About the role

Permanent full time opportunity to provide advanced clinical support pharmaceutical services delegated by, and under the supervision of, a Clinical Lead Pharmacist or Senior Administration Officer where appropriate.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:

• Provide a defined range of clinical support tasks for patients relating to components of the medicines management cycle, in line with professional standards with appropriate training, supervision and competency assessments, under the delegation and guidance of a pharmacist, including but not limited to dispensing, conducting medication histories, obtaining medication information from external departments, entering information for discharge medication records.
• Conduct inventory management including ordering, receiving, storage, distribution and stocktake of medicines under the delegation and guidance of a senior administration officer.
• Maintenance and payment of financial accounts in regard to procurement.
• Participate as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, in a clinical support capacity, under the direct supervision of a pharmacist conforming to current legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Refer to and liaise with health care providers within the immediate team as well as community health providers such as community pharmacists, residential care facility staff and general practitioners, under the delegation of a pharmacist.

Health Equity

It is expected that all Metro North Health staff, including the incumbent of this role as a valuable member of the Metro North workforce, contribute to the health equity agenda and meet the intent of supporting the defined six actions that specifically meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), by actively supporting the elimination of racial discrimination and institutional racism; supporting increased access to health care; influencing the social, cultural and economic determinants of health; supporting the delivery of sustainable, culturally safe and responsive health services; and recognise the importance of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations to design, deliver, monitor and review the health and support services we provide.

Benefits when working for Metro North Allied Health

• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of 12.75% and access to generous salary packaging
• Additional entitlements for employees (casual employees excluded) may include sick leave, carer's leave, long service leave, paid parental leave, leave without pay to travel, professional development allowance and leave
• 5% annual leave loading with up to 27.5% for shift workers
• Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
• Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIRD PARTIES (RECRUITMENT AGENCIES ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED