Position Title: Lead Pharmacist - Investigational Drugs Service
Employment Type: Maximum Term Part Time (9 months)
Hours per week: 16 hours per week (plus weekend work and on-call as per roster requirements)
Position Grade: Pharmacist Grade 3 (Year 1 - 2)
Salary: $127,372.36 to $130,818.75 (pro-rata) base salary per annum
Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations’ Health Employees Agreement 2019
Department Name: Pharmacy
About us:
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.
Benefits of working at St Vincent’s include:
• Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
• Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
• Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
• Career development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work/Life balance
About the role:
We have an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic team leading our approach to the provision of quality care to clients of the Investigational Drugs Service for Cancer and Applied Medical Research units. St Vincent’s Hospital is a major clinical trials centre in Australia delivering access to cutting edge international trials including innovative phase 1 trials and local, investigator led collaborative studies. Leading research areas include HIV/immunology, heart and lung medicine/transplantation, neurology, alcohol and drug rehabilitation and oncology/haematology.
Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincent's:
St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.
Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_022) or subsequent revisions in force. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.
About you:
We are seeking a skilled and energetic Lead Pharmacist (Investigational Drugs Service) who possess a passion for person centred care. We welcome applications from people who have significant clinical pharmacy experience with an interest in clinical trials.
Application Instructions:
To have your application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the ‘Selection Criteria’ as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincent’s Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.
Selection Criteria:
1. Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia.
2. Registered as a practicing pharmacist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency(AHPRA) with no conditions on scope of practice and post registration clinical or management/leadership qualifications or equivalent skills/experience, and availability for on-call and weekend work as per roster requirements.
3. Significant experience and a demonstrated high level of competence, expertise, skill and application of clinical judgment in the provision of clinical pharmacy services including demonstrated understanding on oncology/haematology and clinical trials governance/regulatory principles
4. Excellent written and oral communication skills, including demonstrated ability to develop high quality written guidelines, procedures, educational, research or business materials.
5. Proven ability and commitment to effectively role model, champion and promote teamwork and to manage and develop staff (both formally and informally).
6. Demonstrated skills and experience in managing a complex workload, problem solving and development and implementation of initiatives.
7. Demonstrated commitment to professional development.
Applications close on 21 June 2024
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