Ready to enhance your career and lifestyle? Join the friendly and dynamic team at South West Healthcare! Nestled in the stunning Great South Coast region, we serve over 110,000 residents with a comprehensive range of medical, surgical, and psychiatric services. With 282 beds and extensive primary and community services, our focus is on delivering exceptional holistic care. Warrnambool, our lively city, offers excellent sports facilities, educational institutions from preschool to university, and a vibrant social and cultural scene. Explore the award-winning foreshore promenade—a 5.7km coastal path with spectacular views from the breakwater to the Hopkins River mouth. Embrace a rewarding career and a vibrant lifestyle with us!
About the role
South West Healthcare (SWH) has an exciting opportunity to join the Pharmacy Department as an Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist. The purpose of this role is to provide leadership for the implementation and monitoring of an innovative and evidence-based service to improve the use of antimicrobials, patient safety, infection treatment outcomes for all patients treated at SWH.
Position overview
* Employment Type: Part-time (48 hours per fortnight), Fixed-term parental leave position until August 2026
* Location: Warrnambool Campus
* Classification: Pharmacist Grade 3
* Salary Range: $108,820.40 - $123,905.60 pro rata, plus superannuation
What you bring
* Bachelor of Pharmacy or equivalent
* Registered to practice as a pharmacist with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency & name appears on the register of the Pharmacy Board of Australia
* Desired 5 years' experience in hospital pharmacy, including exposure to areas with high antimicrobial usage such as oncology
* Post-graduate qualifications relevant to the role
* Previous experience in AMS activities and education
* Previous involvement in research including publication experience in peer reviewed journals related to AMS or ID
* Experience in cost reduction activities or budget responsibilities
* Experience with project management, policy development and reporting skills
What we offer
You will enjoy benefits such as:
* Excellent salary packaging options including meals & entertainment, novated leasing and additional superannuation contributions
* Internal and external professional development opportunities
* A range of internal development opportunities focusing on personal development such as resilience and mentoring workshops and comprehensive leadership programs
* Excellent terms and conditions of employment
Who we are
As an organisation SWH prides themselves on their values; Care, Respect, Excellence, Integrity and Leadership and their overall dedication to the local community. Learn more about SWH here .
SWH respects all individuals and promote equity and inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of all genders, sexual orientations, abilities, ages, racial, cultural and religious backgrounds and socio- economic status.
SWH is the major specialist referral centre for the Barwon South West sub-region, and provides a comprehensive range of acute, sub-acute, specialist, community, mental health and aged services.
With a population of 39,000 and a catchment of 110,000 Warrnambool is the regional centre to Victoria's Great South Coast.
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