Job Requisition ID: 2856
Legal Entity: Monash Health
Location: Cheltenham, VIC, AU, 3192
Employment Type: Full Time and / or Part Time
Posting Date: 6 Nov 2024
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About the Role
Great opportunity to join our Pharmacy team as a Rehabilitation and Geriatric Medicine Pharmacist Team Leader based at Kingston Centre. This is an ongoing full time role, part time applicants may be considered.
As one of our Rehabilitation and Geriatric Medicine Pharmacist Team Leaders, you will lead a team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians providing exceptional clinical pharmacy services in ambulatory, bed-based, and home-based inpatient settings. Working alongside our second team leader, you will lead our highly regarded Rehabilitation and Geriatric Medicine Pharmacy team, providing exceptional and innovative holistic patient-centred care to older people.
The team provides clinical pharmacy services to geriatric medicine, geriatric evaluation and management (GEM), rehabilitation, bariatric medicine, aged persons mental health and movement disorder units. The Kingston Centre is internationally recognised as a Centre of Excellence for movement disorders and is the base for the Monash Aging Research Centre (MONARC).
Working in Victoria's largest Hospital Pharmacy Department, you can enhance your leadership and management skills through a broad range of experiences and opportunities. Our Pharmacy leadership team and team of pharmacy clinical educators will support you to develop your leadership, management and clinical pharmacy skills through individualised training tailored to your needs.
A Day in the Life
Working closely with the Assistant Deputy Director of Pharmacy, you will lead and develop the clinical pharmacy services in Rehabilitation and Geriatric Medicine to provide expertise in medication management within a multidisciplinary team.
In this important role you will:
Support, guide and work alongside your team members to provide a consistently safe, high quality, efficient and effective service Coordinate daily workflow, staffing and priorities Support the training of pharmacy staff and students, with assistance from our team of clinical educators Ensure relevant key performance targets are met or exceeded Participate in research and quality improvement activities Each week you will have a day to focus on team management tasks, developing your team members and honing your own leadership and management skills.
About Us
More than 500 of us work in our Pharmacy Team, providing Clinical, Operational and Quality pharmacy services to patients in our hospitals and community settings. We are a diverse group of professionals, focused on achieving the best outcomes and experiences for our community.
About You
You already have significant hospital pharmacy, clinical and leadership experience with proven abilities in developing and implementing new services and in assessing quality improvements. You are highly professional, lead by example and role-model expectations to others. Your positive approach is infectious and people enjoy working with you.
Relevant postgraduate qualification, such as Master of Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent will be highly regarded.
You can also demonstrate:
Leadership experience A proactive, organised and energetic approach to your work Adaptability and ability to drive innovation and influence others Commitment to research, education and professional contribution Current AHPRA registration as a Pharmacist In return
You'll be joining a pharmacy department that supports your development, including through in-house learning programs and attendance at relevant forums and conferences. Our Team Leaders also have opportunities to express interest to act up as Assistant Deputy Director of Pharmacy to provide leave coverage and enable professional development of our Team Leaders. Our Pharmacy leadership team is highly regarded and will work with you to further develop your skills and expertise, positioning you for potential advancement down the track.
For a confidential discussion about your suitability for this role please contact Marisa Hodgkinson Assistant Deputy Director of Pharmacy – Kingston Centre and Clinical Services on 0466 022 818.
Position Description can be found here and Statement Appendix can be found here .
We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health, we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.
How to Apply
Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the 'Application Guide'.
Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.
Applications close: 24 November 2024
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