rent payments, mortgage re-payments, payments for commercial accommodation)

*All payments and reimbursements made to part time employees will be on a pro-rata basis.
Attraction incentives will be paid as a Rural and Regional fortnightly allowance on top of your base salary.
Other forms of payment/package options (where you are eligible) need to be negotiated with the Convenor and may include**:

• Additional annual professional development days (up to 5 more per year)
• Additional personal leave (up to 5 more per year)
• Computer/internet reimbursement (e.g. laptop, wi-fi costs)
• Return airfare to and from your work base (or equivalent motor vehicle allowance) so you can still visit family and friends

**The total value of your incentive package would remain the same. Employees are responsible for seeking independent financial advice before accepting an Attraction and Retention Incentive package as part of their offer.
Senior Pharmacist - Incentives Offered
Manning Hospital
About us:
There aren’t many places in the world where you hear the words ‘I love where I live’ spoken daily. But you do in , Forster, Tuncurry and the surrounding .
We have the perfect lifestyle.

• Beautiful Rivers, pristine beaches, lush green mountains, a thriving community full of various cultures, lower housing prices, and higher living standards.
• The business community thrives with a new university precinct and fantastic career opportunities.
• We are just three hours drive north of Sydney, two hours north of Newcastle and one hour south of Port Macquarie.

About the job:

• The Lower Mid North Coast Sector (LMNCS) Pharmacy Service is based at Manning Base Hospital in Taree, providing high-quality Clinical Pharmacy services within the dispensary and clinical ward environments. The successful candidate will be expected to practice according to the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia Standards of Practice and professional standards to promote safe and effective treatment to patients throughout all aspects of the medication management and safety pathway, including dispensing, manufacturing, and Clinical Pharmacy services.
• This role is a contract position, however, there may be an opportunity for the contract to be extended.
• This position will see you working with a supportive and highly skilled team of Pharmacists and Pharmacy support staff to ensure optimal medication safety and service efficiency, whilst participating in innovative models of care and integrated approaches to medication safety across Sector services and in partnership with private hospital and community partners.

Benefits:

• Superannuation contributions 11%.
• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees).
• Four (4) weeks annual leave for temporary and permanent employees (pro-rata if part time) and Six (6) weeks annual leave for eligible full-time nurses.

- Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing. * Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members.

• Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.
• Working for a highly regarded public health facility, where supporting the local community is at the forefront of our business strategy.
• Career Development opportunity.
• The Community Connector works with new to the area health professionals by helping integrate them into the community. The Connector will assist you with finding appropriate housing, education, sporting and community groups. Welcome you to monthly dinner and catch ups with other locals and take the time to learn about the passions of yourself and family members to assist you with your transition to living and loving your role and life on the Mid Coast.

Requirements:
Our successful candidate will possess the following:

• Registered as a Pharmacist with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (AHPRA).
• Demonstrated experience and competency consistent with the Health Employees' Pharmacists (State) Award.
• Our successful candidate will be a motivated, adaptable, experienced Clinical Pharmacist who is keen to work in a fast-paced environment.

Additional information:

• An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies.
• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

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Information for Applicants:
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). Additionally, Category A workers are required to receive a booster dose three months after completing the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases - this is a Category A position. Please read and understand NSW Health policy directive . All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit:
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Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most HNELHD employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting via or 1300 40 25 23.
HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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