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.

Job description:

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated pharmacists to join the Pharmacy Department as the Grade 3 Grade 3 Senior Pharmacist - Paediatrics and Obstetrics

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:

A full-time opportunity exists for a Grade 3 Pharmacist to join the team at Northern Health. This role will require work over 10 days (80 hours) per fortnight - Monday to Friday at the Northern Hospital with potential to work at other sites of Northern Health as required.

The Senior Pharmacist - Paediatrics and Obstetrics is a clinical leadership position and is responsible for the delivery and development of clinical pharmacy services to Northern Health's Women's and Children service, and will have clinical responsibility for the Neonatal Unit at Epping. They will ensure excellence in client care, evidence-based practice, service improvement and risk management. They will have governance responsibilities for the service including ensuring the competency, credentialing, supervision and professional development of the pharmacy team.

Northern Health provides comprehensive maternity and paediatric services to families in Melbourne's outer northern suburbs. Maternity care includes antenatal clinics, birthing suites, postnatal support, and the Maternity in the Home program, with care models tailored to each pregnancy. The 17-bed Neonatal Nursery and 16-bed Paediatric Ward offer high-quality, family-centred inpatient care. Paediatric services also include outpatient clinics and a Paediatric Hospital in the Home program, supporting recovery in familiar surroundings. Our multidisciplinary team delivers safe, compassionate, and culturally sensitive care throughout pregnancy, birth, early childhood, and beyond

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Comprehensive experience as a hospital pharmacist, minimum of 5 years' experience
• Extensive clinical experience in Women's and Children's service
• Registered with the Pharmacy Board of Australia (AHPRA)
• Commitment to evidence based and client centered care
• Demonstrated good interpersonal and communication skills

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 Angela Given, Deputy Director of Pharmacy - Clinical on [email protected] on (03) 8405 2474.

Applications close 13 June 2025

We offer:

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.