Director of Pharmacy - Pharmacy Manager
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- REQ546902 Requisition #
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- 1 day ago Post Date
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week
Location: Bowral Hospital
Position Classification: Pharmacist Grade 3
Remuneration: $123,870.36 - $127,316.75
Requisition ID: REQ546902
Application Close Date: 27/01/2025
Interview Date Range: 29/01/2025 – 05/02/2025
Contact Details: Sylvie Comeau-Hall | 02 4861 0274 | Sylvie.ComeauHall@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity
Bowral Hospital is actively seeking an accomplished Director of Pharmacy who brings a wealth of experience and expertise to our small, rural hospital.
The ideal candidate will have an extensive background as a registered pharmacist, with a proven track record in hospital pharmacy management. In this role, you will be responsible for providing advanced clinical pharmacy services in a fast-paced hospital environment while effectively directing and managing pharmacy services.
Your ability to strategise, plan, and operate within budgetary constraints and set timelines is crucial. Building and nurturing relationships with hospital staff, executives, and various stakeholders will be a key component of this role, as you motivate, mentor, and lead a dedicated team.
Your proficiency in offering expert medication and clinical advice, and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, medication safety standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines, will be essential in maintaining the highest standards of patient care.
If you possess a performance-focused mindset, paying meticulous attention to business KPIs and service levels, we invite you to apply and be an integral part of Bowral Hospital's commitment to excellence in healthcare.
Life at South Western Sydney Local Health District is rewarding, progressive and diverse and is always focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, Healthier Communities.
What You'll Be Doing
The Director of Pharmacy is responsible for the operation and management of the Pharmacy at Bowral & District hospital
This position:
- provides leadership in pharmacy service provision to inpatients and outpatients of the hospital and associated Community Health Centres.
- supports the provision of quality use of medicines by ensuring that pharmacy service provision is in accordance with legislative requirements and professional practice standards..
- promotes and adheres to medication safety Principles including those documented in ACSQH National Standard 4 - Medication Safety and National Standard 3 - Antimicrobial Stewardship
- provides clinical support to the wards
Where You'll Be Working
Bowral & District Hospital
· New state of the art hospital - opened in December 2020.
· consumer feedback rating at an average of 94% satisfaction across all markers
· free car parking
· Interested in a tree change to a small vibrant modern health facility close to Sydney, Canberra and Wollongong
The Southern Highlands of NSW is made up of 34 towns and villages, providing both a rural yet cosmopolitan lifestyle of cafes, restaurants and wineries, offering a diverse range of industry, sports, arts and culture, affordable housing, excellent schools, all less than 1.5 hours travel to Sydney, Canberra and the coast
Bowral & District Hospital is part of the South West Sydney Local Health District with strong and established networks to tertiary facilities of Campbelltown and Liverpool.
Bowral & District Hospital is a level 3 acute bed facility which provides a wide range of services including 24 hour Emergency Department, 2 x Operating Theatres plus a Procedures room, Day Surgery, Endoscopy, Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Critical and Coronary Care, Maternity & Paediatrics.
The Hospital has established an excellent reputation in the community for its commitment to safe, quality patient care.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria as thoroughly as possible.
- Current unrestricted authority to practice as a Pharmacist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) with
recent clinical pharmacy experience in a public hospital with the demonstrated knowledge of the regulatory framework for Medication Handling in NSW Public Hospitals - Demonstrated high level of competence and expertise in clinical pharmacy
- Demonstrated experience in team leadership and the management of pharmacists and support staff.
- Demonstrated proficiency in computing and use of iPharmacy and eMR applications with understanding of clinical information management systems and processes within a hospital setting
- Demonstrated experience of Quality Assurance (QA) activities and Formulary management. Particularly in relation to medication safety and antimicrobial stewardship.
- Advanced communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to consult, negotiate and liaise effectively with patients and other staff within a multidisciplinary team.
- Commitment to and demonstrated expertise in education and training and the ability to impart knowledge and skills to pharmacy staff, students and other hospital staff.
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Sylvie Comeau-Hall on Sylvie.ComeauHall@health.nsw.gov.au
Additional Information
Stepping Up – Close the Gap
Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal applicants understand how to apply for roles with NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment and onboarding process. If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role within South Western Sydney Local Health District, please contact the SWSLHD Aboriginal Workforce Team on SWSLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au
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Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
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). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
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