Grade 4 Pharmacist – Intensive Care
- Royal Melbourne Hospital
- Grade 4 pharmacist, permanent, full time position
About the Role:
Our new state-of-the art Intensive Care Unit is due to open in the coming months as part of the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) project. It will be one of the biggest Intensive Care Units in Australia. Your brief will be to lead pharmacy services to the unit and deliver high quality patient care and foster a culture of research and learning.
Duties
- Embed a high quality, patient focused pharmaceutical service to all intensive care patients
- Develop new initiatives and systems to improve patient care
- Manage a team of pharmacists to support services to critical care and across the care division
- Provide mentoring and education across the multidisciplinary team
- Develop a culture of practice research and learning within critical care
Skills and Experience:
- Registered as a pharmacist with AHPRA
- At least five years experience in critical care
- High standing within the profession based on qualifications, awards, publications, membership of professional organisations, research commitments
- Demonstrated ability to innovate a service
- Highly developed interpersonal & organisational skills
- Sound written oral & written communication skills
- Relevant Post Graduate qualifications
Why Melbourne Health?
Melbourne Health is a values based organisation. A career with us is a rewarding experience, offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement. We also offer:
• Salary Packaging
• Reward & Recognition Programs
• Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs including; staff gym, staff health service, peer support program and EAP
• Discounted Staff Parking
All appointments are made subject to satisfactory police records check.
At Melbourne Health we are committed to Aboriginal employment and encourage all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply. Karreeta (grow) Yirramboi (tomorrow).
We value a diverse workforce and encourage applications from all culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Melbourne Health is an award winning health care service and is Victoria’s second largest public health service. We provide comprehensive acute, sub-acute, general, specialist medical and mental health services through both inpatient and community based facilities through the following services: The Royal Melbourne Hospital – City Campus, The Royal Melbourne Hospital – Royal Park Campus, NorthWestern Mental Health, RMH Kidney Care Service and Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory police records check.
Successful applicants will also be required to provide a record of Immune Status to vaccine preventable diseases or evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.
Applications close: 25th February 2016
Contact: Paul Toner
(03) 9342 7204 or paul.toner@mh.org.au
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