Pharmacist Grade 2

Permanent full time position (generally M-F with some weekends)

Cabrini Health

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

As a Pharmacist at Cabrini, you will gain valuable experience in a supportive and collaborative environment, working alongside experienced professionals. You will have the opportunity to rotate through clinical specialties, aseptic and cytotoxic compounding, and inpatient dispensing, while playing an important role in medication management, safety and patient care.

Cabrini Health is experiencing significant growth through new theatres, technological advancements and innovative research, providing opportunities for career development. Our Pharmacy Departments in Malvern and Brighton deliver patient-centred services including clinical pharmacy, dispensing, procurement, compounding and clinical trial management, with a strong focus on the safe, appropriate, effective and cost-effective use of medicines.

Flexibility will be required to work over 5 days – Monday to Friday with some on-call, weekend and evening work on a rostered basis.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing a clinical pharmacy service to patients and clinicians, ensuring prescribing and dispensing compliance with legislative and professional requirements

• Providing dispensing and medication counselling service to patients

• Providing pharmaceutical information to health professionals

• Ensuring medications are stored safely and appropriately

• Communicating and working cooperatively within the department and wider organisation

What you will bring to the role

Along with enthusiasm to learn, the successful candidate will be highly motivated and have the following:

• Current AHPRA Registration

• Previous experience in a hospital pharmacy (desirable)

• Previous experience in Oncology/interest in Oncology (desirable)

• Well-developed computer skills

• Sound written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to be proactive and work well within a team

• Sound prioritising and organisational skills with the ability to adapt to conflicting demands

Cabrini offers:

• Tax savings - increase your take-home pay with Salary Packaging up to $18,850 per annum

• Attractive remuneration with guaranteed annual increases + 17.5% annual leave loading

• Access to a range of staff benefits including retail offers, discounted hospital services and savings on eligible private health fund services

• Discounted Myki Commuter club fare

• Excellent workplace culture in a mission-based, values driven healthcare organisation

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Enquiries to: Amanda Footit, Director of Pharmacy at 9508 1880 Or Quyen Hoang, Pharmacist Team Leader at 9508 8628

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.