Want to deliver a comprehensive Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a large metropolitan hospital? Looking for a company with opportunities to grow and progress?

The Opportunity
Epic Pharmacy Northern Beaches is currently seeking an experienced clinical pharmacist to join our team at Northern Beaches Hospital in the role of a full-time AMS and Clinical Pharmacist.  Together with AMS Infectious Diseases physicians, the infection prevention team, pharmacy department and hospital executive members, the successful candidate will direct the antimicrobial stewardship program at Northern Beaches Hospital.

This is an exciting opportunity to further enhance your clinical career in an ever-evolving multidisciplinary team environment and unique specialty. We are a forward-thinking team, seizing opportunities for change, growth and improvement in patient outcomes.

This position is a full-time 12-month contract, working 38 hours per week (76 hours per fortnight).

About the Role
Actively liaising with key stakeholders including prescribers, pharmacists and hospital executive, to ensure optimal use of antimicrobials and promote evidence-based practice. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in providing a comprehensive antimicrobial stewardship service involving prescriptions reviews, real-time guidance to prescribers, antimicrobial education for clinicians, data collection and reporting, internal resource development or review and antimicrobial stock management. The AMS team must also ensure the Northern Beaches Hospital AMS program meets accreditation standards (National Safety Quality Health Services Standards).

Working Monday to Friday, this role is ideally suited to someone with an already experienced clinical background in hospital pharmacy, looking to take the next step in their career and expand their horizons in a specialist role.

Key Responsibilities

• Work together with AMS Infections diseases physicians, infection prevention team, pharmacy department and hospital executive members to direct and deliver a comprehensive antimicrobial stewardship program.
• Work in collaboration with the AMS team to ensure the AMS program meets accreditation standards
• Round twice weekly with ID consultant to review restricted antimicrobial prescriptions and provide real-time guidance and feedback to prescribers
• Review antimicrobial prescriptions referred by clinical pharmacists for supply approval and provide real-time guidance and feedback to prescribers if appropriate
• Collect data on AMS team reviews and interventions to generate quarterly reports that are evaluated at the Northern Beaches Hospital AMS Committee meetings
• Provide collection and submission of Antimicrobial Usage data to National Antimicrobial Utilisation Surveillance Program [NAUSP]
• Provide internal and external education to clinicians, including presenting at Grand Rounds on behalf of the AMS team
• Organise promotional activities and resources for Antimicrobial Awareness Week
• Develop and review policies, guidelines and protocols relating to antimicrobials
• Develop and contribute towards quality improvement projects relating to antimicrobials
• Contribute to providing a clinical pharmacy service to ward areas in order to fulfil departmental needs

About You
You are an experienced and driven Clinical Pharmacist with a passion for antimicrobial stewardship and providing gold-standard clinical care. Your ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams, combined with your strong clinical knowledge and attention to detail, enables you to contribute meaningfully to patient outcomes.
  
To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Current general registration with AHPRA as a Pharmacist, with no restrictions on practice
• Demonstrated extensive experience in the provision of clinical pharmacy services in a hospital pharmacy setting, ideally with a focus on antimicrobial stewardship
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of relevant state and national policies that facilitate and support Antimicrobial Stewardship including familiarity with NSQHS Standards and Clinical Care Standards.
• Excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with both clinicians and executives
• Proficient writing skills to appropriately review and develop resources and protocols for internal clinical use
• Basic computer competency for data collection and report generation in excel
• Strong clinical knowledge and decision-making skills to support safe and effective medication use in complex cases
• Well-developed time management and organisational abilities, with the capacity to prioritise effectively in a high-pressure setting
• A proactive and enthusiastic approach to continuous improvement and professional development
• A commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care with a strong focus on safety and evidence-based practice

Site Information
Opened in 2018, the 488-bed Northern Beaches Hospital delivers high-quality care to both public and private patients. The hospital offers extensive inpatient and outpatient services, including dialysis and cancer care. It features a 50-bed Emergency Department, a 20-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 14 state-of-the-art operating theatres, two cardiac catheter labs, and four procedural rooms. The hospital provides comprehensive services in surgery, critical care, and intensive care, alongside dedicated departments for Maternity, Paediatrics, General Medicine, Geriatrics, Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine, Haematology, Oncology, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, and Infectious Diseases.

Epic Pharmacy Northern Beaches is in the hospital foyer and serves as the hub for our pharmacy operations. Our team of over 50 pharmacists, interns, residents, and technicians provide exceptional care to our patients. The pharmacy team is structured into operational (dispensary and oncology) and inpatient clinical services, ensuring comprehensive support across all hospital wards.

Amazing Benefits You Will Enjoy

• Access to Novated Lease Options: Pay for your car, rego, insurance, fuel, and servicing with pre-tax earnings – potentially saving you thousands!
• Rewards Portal: Discounts and cash-back on experiences, travel, dining & shopping.
• Fitness Passport Program: Gain unlimited access and great value across an extensive choice of fitness facilities.
• Employee Assistance Program: Access confidential external counselling and support services. Talk about work, money, family and everything in between with extensively trained professionals.
• Development Pathways: We love hearing how we can help you thrive in your career! Set individual goals with leaders across the business and we’ll help you grow with us.
• Online Courses: Free access to an abundance of online courses in both clinical and non-clinical categories.
• Paid Parental Leave and Purchasable Annual Leave: Supporting you both personally and professionally.

  
About Us 
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.

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.
  
Visit https://icongroup.global/en/careers/our-people/stories/ to read the stories of our incredible people.
  
Pre-employment 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.