Role Description for Senior Pharmacist

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1 Role Description for Senior Business unit: Acute Care Stream Division: Position ID: Location: Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich Classification: Contact: James Radford Salary: $ $ per annum Telephone: Employment status: Permanent Full Time Vacancy reference: H14WM0147 About this role Closing date: Tuesday, 28 January 2014 Applications will remain current for 12 month. The Senior Clinical will be responsible for the provision of a broad range of high quality clinical pharmacy services within the Coordinated Care stream of at Ipswich Hospital. These include orthopaedic, general and specialist surgical inpatients, maternity and paediatric inpatients and associated services within a multidisciplinary framework across the HHS. The position functions with a degree of independence providing clinical intervention and advice, workflow organisation and service developments. The key accountabilities of the role are: Demonstrate and deliver high level knowledge in general clinical pharmacy services by applying professional judgement to problems of significant scope and complexity. Actively participate in physician-led multi-disciplinary team ward rounds guiding decision making with contemporary, high-level evidence-based practice. Provide professional leadership in the development of staff and clinical practices, procedures and protocols that support the continuum of care engaging cross-discipline referencing where relevant within the stream. Deliver a high level clinical pharmacy service, which may include dispensing, medication reconciliation, drug information, counselling and recommendation, in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards in an outpatient setting. Actively participate in the department rosters and on-call arrangements (where appropriate). Proactively lead and participate in quality and service improvement activities to continually improve patient care. Actively participate in the Health Service Performance Planning and Appraisal and Individual Development Planning processes. Develop clinical practice knowledge and expertise through active learning within the team and by maintaining continuing professional development activities. Provide high level clinical advice to relevant service managers and stakeholders regarding professional standards and clinical service development. Provide clear direction, supervision and support to team members and support staff. Independently and effectively manage time and resource allocation to ensure a high level of service delivery to the stream. Monitor and develop the quality of service delivery in line with Key Performance Indicators. Apply advanced level leadership skills within multiple speciality services, apply professional standards to the quality of work unit activities and lead implementation of service improvement activities engaging all relevant stakeholders.

2 Staffing and budget responsibilities Provide clinical education, clinical practice and operational supervision to other health professionals, clinical pharmacists, work experience students, or those involved in clinical placements. Provide direction and support to s if required. There is no budget responsibility with this role. Attributes required for effective performance in this role Mandatory Qualifications / Professional Registration: Appointment to this position requires proof of qualification and registration or membership with the appropriate registration authority or association in Australia. Certified copies of the required information must be provided to the appropriate supervisor/manager, prior to the commencement of clinical duties. tertiary degree that is recognised by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, as conferring eligibility for registration and; Registration as a pharmacist within the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. Key capabilities required for this role: Patient Focus: Demonstrates honesty, integrity and respect for all patients, carers and staff. Demonstrates excellent communication skills to facilitate service provision and development within legal frameworks. Clinical Knowledge: Demonstrates a high level of clinical knowledge, expertise and skill in Contemporary Clinical cognisant with years of experience. Demonstrates the ability to apply established principles to high level services. Team Focus: Demonstrates ability to initiate, plan and evaluate local service improvement and provide clinical supervision to personnel. History of working effectively with other people as a member of a team to achieve shared goals. Continuous Improvement: Knowledge or the ability to rapidly acquire a broad knowledge of current policy of Queensland Health regarding supply of medications, Commonwealth programs and State initiatives involving safety and management of medications and how to apply those policies in clinical practice. Ability to utilise skills in providing guidance to others, knowledge of where to locate information, how to evaluate its validity and to communicate that information effectively in the professional development of students and less experienced staff. How to apply for this role To apply for this role please provide the following documents: Your current resume including the name and contact details of at least two referees; and A short statement (maximum 2 pages) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities would enable you to achieve the key accountabilities and meet the key capabilities. The Health Service prefers candidates to apply for roles online through or If you apply online you can track your application during the selection process, maintain your personal details and contact details and withdraw your application if necessary. If you are unable to apply online, please contact our Recruitment Services and Establishment Team on (07) or wm_recruitment@health.qld.gov.au and we will assist you. We are not able to accept hand delivered applications. Employment related information Pre-employment screening Pre-employment screening including criminal history and discipline history checks may be undertaken on candidates recommended for employment. Roles providing health, counselling and support services mainly to children will require a Blue Card unless an exemption applies. To find out more about West Moreton Hospital and Health Service visit Page 2 of 5

3 The recommended candidate is required to disclose if they have been subject to serious disciplinary action during any public sector employment. Candidates are also required to declare any factors which could prevent them from effectively fulfilling the requirements of the role. All health professionals are responsible for maintaining their level of capability in the provision of health care and must comply with their reporting obligations in this regard. Please refer to the document Information for Applicants for further information about pre-employment screening and other requirements. Health professional roles involving delivery of health services to children and youth All health professionals (including nurses and medical officers) who, in the course of their duties, formulate a reasonable suspicion that a child or youth has been abused or neglected in their home/community environment, have a legislative and a duty of care obligation to immediately report such concerns to Child Safety Services, Department of Communities. Salary Packaging For information about the Public Hospital Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) Exemption Cap please refer to the Salary Packaging Information Booklet for Department of Health employees available from our salary packaging provider RemServ at Questions about salary packaging can be directed to the RemServ Customer Care Centre on Disclosure of Previous Employment as a Lobbyist Candidates appointed to the Health Service are required to give a statement of any previous employment as a lobbyist within one (1) month of taking up the appointment. Details are available at Probation Employees who are permanently appointed to the Health Service may be required to undertake a period of probation. For further information about probation requirements, please refer to Probation HR Policy B2 Please refer to the document Information for Applicants for further employment related information. About Queensland Health The behaviour of our staff is guided by Queensland Health s commitment to high levels of ethics and integrity and the following five core values: Caring for people Leadership Partnership Innovation Accountability, efficiency and effectiveness. About West Moreton Hospital and Health Service West Moreton Hospital and Health Service has a long and proud history of caring for the communities of Ipswich, Boonah, Esk, Laidley and more recently Gatton. The hospital and health service is one of the largest employers in the region, employing more than 2500 staff. West Moreton Hospital and Health Service delivers health services in a mix of metropolitan and small rural community settings and services a population of about 245,000 people. The Health Service catchment is the third fastest growth area in Australia and the population is forecast to increase to an about 475,000 people by 2026 (an increase of 90 per cent). The projected increase in population is the largest of any Hospital and Health Service in Queensland. The Health Service has excellent prospects for growth which makes it an ideal employer for those seeking to develop their career. The Hospital and Health Service delivers health services across the continuum of care: preventative and primary health care services, ambulatory services, acute care, sub-acute care, oral health and mental health and specialised services (including Offender Health and Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs). WMHHS also has a major teaching role, providing both undergraduate and postgraduate clinical experience for members of the multi disciplinary healthcare team and has accountability for state wide research and learning facilities for mental health. Our Health facilities include: Ipswich Hospital Boonah Health Service Esk Health Service Gatton Health Service To find out more about West Moreton Hospital and Health Service visit Page 3 of 5

4 Laidley Health Service Community Health Services The Park Centre for Mental Health About Division The Division brings together the acute, community and rural health services of West Moreton HHS. is made up of four Clinical Streams. Each Clinical Stream brings together Service Lines and is a structure based on the needs of the patient. The Clinical Streams within includes: Acute Care Coordinated Care Ambulatory Care Sub- and Post-Acute Care About Services The Department is managed within the Acute Care Stream of and provides the following services: To Ipswich Hospital and The Park Centre for Mental Health; Clinical Services as described by the Society of Hospital s of Australia (SHPA) Standards and by Queensland Health Standards. Provision of information about medications to both patients and their carers, including counselling for patients about their medications. Dispensing of prescriptions for both inpatients at discharge from hospital and outpatients. Manufacturing of medicinal products, creams, mixtures, aseptic and chemotherapeutic medications. Distribution and supply of medications to departments and wards within Ipswich Hospital. To West Moreton Hospital and Health Service; Supply of medications to other Queensland Hospitals as required. Provision of pharmaceutical support to all areas of West Moreton Hospital and Health Service. Provision of medication information to staff throughout West Moreton Hospital and Health Service, in the form of answering drug information enquiries, presenting lectures and in-services. To find out more about West Moreton Hospital and Health Service visit Page 4 of 5

5 Organisation chart Director of Operations Acute Care Director HP6 Director HP5 Director Mental Health & Specialised Services HP5 Acute Care Intensive/Coronary Care Sub/Post Acute Care Infectious Diseases Team Leader - Coordinated Care CAHFS Education & Training Ambulatory Ipswich Acute Mental Senior Supervising OO4 Mental Health & Specialised Services Chronic Diseases Community Boonah Emergency Senior Medical Rehab Surgical General Surgery Preadmission Senior Senior Materials Mgt & Revenue OO4 Offender Health Senior Chronic Diseases Community CDU Medical Palliative Surgical Orthopaedics Dispensary OPD Medical OPSC (0.2) OPD Controlled Drugs HITH (0.8) Renal (0.4) s 2 x UQ Con-joint (0.2) Oncology (0.4) PBS Intern Inventory Storeman 002 To find out more about West Moreton Hospital and Health Service visit Page 5 of 5