Professional 3 - Remuneration Package Range $130,087 - $145,485 (including salary $110,873 - $124,173)
Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals Pharmacy Department
Darwin, Palmerston, Northern Territory
Fixed full time vacancy available for 2 years

Are you an accomplished pharmacist looking to take on a leadership role in the delivery of specialist clinical pharmacy services?

• Career opportunity for an accomplished paediatric pharmacist.
• Provide clinical pharmacy services in Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals.
• Lead a team of clinicians dedicated to achieving positive health outcomes.

As the Lead Pharmacist Paediatrics (P3) you are responsible for providing leadership to a team delivering comprehensive clinical pharmacy services to paediatric wards and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals.

Your key duties will include planning and implementing specialist clinical pharmacy services, providing specialist clinical advice to medical and nursing staff, and leading quality improvement activities related to medication management within paediatric services. In addition, you will develop, implement and maintain clinical guidelines to support best practice, and maintain contemporary pharmacy practice knowledge through structured professional development activities.

Contributing to the weekend and on-call roster and being available for out of hours emergency duties is essential.

To be shortlisted, you require tertiary qualifications in Pharmacy, eligibility for registration as a pharmacist with the Pharmacy Board of Australia, and have extensive clinical pharmacy experience, preferably in Paediatric Medicine.

Your expertise in quality improvement principles and medication safety standards, and ability to plan and prioritise high volume complex workload will be key to your success. High level communication, interpersonal and conflict management skills along with a demonstrated awareness and understanding of Aboriginal culture and interacting with patients and families of diverse cultural and social backgrounds is essential.

In return, you will enjoy the benefits of a competitive remuneration package including 11.5% Superannuation, six weeks recreational and three weeks personal leave, an additional 3 days paid leave over Christmas, 17.5% annual leave loading and an opportunity to further your professional development in NT Health.

If you reside interstate, this a great time to consider moving to the Territory and experiencing the uniqueness of living and working in Darwin. Enjoy an enviable lifestyle and a work life balance that allows you time to explore the stunning landscapes, tropical sunsets and spectacular lightening displays. Darwin’s rich multicultural society and community spirit makes it a great place to live, work and play. Relocation assistance may be available to the successful applicant.

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For further information about this vacancy please contact:
Jennifer Collins, A/Director of Pharmacy RDPH on
08 8922 8359 or [email protected]

Quote vacancy number: 45493
Closing date: 01/04/2025

Applications should consist of a one page summary sheet, resume / CV and copies of relevant qualifications.

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