Title:  Senior Renal Pharmacist

Senior Renal Pharmacist

• Lead Renal Pharmacy Services across a leading metropolitan public health service
• 1 year fixed term full-time position | Monthly day off
• Based at Box Hill Hospital | Close to cafes and public transport
• Part of the Pharmacy Department Leadership Team
• Excellent career progression opportunity
• Generous salary + superannuation + salary packaging options

   

Are you looking to live and work in a world city like Melbourne?

Are you a qualified & passionate pharmacist looking for a new challenge?

Come join us at Eastern Health!

Eastern Health

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.
Our Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan – which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference.

About the role

An opportunity exists for a passionate pharmacist with sound clinical knowledge and leadership skills to join and lead our Eastern Health Renal Pharmacy Services. The Eastern Health Senior Renal Pharmacist is responsible for the direct supervision of clinical renal service on ward 8.1, provision and coordination of pharmacy services to satellite dialysis patients, home dialysis patients and kidney transplant recipients.

For more information on the work we do as Pharmacists at Eastern Health, click on the link below:

https://www.easternhealth.org.au/services/item/649-pharmacy
 

About you 

To be successful in this role you will be able to:

• Oversee daily provision of renal clinical pharmacy services at Eastern Health
• Provide clinical pharmacy services to the renal service inpatient, dialysis unit at Box Hill Hospital and other clinical areas when required
• Maintain and develop the quality of Eastern Health clinical renal pharmacy services to maximise patient safety
• Provide appropriate clinical pharmacy and medicines information services relating to renal services
• Provide clinical leadership for renal service at other Eastern Health Pharmacy sites
• Oversee the framework for the education and training of all pharmacy staff including intern pharmacists with regards to Eastern Health Integrated Renal Service
• Lead, supervise, educate and mentor pharmacists, pharmacy interns and students in the Eastern Health Renal Service area
• Provide Renal Service education to pharmacy, nursing and medical staff as necessary
• Be part of BHH senior pharmacy management team and oversee junior pharmacy staff as required
• Contribute pharmacy advice to the development, implementation, evaluation and review of renal services procedures, protocols and tools as necessary
• Attend and contribute to relevant meetings of the Eastern Health Integrated Renal Service
• Identify and manage risk and actively work towards implementing risk reduction strategies

Please refer to the attached position description for further details of the role.

Vaccination against infectious disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.  An offer of employment is conditional on you providing evidence that you are currently vaccinated against COVID-19 with booster & Influenza, prior to commencing employment.
 

What we offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

•    Diverse and engaging career opportunities
•    Friendly & supportive team
•    Flexible working hours
•    Salary packaging options
•    Career progression in our teaching hospitals

Next Steps

Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for). We will notify unsuccessful candidates.

Good to know:

• We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
• We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
• As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
• Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
• Advertising may end before the closing date.
• We do not accept recruitment agency applications.

Click here to view the Position Description

Contact Person: Workforce Coordinator - Myra Ng

Contact Number: 03 9982 2480

Contact Email: Myra.Ng@easternhealth.org.au

Need help submitting your application?

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 | Medical Workforce Unit on (03) 9895 3469. [TA for Non Medical roles, MWU for Medical roles]

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Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day