Canberra Health Services – Pharmacist Level 2/3 Clinical Pharmacist – Rotational (Remote, Permanent)

Description

Join Our Global Remote Pharmacy Team at Canberra Hospital

Canberra Hospital is seeking experienced and adaptable AHPRA-registered pharmacists to join our established overseas remote pharmacy team on a permanent basis. These positions have been specifically designed to support Canberra Hospital's after-hours service and are intended for Australian registered pharmacists residing overseas or intending to relocate overseas within the next 6 months. We are seeking applicants located in time zones that allow them to work standard daytime hours in their local location (any time between 6:30am and 6:30pm local time) to provide clinical pharmacy services during Canberra Hospital's evening, overnight and early morning period. Applicants must hold full AHPRA General Registration.

The department runs a successful AdPha accredited residency program, an excellent intern training program and is accredited for several Registrar Training Residency Programs. We are a progressive, forward-thinking department, having introduced credentialed accuracy checking technician roles, implemented Partnered Pharmacist Medication Charting on the main Canberra Hospital site in Garran and implemented a remote clinical pharmacy service to enhance our on-site services.

What does the role involve?

Role

Remote pharmacists play a critical role in maintaining medication safety and continuity of care when on-site resources are limited, while supporting the multidisciplinary team during the after-hours period. Depending on the business needs, your work may include:

Primarily reviewing and verifying medication orders for supply.Providing clinical pharmacy services for patients where suitable information can be obtained remotely.Opportunities to participate in the surgical pre-admission clinic to support pre-operative medication reviews.Responding to medicines information queries from the multidisciplinary team.Acting as the first point of contact for pharmacy on call and medicines related queries in the during Canberra Hospital’s after hours period.

To work remotely, applicants must have suitable technical capabilities and equipment to fulfill the functions of the role, including consistent and reliable access to secure internet service capable of supporting videoconferencing. They must also comply with the ACT Government home-based work guidelines which can be provided on request. Applicants intending to apply for remote work whilst living overseas must comply with any visa restrictions, insurance and taxation rules to ensure they are compliant with any legal requirements in those countries before applying.

If you would like to know more, please contact Hameda Lane on 02 5124 2203 or hameda.lane@act.gov.au