Company description:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:

· Health and Wellbeing programs, including our ‘Thrive' program

· Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support

· An inclusive and culturally safe space

· State of the art facilities and campus partnerships

· A commitment to ongoing professional development through our ‘Learning Labs'

· Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library

For a glimpse of life at NH, click here.

Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.

All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service's Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza.

Job description:

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated pharmacists to join the Pharmacy Department as Grade 2 Registrar Training Pharmacist - Gastroenterology

About Northern Health:

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne's rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our five main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn Centre, and Kilmore District Hospital. In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park and Coburg.

About the Pharmacy Department:

The Pharmacy Department operates across five campuses and has a strong vision to deliver exceptional, evidenced-based care to our patients - with a clear focus on research, medication safety and clinical excellence. Meeting the immediate and longer-term health care needs of our community requires a transformation in how we provide health care services, and Northern Health has embarked on the journey to transform into a High Reliability Healthcare Organisation.

The department comprises over 100 pharmacists and 30 technicians to provide clinical, operational, quality and informatics services with a strong focus on workforce culture and commitment to professional development.

We are currently undergoing a period of expansion which provides unique opportunities for specialisation appealing to those applicants wishing to challenge themselves and advance practice including pharmacist and technician advanced-scope roles, collaborative multidisciplinary programs and services, medicine stewardship programs (e.g. analgesics, anticoagulants and antimicrobials) and virtual care (including Heart Failure Virtual Ward and Victorian Virtual Emergency Department).

About the Role:

An opportunity exists for a Grade 2 Registrar Training Pharmacist - Gastroenterology to join the team at Northern Health and become part of the inaugural AdPha-accredited Gastroenterology program in Australia. This role will require work over 8 days (64 hours) per fortnight at the Northern Hospital with potential to work at other sites of Northern Health as required.

The Registrar Training Pharmacist will be supported to advance their practice in Gastroenterology and develop their skills through completion of a two-and-a-half-year program as an AdPha Registrar Candidate in Gastroenterology. The pharmacist's work plan will work include work in Gastroenterology outpatients and in inpatient's in relevant specialty area's (eg inpatient Gastroenterology and General Medicine) under the mentorship of the Senior Pharmacist - Gastroenterology. They will continue as a rotational clinical pharmacist within the Pharmacy Department following completion of the program.

The Department of Gastroenterology at Northern Health is a rapidly expanding multidisciplinary team of more than 25 experienced & highly trained gastroenterologists, clinical nurse consultants, dietitians, pharmacists, and a psychologist. The Department provides comprehensive, patient-centric, general gastroenterology, hepatology, inflammatory bowel disease & endoscopy services for outpatients and patients admitted to Northern Health.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A minimum of 3-5 years full time experience as a hospital pharmacist
• A demonstrated passion for working in Gastroenterology
• Experience and good working knowledge of hospital pharmacy operations.
• Demonstrated good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Well-developedself-management skills including the ability to meet timelines and prioritise competing demands

Next Steps . . .

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description. Alternatively, you can contact Jeff Khoshaba, Lead Pharmacist - Education, Development & Research on [email protected] or (03) 8405 2664 or Angela Given, Deputy Director of Pharmacy - Clinical on [email protected] on (03) 8405 2474.

Applications close 22 April 2025.