Apply now Job no: 501157 Work type: Permanent Location: South Brisbane Categories: Pharmacy Are you looking for an opportunity to manage a dynamic dispensary team servicing a variety of clinical areas?Are you ready to implement robotic automation?Are you looking for a leadership role that includes rostered time providing patient care?We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Pharmacist Team Leader for our Central Dispensary servicing public and private hospital inpatient wards working in a full-time, permanent position.Mater Health Services, South East Queensland comprises a unique collection of two public and four private hospitals at South Brisbane, Springfield and Redland caring for over 500,000 patients each year.Mater Pharmacy provides a clinical service to all inpatient areas and outpatient clinics, so this represents a fantastic opportunity to make a positive contribution to the health and wellbeing of this community and to contribute to a strong, unified, inter-professional Clinical Services team at Mater.What you'll be doing You will work closely with hospital staff and the pharmacy team to deliver a consistently high level of clinical pharmacy service to all areas of Mater Health.You will be responsible for operationally and professionally managing a team of pharmacists and technicians to deliver a consistently high level of clinical pharmacy service, providing customers, patients, carers and other health professionals with support and information relating to medication and ensure the safe, effective and quality use of medicines to optimise patient outcomes.Your time will be split between clinical service provision and managerial responsibilities which may include but is not limited to:Providing responsive customer-focused serviceRostering and coordinating workload allocationCoaching and mentoring to encourage accountability and support team membersProviding regular feedback, assessment and development of staff performance to enable career progression and succession planningCollaborating with ward managers and other key stakeholders to improve patient careLeadership of and contribution to quality improvements including implementation of pharmacy automation systems in the dispensaryYour leadership will ensure medication safety practices are upheld, support and information relating to medication is available and an accurate and efficient service is provided to all areas.This will include infusion clinics, hospital in the home and general adult medical and surgical wards as well as the opportunity to work in specialty areas such as paediatrics, adolescent health, neurosciences and critical care.This role will also provide opportunity to work in clinical ward areas as well as in the dispensary including a share of evening, public holiday and weekend shifts as well as provision of an on-call service on a rostered basis.As well as collaborating with other Pharmacist Team Leaders and working closely with the technician Inpatient Team Leader you will have the opportunity to engage with all other Mater Pharmacy teams including Mater Redland and Mater Springfield, Inventory Management, Clinical Trials, Medicines Information, Community Services and the on-site Production Unit.This is an ideal position for a passionate pharmacist with broad experience and leadership skills who is committed to sharing their skills and experience to ensure a consistently high standard of pharmacy service is provided.Salary range: $60.01 - $64.55 (Health Practitioner Level 4) per hour plus superannuation as per the relevant Enterprise Agreement About you To be considered for this role you must have:Bachelor of Pharmacy and APHRA registration to practice as a Pharmacist (without restrictions)A minimum of 5 years' experience as a PharmacistThe flexibility to work a share of all shifts including evenings, weekends, public holidays and on-callPrior demonstrated experience in ward-based clinical pharmacy will be highly regardedANZCAP recognition at registrar or consultant level in a relevant specialty area will be highly regardedPrevious experience in a leadership position will be highly regardedPrevious exposure and experience in pharmacy automation will be highly regardedYou will also demonstrate a professional attitude, effective communication skills and a high level of attention to detail.Mater is Queensland's largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.Closing date for applications is Monday 28th October 2024. Please note, we may contact applications prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW! For further information, please contact Pharmacy Administration on 07 3163 8220. #J-18808-Ljbffr