Key Points:
- Clinical Pharmacist position at Slade Pharmacy located in Epworth Freemasons Hospital, East Melbourne (Albert Street).
- Full-time 12-month contract, 76 hours per fortnight.
- Hands-on training provided; community Pharmacists are invited 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.
We are seeking a dedicated Clinical Pharmacist to join our dynamic Slade Pharmacy Albert Street team at Epworth Freemasons Hospital East Melbourne. In this role, you will deliver high-quality clinical pharmacy services to inpatients and assist in the dispensary, ensuring all pharmacy operations meet our rigorous standards while promoting the safe and effective use of medicines.
This is a fantastic opportunity to advance your career within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team that embraces innovation, growth, and continual improvement in patient care. We offer hands-on training to facilitate a seamless transition into hospital pharmacy, and we welcome community pharmacists eager to transition into the hospital setting to apply.
Epworth Freemasons is a convenient 5-minute walk from Jolimont station and a 15-minute walk through Fitzroy Gardens from Parliament Station.
Key Responsibilities:
In this role you will rotate through wards and dispensary. Your responsibilities will include:
- Efficiently and effectively dispensing and distributing medication.
- Conducting medication history interviews, performing medication reconciliation, and preparing discharge summaries during transitions of care.
- Offering medication counselling and education to patients.
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to provide advice on patient care.
- Contributing to training and educational sessions for pharmacy staff, nursing staff, medical personnel, and allied health professionals.
- Assisting in overseeing imprest services and ensuring the continuity of medication supply.
- Considering the financial implications of medication use both within the hospital and for patients obtaining medicines in the community.
We encourage all pharmacists to apply, whether you're an experienced Hospital Pharmacist or a Community Pharmacist eager for your first experience in hospital pharmacy.
To be considered for the role, you will need to possess the following:
- Current Pharmacist registration with AHPRA
- Previous pharmacy experience within Australia or New Zealand
- Strong ability to manage your workload independently, paired with excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with a diverse team of healthcare professionals
- A genuine passion for advancing your clinical skills and knowledge
Icon Group provides a complete suite of services to support the operation of more than 75 pharmacies across Australia. Icon Group supports Slade and Epic pharmacies specialising in hospital and oncology pharmacy services. This includes regional and metropolitan sites in both public and private hospitals that range from 31 to 900 beds.
The national pharmacy network offers partner hospitals best-practice medication supply and clinical pharmacy services, combined with extensive experience and knowledge of pharmacy governance and quality management practices.
For more information visit https://icongroup.global/en/our-services/pharmacy-services.
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.
Here are just a few of the benefits available at Icon Group:
- Hands-on training in hospital pharmacy - ideal for existing hospital pharmacists looking to elevate their pharmacy career, or for community pharmacists looking to make the move into a hospital pharmacy setting
- Competitive remuneration and structured professional development through our National Career Pathway
- Access to paid parental leave for permanent employees
- Incredible discounts and cashback on hundreds of brands through our internal Ignite app
- Access to novated lease options via our partner RemServ
- Resources and tools to help support and balance psychological and physical health
- Exciting internal opportunities as part of Icon’s expansion
- Resources and tools to help support and balance psychological and physical health
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.
Health Requirement
Icon is committed to managing the risk of transmission of specified vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs). Certain roles may require the successful candidate to show evidence that they have been vaccinated against or are not susceptible to specified VPDs.