* Up to 48 hours per fortnight - 28/3/2027
* Hours & rostered days negotiable
* Various (or specific) clinical rotations, duration negotiable
At NHW we value courage, excellence, fairness, integrity, kindness and respect. Our vision is to deliver exceptional care for the community we serve. We currently have an opportunity for a friendly, compassionate and effective clinical pharmacist to join our award‐winning and innovative team via a temporary contract.
Upon joining us, you will be well supported by the Pharmacy Leadership Team and your pharmacy & interdisciplinary colleagues, to provide generalist and/or specialist clinical pharmacy & medication management services as part of our team. You'll work closely with your pharmacy technician colleagues to ensure efficient and comprehensive clinical pharmacy services are delivered to your area of responsibility as rostered.
As this is opportunity is 6 days/fortnight within an established 5‐day/week clinical pharmacy service, the successful candidate will be required work with their pharmacist colleagues to ensure seamless delivery of clinical pharmacy services across the fortnight, and across a range of rostered areas. Whilst usual clinical pharmacist rotations at NHW are 4 to 6 months long, applicants seeking an extended duration in their area of developing or recognised specialty practice are encouraged to apply.
As the successful candidate you will routinely utilise your supervision & feedback skills, overseeing and guiding the practice of pharmacy interns and students on placement, and you'll provide education & training inside and outside the pharmacy department.
You'll act as a pharmacy department representative and subject matter expert on relevant working groups and committee/s, commensurate with your experience, expertise and professional development goals.
About our health service:
Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW) is the major public health provider in the Central Hume region with an extensive range of acute, sub‐acute, aged care and community services.
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land and pay respect to the history, culture, diversity and value of all Aboriginal Peoples. We respect and celebrate all forms of diversity, and welcome people from all walks of life to join our team.
About our Pharmacy Department:
Our team comprises 23 pharmacists, 3 pharmacy interns, 8 pharmacy technicians and an administrative assistant.
Our clinical pharmacists are currently rostered to rotations of varying duration in:
* Dispensary and Hospital In The Home,
* Day Oncology (with some on‐site chemotherapy manufacturing performed in our aseptic/cytotoxic suite),
* Subacute/Rehabilitation/Geriatric Evaluation & Management,
* Medical Ward (2 pharmacists)
* Surgical Ward, Operating Theatre & Paediatric Ward (2 pharmacists)
* Inpatient Mental Health Unit,
* Intensive Care Unit,
* Emergency Department (including partnered pharmacist medication charting),
Our 3 pharmacy interns take responsibility (under pharmacist supervision) for services delivered to Day Surgery, Maternity/Special Care Nursery & Dialysis Units.
The clinical pharmacy team is also supported by a full‐time Medication Safety & Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist, and 1 day/week by our Education & Research Pharmacist.
We currently provide a limited weekend service, with 2 pharmacists on a short shift each Saturday and Sunday, 2 pharmacists and a technician on public holidays, and on‐call (shared by 9 pharmacists as rostered) outside business hours. As the successful candidate you will be expected to participate in the weekend/public holiday/on‐call roster after a suitable period of orientation & training.
All our overnight inpatient areas have Omnicell Automated Medication Cabinets in place for medication inventory management, and we enjoy collaborative working relationships with our community and hospital‐based pharmacy colleagues across the region as we routinely transition patients into & out of our care.
We are a team dedicated to lifelong learning, and personal & professional growth. As the first health service in Australia to offer the ANZCAP Pharmacist Registrar Training Program in Rural Health - Generalism, with two of our pharmacists commencing this training program in March 2026, we expect to commence our newly accredited ANZCAP Pharmacist Resident Training Program with our first Pharmacist Resident candidate before mid‐year.
Our Region:
Wangaratta has a population of approximately 30,000 and our catchment serves a community of around 100,000 throughout northeast Victoria.
The successful applicant will benefit from:
* Competitive remuneration, novated leasing and full salary packaging benefits are available.
* If you have relocated permanently you may also be able to substantially increase your take‐home pay by salary packaging some or all of your relocation costs.
* 5 weeks annual leave and an additional week for any employee working 10 or more weekend shifts. Full time employees are able to purchase additional leave if they wish.
* Option to swap any existing public holiday to another religious holiday or day of significance of your choice.
* Employee Assistant Programs (EAP).
* Wellbeing programs and discounted corporate gym membership.
* NHW Social Club for discounted events and activities.
* Support for our diverse workforce.
* Free on‐site parking.
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