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Senior Pharmacist, Outpatients Dispensary
Date: 6 Oct ****
Senior Pharmacist, Outpatients Dispensary
Ongoing, full time role – 80 hours per fortnight with a Monthly ADO | job share considered
Parkville location, with multiple transport options at our doorstep
Up to $123,905 (prorated for part time) base + higher qualification allowance (if eligible) + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave
Application closing date: 11:59pm, Tuesday 27 October ****
At Peter Mac we aim to continuously improve cancer care, research and education across all cancers and for all people affected by cancer: changing lives, breaking new ground. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values; Excellence, Compassion and Innovation. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, compassion and excellence, and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients.
About the team
The Pharmacy team at Peter Mac plays a key role in supporting high quality patient care, incorporating all facets of innovative clinical pharmacy practice. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, the pharmacy team provides a comprehensive patient-focused service for all Peter Mac patients, ensuring the safe and timely delivery of all treatments, including clinical trials. With a strong focus on innovation, quality, and collaboration, the team contributes directly to advancing cancer treatment through research and improving outcomes - keeping patient care at the centre of everything we do.
About the role
As a Grade 3 Senior Pharmacist, you will be responsible for developing and managing the efficient provision of outpatients dispensary services, maintaining seamless continual daily operations. In this role, you will not only support pharmacists' training and professional development plans, including credentialing of staff and ensuring minimum practice standards are met, but also ensuring strict compliance with ongoing and evolving safety regulations, and national legislation and standards.
In conjunction with other members of the team, you will:
Work in a busy, team-based environment
Striving towards providing excellent patient care
Maintain accurate patient and dispensing records
Uphold excellence in pharmacy standards and practice
Ensure compliance with legislative requirements, regulations, policies, and quality standards
This is a fantastic opportunity to join Peter Mac's Pharmacy team, where you will be supported to expand your skills and expertise in a dynamic hospital workplace at the forefront of cancer treatment and research.
About you
You will be someone with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, who is able to build strong working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
You'll bring with you:
AHPRA registration, or be eligible for registration.
Well-developed organisation and prioritisation skills.
Previous experience in oncology pharmacy practice is highly desirable.
Our benefits
Generous salary packaging to increase your take home pay
Discounted health insurance and eye care
A comprehensive health and wellbeing program
Public transport options at our doorstep and end of trip facilities for cyclists
Onsite eateries and coffee shops and inviting rooftop garden spaces
Pathways for professional development and new career opportunities
Five weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading, purchased leave options and monthly ADO's
Flexible working hours




Inclusion and belonging
Peter Mac celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles.
Position Summary
The Outpatients Dispensary Senior Pharmacist is responsible for
Developing and managing the efficient provision of outpatients dispensary services, maintaining seamless continual daily operations
Supporting pharmacists training and professional development plans, including credentialing of staff and ensuring minimum practice standards are met
To participate as an active member of the pharmacy team to provide safe, rational and cost-effective pharmaceutical care for patients, staff and others by arrangement.
Classification or Salary Range
Grade 3 Pharmacist ( S X 6 to SX81 )
Category B: Position unlikely to have contact with blood or other body fluid
Key Relationships
Internal
Pharmacy staff
Medical and nursing staff
Allied health professionals
Patients
IT Staff
External
Health care professionals
Parkville EMR teams
Dispensing system support team
Dispensing robot representatives and service technicians
Skills
Qualified Pharmacist, registered with the Pharmacy Board of Australia (AHPRA)
Highly experienced in clinical pharmacy practice
Sound knowledge base and experience in oncology pharmacy practice; up-to-date knowledge of systemic anti-cancer therapies and supportive care management of patients with cancer
Demonstrated competency in the following areas:
Workforce management and organisational skills
Quality use of medicines
Patient counselling, education and provision of medicines information
Personal attributes including:
Achievement drive, initiative and accountability
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills,
Ability to build effective working relationships with multidisciplinary stakeholders,
Flexibility and adaptability within a dynamic clinical environment,
Professional integrity, commitment and continuous improvement
Demonstrated high level of communication skills both oral and written, in a complex and diverse organisation
Demonstrated experience of working as part of a team to deliver change in a health service delivery organisation
Demonstrated understanding of hospital and clinical processes, together with information systems to support and enable these, especially as they relate to clinical pharmacy workflows and oncology services
Key Accountabilities
Key Accountabilities Demonstrated By / Key Performance Indicators
Developing and managing the efficient provision of outpatients dispensary services, maintaining seamless continual daily operations, including reviews of the service in consultation with other internal senior pharmacists, leave management and updating relevant policies and procedures impacting practice
Co-ordinating the daily management of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)



and other related PBS activity, including generating finance reports and completion of PBS claims
Management and optimisation of inventory within outpatients dispensary, including resolving discrepancies and having oversight of stock control measures, balancing waste reduction with supply reliability
Develop and collate data on agreed upon key performance indicators, both at a team and individual level, to inform ongoing service performance and subsequent improvement
Key Accountabilities (Contd..)
Participating in and conducts performance development reviews for pharmacists in outpatients dispensary
Following established procedures and guidelines on recruitment and performance management
Providing orientation and contributing to the ongoing supervision, training and education of pharmacists, including credentialing of staff and assessment of pharmacy competency standards ensuring minimum practice standards are met
Supporting pharmacists professional development plans and assisting best practice clinical learning, supervision, education and training services are provided to further pharmacists knowledge and competency
Facilitate performance management discussions in underperforming staff, maintaining transparency to all involved parties in a psychologically safe manner
Key Accountabilities (Contd..)
Comply with Peter Mac's Code of Conduct, all relevant internal policies and professional legal requirements
Completion of yearly performance reviews, in conjunction with reviewing and updating this position description where scope of practice has gradually and appropriately evolved over time.
Assist the dispensing software systems administrator with daily management, maintenance and troubleshooting queries, including user-testing of any dispensing software upgrades
Maintaining currency in Health, Safety & Wellbeing protocols to strengthen and support the pharmacy departments preparedness and response, including area warden, business continuity and emergency related procedures, such as liaising with dispensing robot service technicians
Representation and engagement in committees, and working or interest groups both internal, across the Parkville precinct and external to the hospital that are relevant to outpatient dispensary service provision
Regular participation in on-call and weekend rosters, pharmacy department services including research programs, and continuing professional development activities, internal and external, including presentation at conferences as appropriate
For a confidential discussion about this role, please contact
Benjamin Lee, Deputy Director of Pharmacy (Operations)
, at or ************.
Peter Mac is a child safe organisation and has a commitment to child safety and wellbeing.
WHY WORK FOR PETER MAC
Peter Mac offer a range of advantages which support our people both personally and professionally.
Our staff benefits include award winning facilities, professional development and events, a health and wellbeing program, flexible work practices and policies and financial benefits such as salary packaging.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.
The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which our five sites are located throughout Victoria. We recognise their strength and resilience and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
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📌 Senior Pharmacist, Outpatients Dispensary (Melbourne)
🏢 Peter MaCallum Cancer Cente - Peter Mac
📍 Melbourne