Pharmacy Sydney Full Time Epic Pharmacy
The Opportunity:
A rare and exciting permanent full-time opportunity for a Director of Pharmacy to lead our fast-paced team at Northern Beaches Hospital. You will ensure that our patients and customers receive the best quality health care and a positive patient journey experience.
You will join a company that is rapidly growing and offers personal and professional growth and development.
Primary responsibilities:
1. Management of pharmacy operations across hospital services which includes clinical, dispensary, inventory, oncology services and research
2. Lead and manage a dynamic team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
3. Ensure the provision of patient focussed, high quality clinical and pharmaceutical supply services to the hospital
4. Lead development of education and training initiatives and clinical practice supervision
5. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour
6. Participate with other senior pharmacy leaders in setting the strategy and culture of the business
7. Be accountable for financial and human resources management of the pharmacy department
8. Work with the Quality and Medication Safety Unit to implement and optimize medication management policies and enhance pharmacy services
9. Lead the pharmacy service redesign program that is being implemented within the hospital service
10. Play an instrumental part in carrying out our vision
11. Be a lead pharmacy representative on a variety of hospital committees and within the NSLHD
About the hospital:
Northern Beaches Hospital is a 488-bed hospital providing care to both public and private patients. The hospital has a 50 bed Emergency Department, 14 operating theatres, 2 cardiac catheter labs, 4 procedural rooms and provides a comprehensive range of surgical services, critical care and intensive care services. The hospital also has Maternity, Paediatric, Renal, Cancer Care, Mental Health and Antimicrobial Stewardship services.
Who are we?
About Epic Pharmacy:
The Epic team at Northern Beaches is situated in the foyer of the hospital and has 32 full-time-equivalent staff, including pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Our team is split between the dispensary and the wards with pharmacists providing a full clinical service to all inpatient wards of the hospital.
Epic Pharmacy is one of Australia’s leading pharmacy providers. Underpinned by clinical excellence and a commitment to customer care, Epic delivers innovative medication management solutions and pharmacy services for public and private hospitals, as well as our Icon Cancer Centres across Australia.
We’re a proud part of Icon Group, Australia’s largest provider of end-to-end cancer care.
Here’s why our people choose us:
12. Purpose, at Pace: We remain focused on continually expanding our cancer treatment services and making them accessible to more people across Australia and internationally.
13. Impact, at Scale: We’re Australia’s largest dedicated provider of cancer care, with our global reach growing every day. Here you’ll know your work is making a difference.
14. Connection, at Heart: Our work isn’t easy but it’s extremely important. Our secret ingredient is our incredible, connected, and talented people. And their secret ingredient is each other.
15. Opportunity, at Hand: We’re constantly innovating. We deliver over 2.5 million patient interactions, in over 120 places, across 5 countries. Every week brings changes, growth and new opportunities.
At Icon Group, we are so proud of our passionate, dedicated people and the amazing work they do.