Pharmacy Assistant - Senior (Identified)

Make the move. Make a difference.

Prescribe yourself a little sunshine.

Make a meaningful difference in patient care by supporting the delivery of safe, effective, and culturally responsive pharmacy services. Working under the guidance of pharmacists within the Closing the Gap with Communication of Medication Reconciliation at Admission and Discharge Events (CoMRADE-CTG) team, you will play a vital role in improving medication safety, enhancing continuity of care, and supporting better health outcomes for the Cairns community.

About us: 

The Pharmacy Service at Cairns Hospital (CH) provides a pharmacy service to the clinical areas of the hospital. Current services provided include: outpatient pharmacy services, clinical pharmacy services to inpatient areas of Cairns Hospital, clinical trials, and educational services. The Pharmacy at Cairns Hospital also provides operational management to the pharmacy teams at Innisfail, Atherton, Mareeba and Mossman.

The purpose of the CoMRADE-CTG pharmacy service is the prevention of readmission, promotion of hospital avoidance and improvement in the quality use of medicines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

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 your role:

In this position you will…..

• Provide a defined range of pharmacy services for patients with complex conditions under the delegation and guidance of a pharmacist.
• Participate as a member of a multidisciplinary team, in a non-clinical capacity, under the direct supervision of a pharmacist conforming to current legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Refer to and liaise with health care providers within the immediate team as well as community health providers such as community pharmacists, general practitioners and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Organisations under the delegation of a pharmacist.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

What we offer:

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest. 

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