Pharmacist Grade 3 Complex Care - Haematology/Palliative Care

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Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Pharmacy Department

The Pharmacy Department Mission Statement is: “Working together to provide optimum pharmaceutical care”.

Comprehensive pharmacy services are provided at the two main sites of Austin and Repatriation hospitals and also to Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre.  Pharmacy staff participate in a coordinated work team via a roster system, and they work at different sites (as needed) in order to provide an integrated, high quality service to all pharmacy department customers.

Our philosophy is to foster a learning environment and to promote teamwork as the best method to deliver day to day services, for both our consumers and staff members.  A priority for all pharmacy staff members must be to use every available opportunity to demonstrate the value of the pharmacy services to our consumers. 

About the role
This role delivers high-quality, safe, and efficient clinical pharmacy services to complex haematology and palliative care patients. It involves conducting comprehensive medication reviews in outpatient clinics, coordinating prescriptions, and supporting patients before and after bone marrow transplants. You'll provide post-discharge and rapid access clinic reviews, ensuring optimal medication management. The role also includes contributing to education and training programs for pharmacy interns, undergraduates, and residency participants. Additional responsibilities include participating in weekend and on-call rosters, supporting workplace safety, and assisting in maintaining compliance with healthcare quality standards.

About you

You will be someone who has excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to you work, and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

You’ll further have:

• Registered as a pharmacist with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Authority (AHPRA)
• Extensive hospital pharmacy experience in haematology and/or palliative care (minimum 5 years)
• Demonstrated advanced clinical pharmacy knowledge
• Master of Clinical Pharmacy Practice or equivalent post-registration qualifications (e.g. extensive clinical experience, Board of Pharmacy Specialties certification, and/or accreditation as an Advanced Practice Pharmacist)
• Effective and courteous communication skills
• Demonstrated teamwork, initiative, and motivation
• Strong commitment to providing high quality care
• Ability to represent the pharmacy department on internal or external committees
• Proven ability to identify and solve problems

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.  Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Mentoring and career development opportunities
• Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or have questions about this opportunity, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Tim Tran, Dep Director Pharmacy (Clinical Services) at Tim.Tran@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: Sunday 27 April 2025