At NHW we value courage, excellence, fairness, integrity, kindness and respect. Our purpose is to be leaders in health, who transform and deliver high quality, safe healthcare for all.
NHW has two opportunities (one full time, one part time) for friendly, compassionate and efficient clinical pharmacists to join our award-winning and innovative team.
Upon joining us, you will be well supported by the Pharmacy Leadership Team and your pharmacy & interdisciplinary colleagues, to provide generalist clinical pharmacy & medication management services via our well-established pharmacist rotation program. You'll work closely with your pharmacy technician colleagues to ensure efficient and comprehensive clinical pharmacy services are delivered to your area of responsibility as rostered.
You will routinely utilise your supervision & feedback skills, overseeing and guiding the practice of pharmacy interns and students on placement, and you'll provide education & training inside and outside the pharmacy department.
You'll act as a pharmacy department representative and subject matter expert on relevant working groups and committee/s, commensurate with your experience, expertise and development goals.
Applicants considering a 12-month career break from their existing Victorian public hospital pharmacy role, or considering a rural generalist or rural + specialty rotation as part of an ANZCAP Training Program are encouraged to discuss this opportunity with their current employer, and consider applying.
About our health service:
Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW) is the major public health provider in the Central Hume region with an extensive range of acute, sub-acute, aged care and community services.
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land and pay respect to the history, culture, diversity and value of all Aboriginal Peoples. We respect and celebrate all forms of diversity, and welcome people from all walks of life to join our team.
About our Pharmacy Department:
Our team comprises 21 pharmacists, 3 pharmacy interns, 8 pharmacy technicians and an administrative assistant.
Our clinical pharmacists are currently rostered to 4-month-long rotations in:
Our 3 pharmacy interns take responsibility (under pharmacist supervision) for services delivered to Day Surgery, Maternity/Special Care Nursery & Dialysis Units.
You can learn more about our intern training program here - Pharmacy Intern Program - YouTube - featuring our recently retired Director of Pharmacy and our former Intern Preceptor, as well as former interns who are now clinical pharmacists in our team.
The clinical pharmacy team is also supported by a full-time Medication Safety & Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist, and 1 day/week by our Education & Research Pharmacist.
We currently provide a limited weekend service, with 2 pharmacists on shift each Saturday morning, 2 pharmacists and a technician on public holidays, and on-call (shared by 14 pharmacists as rostered) outside business hours. As the successful candidate you will be expected to participate in the weekend/public holiday/on call roster after a suitable period of orientation & training.
All our overnight inpatient areas have Omnicell Automated Medication Cabinets in place for medication inventory management, and we enjoy collaborative working relationships with our community and hospital-based pharmacy colleagues across the region as we routinely transition patients into & out of our care.
Applicants will be paid in accordance with the Victorian Public Health Sector (Medical Scientists, Pharmacists and Psychologists) Single Interest Enterprise Agreement 2021-2025, or it's successors
Classifications
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and shortlisted candidates will be contacted by phone to arrange an interview. In-person interviews at NHW are preferred, but not essential.
The first round of applications will be reviewed on Tuesday 11th March 2025, then weekly on Mondays throughout March 2025 until all positions are filled.
Applications are reviewed and assessed daily. Suitable candidates will be interviewed and the position may be filled prior to the advertisement’s closing date.
If you have any issues with submitting your application please call the Recruitment Team on (03) 5722 5353
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
