Alfred Health is a leader in healthcare delivery, improvement, research and education. We provide health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.
The Alfred Hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is one of Australia's leading ICUs, admitting approximately 2000 patients per annum. The state-of-the-art unit has a complex case mix and provides services for heart & lung transplantation, artificial heart technology, ECMO and burns. Clinical pharmacy services are fully integrated into the unit, with a dedicated team providing clinical input seven days a week.
About the Role
The Lead Clinical Pharmacist Intensive Care position is a clinical leadership role. The post will provide progressive patient-centred clinical services to Alfred Health's most critical patients. The Lead Clinical Pharmacist ICU – Quality and Innovation is responsible for the delivery and development of clinical pharmacy services to the Intensive Care Unit, and oversight of the pharmacy services to the hyperbaric medicine and ICU liaison and medical emergency teams.
This position will be responsible for managing a team of ICU pharmacists, including senior and rotational pharmacists. The position will devote approximately 60% of their time providing direct patient care, with 40% of their time dedicated to innovation, research, education and training.
Duties
* Coordination, management and development of the clinical pharmacy services of the Alfred Health Pharmacy Service to the Intensive Care and Hyperbaric Services.
* Provision of safe, efficient and economical use of medicines.
* Supervision of relevant pharmacy staff in the performance of their day to day responsibilities.
* Ensuring relevant pharmacy staff compliance with pharmacy and hospital procedures relating to their responsibilities including but not limited to Medicines Formulary and Medicine Guidelines.
* Education, mentoring and performance management of relevant pharmacy staff and post and undergraduate pharmacists.
* Development and contribution to practice based research program relevant to the specified unit or ward.
* Provision of a clinical pharmacy service to a specified clinical unit or ward.
* Ensuring expenditure is monitored and managed and information provided to advise prescribers and pharmacy on medication use.
Qualifications & Experience
Registered pharmacist with AHPRA Pharmacy Board of Australia, or equivalent Pharmacist degrees overseas depending on registration requirements.
Relevant clinical post-graduate qualification such as Masters in Clinical Pharmacy Practice or equivalent.
Completion of a specialist qualification, or completion or progression towards a PhD highly desirable.
Recognised subject matter expertise within profession and or Advanced Practice Portfolio in the specialty highly desirable.
Experience
Experience in the provision of clinical pharmacy services to critically ill patients.
Extensive hospital pharmacy experience with a demonstrated understanding of contemporary practice in hospital clinical pharmacy services, QuM and therapeutics.
Experience in supervising, mentoring and developing staff.
Extensive experience in the critical evaluation of medical literature and demonstrated ability to translate into clinical practice.
Superior administrative and organisational skills, and exhibit the ability to work and communicate effectively with pharmacy staff and other health professionals.
Benefits
* Salary Packaging & Novated Leasing through Maxxia.
* Flexible Heath Insurance coverage through HCF Health Insurance.
* On-site car & bike parking opportunities, Deducted Pre-Tax.
* Fantastic onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred through ProSport Health and Fitness.
* Child Care Services at The Alfred managed by KU Children's Services.