Senior Pharmacist – Education & Training (Grade 3)

Fixed Term Full Time (Maternity Leave Cover position)

Cabrini Health Pharmacy Services, Malvern

We’re building for the better!

By 2036, more than 150,000 patients will look to us for healthcare every year.

At Cabrini Health we champion community, compassion and career fulfilment. Our teams are united by the shared purpose of making a meaningful contribution to exceptional, patient-centred care in well-resourced, world class facilities that inspire you to perform at your best and continuously grow professionally.

About the role

Cabrini Health is seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Pharmacist – Education & Training to lead the direction, planning, delivery and review of education, training and supervision programs across our pharmacy workforce. You will work across Cabrini Health to support pharmacy students, interns, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, while strengthening a culture of learning, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead and manage clinical education and training programs for the pharmacy team.
• Facilitate education programs for pharmacy students, interns, ClinCAT participants and pharmacists.
• Support and train pharmacists to effectively supervise, mentor and provide feedback to students, interns and other pharmacy professionals.
• Promote best-practice clinical learning, education and training.
• Build effective working relationships with pharmacy leaders, multidisciplinary teams and Cabrini Health departments.
• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with relevant universities and education providers.
• Collaborate with the Cabrini Health Education Department to promote pharmacy participation in multidisciplinary education.

What we’re looking for

• Current registration as a Pharmacist with AHPRA.
• Membership of SHPA, with active participation in relevant professional areas and Special Interest Groups.
• A postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy or clinical education.

• More than 5 years' relevant clinical pharmacy experience, including advanced hospital pharmacy experience.
• Demonstrated experience in clinical education and supervision.
• Experience supporting and mentoring pharmacy students, interns and pharmacists.
• Demonstrated ability to provide effective, constructive feedback.
• Experience working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and building strong professional relationships.

Cabrini offers

• Salary packaging up to $15,900 tax free each year, plus $2650 meal & entertainment card benefits
• Rewarding opportunity to develop professional expertise
• Access to a range of staff benefits including retail offers, fitness passport, discounted hospital services and savings on eligible private health fund services
• Central hospital location close to public transport with Myki Commuter Club discount
• Excellent workplace culture in a values based organisation

Interested? To view the position description click here

 Enquiries should be directed to: Amanda Footit, Director Pharmacy - 9508 1471

Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini Health and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community.

Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission.

As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Working for Cabrini

Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.

There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.

Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.

Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect

MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI

Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for annual Influenza plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested. Vaccination for COVID-19 is highly recommended.