You are invited to join a dynamic team with the Pharmacy Department as a Senior Pharmacist. In this role you will be delivering high level clinical pharmacy services within the Cancer Care Service as a member of a multidisciplinary team to stakeholders/customers of Queensland Health. You will provide leadership and deliver high level client focussed pharmacy services to patients in the cancer care service of Cairns and affiliated Tele-Health sites.
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The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.
Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.
About us: Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.
About you:
In your new role you will……
* Apply evidence-based practice including in depth checking of all chemotherapy protocols, ensuring that treatment is appropriate.
* Contribute to the development of clinical practices, procedures and protocols that support the continuum of care and assists in developing standards of professional practice relevant to cancer care practice in the pharmacy department and within the service.
* Demonstrate high level of computer literacy with multiple electronic medical records and prescribing software. Document clinical activities, incidents and interventions within the approved medical records.
About your opportunity:
In this position you will…..
* Deliver high level clinical pharmacy services to the Cancer Care Ward and Day Unit including the provision of clinical pharmacy review, patient counselling, advice and consultancy services based on high level knowledge with infrequent need for direct clinical practice supervision.
* Provide expert clinical advice to professional and operational supervisors, relevant service managers and other stakeholders regarding clinical Pharmacy services delivery.
* Provide education relevant to the role to the multidisciplinary team in various media.
As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:
* Generous superannuation
* Salary packaging
* Annual incremental increases
* Career training and development
* Flexible work arrangements
* Wellness programs
Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
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