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Peninsula Health
Reference Number 26636
Position Title Senior Pharmacist - Golf Links Road
Employment Status Permanent Full Time
Location All Sites
Advertisement text • Supportive team environment
• Great career development opportunity
• Salary packaging benefits, and easy on-site parking available


About Peninsula Health

Peninsula Health provides public healthcare services to residents of the Mornington Peninsula.

Our hospitals and emergency departments are located at Frankston and Rosebud, and we provide a wide range of community health, dental, rehabilitation, mental health, palliative care ad aged care services from campuses at Frankston, Hastings, Mornington and Rosebud.

Person centred care is at the heart of everything we do, guided by our values of Services, Integrity, Compassion, Respect and Excellence.

For more information on Peninsula health please feel welcome to visit our website http://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/

Position Summary

The Senior Pharmacist is responsible for day-to-day supervision of Pharmacy Department at Golf Links Road (GLR).

Operational supervision of these services includes:
• Clinical Service Delivery
• Medication purchasing, storage and supply
• Occupational health and safety of pharmacy staff
• Staff supervision, development and support
• Management of staff performance and service delivery
• Investigating and responding to incidents in areas of accountability

Key Responsibilities

• Provide and supervise dispensing, distribution and clinical pharmacy services.
• Carry our responsibilities of the Pharmacist Regularly and Usually in Charge as defined by the Victorian Pharmacy Authority
• Oversee pharmacy revenue and expenditure and proactively identify, manage or escalate issues as identified.
• Monitor risks and proactively identify, manage or escalate identified risks according to the Peninsula Health Clinical Risk Management Framework.
• Ensure all service delivery and medication management is consistent with National Standards, relevant legislation, guidelines and codes of conduct.

Essential Criteria

• Registered as a pharmacist with the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Authority without limitations
• Establishes positive effective relationships in the work environment
• Demonstrated ability to supervise a team to achieve best patient outcomes
• Able to communicate effectively with team members, clinical staff and managers
• Demonstrated personal organisation skill with excellent communication and liaison skills.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information

Benefits

• Supportive team environment
• Salary packaging benefits
• Great opportunity for career development

How to apply

To apply for this position via Seek, please click on 'Apply for this Position' which will re-direct you to our careers page. From our Careers page, to apply or to continue with your application from Seek please click on 'Apply Now' and follow the below steps to finalise your application:

Existing Account Users:
1. Click 'Sign in' and follow the prompts to upload your Resume and Cover letter

New Account Users:
1. Click 'Register' to create an account
2. Once registered, click 'Sign in' in the top right hand corner
3. Type in the reference number (located at the top of the ad)
4. Re click 'Apply Now’ and follow the prompts to upload your Resume and Cover letter

If you experience any issues signing in or registering to our careers page, please feel welcome to contact our HR Hotline on 03 9784 2700.

If you have any questions specific to the positon you are applying for, please feel welcome to contact the hiring manager via the contact details below.

Other Information

• Ensuring the health and safety of our patients, visitors and staff is at the heart of everything we do. As part of this commitment, all new members of our team must complete a National Criminal History Records Check, meet the immunisation requirements of their role and demonstrate evidence of current work rights to work in Australia prior to commencement. You may also be required to provide a Working With Children Check card. To find out more about our quality employment standards and to prepare your application to join our team please visit: https://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/working-preparing-employment/
• Peninsula Health is committed to providing positive employment opportunities and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.
• Peninsula Health believes in the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce where each person’s uniqueness is valued. Peninsula Health believes that by embracing the diverse life experiences and perspectives of our people, we will provide high-quality health care to all members of our community – regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, cultural background, disability, religion or sexual orientation.
• Peninsula Health ensures the safety and wellbeing of Victorians living with a disability and will conduct an additional pre-employment check prior to making an offer of employment to a potential employee. This safeguard strengthens existing pre-employment screening processes to better protect people with disability who access disability services.

Selection Criteria
Contact Person Sarah Fotheringham
Contact Number 03 9784 7616
Closing Date 29/12/2019
Position Description Senior Pharmacist - GLR v2.pdf