Key Points
- Clinical Pharmacist
- Epic Pharmacy, Port Macquarie Base Hospital, NSW
- Permanent full-time position (76 hours per fortnight)
- Training provided; community and newly registered pharmacists are encouraged to apply!
- Join a growing organisation with great benefits, dedicated training courses, structured career progression under our National Careers Pathway initiative, and endless opportunities to grow and progress your career.
The Opportunity
As a Clinical Pharmacist, you will provide a comprehensive clinical pharmacy service, support quality use of medicines, delivery of education to our multidisciplinary team, and provide medicines information to patients and carers. You’ll have the chance to develop and utilise your clinical pharmacy skills to have a genuine impact on lives of our patients.
This is an exciting opportunity for career growth, development of clinical skills. You will be working within the beautiful Hastings Macleay region and can enjoy the lovely beaches after work and on weekends!
Port Macquarie Base Hospital is a 228-bed level five facility with a 24-hour Emergency Department and a range of specialist services including intensive care, cardiology, geriatric, rheumatology, stroke, respiratory, oncology, renal dialysis, general medicine, orthopaedic, urology, vascular, general surgery, mental health, paediatrics, and obstetrics.
About the Role
In this role you will rotate through wards and dispensary. You will be responsible for:
- Conducting medication chart reviews and medication reconciliation
- Dispensing and supplying medication and pharmacy products
- Coordinating patient medication requirements for inpatient stay, day infusions and discharge
- Developing and maintaining professional relationships with key stakeholders to ensure excellent customer service to clients and patients
- Supporting patients, carers, hospital staff and associated employees
- Educating and advising staff and customers on health promotion, disease prevention, drug selection and the quality use of medicines
Our full-time, Monday to Friday roster promotes a healthy work-life balance. If desired, we provide opportunities for additional on-call and weekend shifts.
About You
As a current AHPRA Registered Pharmacist with Australian based pharmacy experience, you will demonstrate:
- Team orientated attitude
- Focus on delivering exceptional service and care to patients
- Ability to manage your own workload with good communication skills to effectively liaise with a wide range of health professionals
- Passion for building on your clinical skills and knowledge
About Us
Epic Pharmacy has more than 30 years’ experience in hospital pharmacy and oncology services and is committed to delivering exceptional and quality pharmacy care for hospital patients. As part of Icon Group, Epic Pharmacy delivers pharmacy management and best practice clinical services through a hospital and oncology pharmacy governance framework. Epic has 30 locations across Australia.
For more information visit https://www.epicpharmacy.com.au/
Our Values
- Purpose, at Pace: We remain focused on continually expanding our cancer treatment services and making them accessible to more people across Australia and internationally.
- Impact, at Scale: We’re Australia’s largest dedicated provider of cancer care, with our global reach growing every day. Here you’ll know your work is making a difference.
- Connection, at Heart: Our work isn’t easy but it’s extremely important. Our secret ingredient is our incredible, connected, and talented people. And their secret ingredient is each other.
- Opportunity, at Hand: We’re continually innovating. We deliver over 2.5 million patient interactions, in over 120 places, across 5 countries. Every week brings changes, growth and new opportunities.
Amazing Benefits at Icon Group
- Dedicated career-enhancing and industry-recognised pharmacy training courses
- Competitive remuneration and structured professional development through our National Career Pathway
- Valued rewards and recognition program
- Incredible discounts and cashback on hundreds of brands through our internal Ignite app
- Flexible and supportive work environment
- Access to novated lease options via our partner RemServ
- Access to paid parental leave for permanent employees
- Resources and tools to help support and balance psychological and physical health
- Exciting international opportunities as part of Icon’s expansion
- Opportunity to apply for our internal Middleton Scholarship program, which is focused on empowering continued professional development
To Apply
Please attach a resume and cover letter showing us why you’d love to join us, and what makes you a great fit for the role.
Icon Group celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employees. We encourage applications from all diverse backgrounds. Visit https://icongroup.global/en/careers/our-people/stories/ to read the stories of our incredible people.
COVID-19 Health Requirement
Icon is committed to managing the risk of transmission of specified vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) including COVID-19. Certain roles may require the successful candidate to show evidence that they have been vaccinated against or are not susceptible to specified VPDs.