*** Genuine applications please... Reposting again, as applicants have applied for the position, then used it to bargain for better pay/conditions at current workplaces, and becoming no shows after committing to joining our team. If you are genuinely looking for a new start in a fun and vibrant working environment, then please apply. Applicants that may have applied previously are strongly encouraged to apply again***

About Kalgoorlie

Kalgoorlie is dynamic town located around 600kms, or one hour flight, east from Perth, and is the gold capital of Australia. It is home to around 33,000 people from diverse cultural backgrounds and lifestyles, thereby creating a relaxed and welcoming community.

Kalgoorlie Pharmacy is looking for a patient-focused and community-oriented Full-Time Pharmacist to join our team. This is a great chance to provide high-quality healthcare while making a meaningful contribution to our diverse community through our community engagement activities. We prefer our pharmacist to be front and center, engaging with our patients, and not hidden away in the back. If this sounds like the role for you, then you are thoroughly encouraged to apply.

We are a independent community, and also a compounding pharmacy open 7 days, from 8am to 8pm located on the main corner of town, and conveniently close to the major food and entertainment attractions. Kalgoorlie has the right balance for singles, couples, and families, with numerous sporting and lifestyle clubs, including a PGA rated golf course, to help you find that great work life balance. Whatever you're in to, you'll probably find it in Kalgoorlie, and maybe even a gold nugget or two.

As you will be working with a team of 2 other pharmacists, including the owner, the position can cater from a standard 38 hour week for the applicant looking for a better work life balance, to 40 or 50 hours for the applicant looking to get financially ahead, save for that home deposit or buy those things you've always wanted. The hours of employment at totally flexible and can be discuss at time of application.

Kalgoorlie Pharmacy is also a compounding pharmacy, and the suitable candidate will also be trained in complex compounding. This will see you attending the PCCA or Medisca training course, at no expense to you, once again providing the successful applicant with further career options for the future.

Being independently owned, and a non branded pharmacy, the decisions are made then and there, without having to wait weeks for a decision to come from head office. We use MINFOS dispense and point of sale, along with numerous other programs such as Medadvisor and electronic DD Book. We do not do the methadone program, and are a fully accredited QCPP pharmacy.

A very attractive salary range (including 25% shift loading for Saturdays and 80% loading for Sundays and 125% for Public Holidays), meaning you will earn over $100 per hour on Sundays if you work these shifts. Leave loading and standard super rates also apply on top of your normal work hours. The package will be negotiated with the successful applicant, depending on experience, with relocation and a 2 x 2 house, in a gated community provided as part of the package, with the potential of a partnership in the future, for the right applicant.

New graduations are welcome to apply as training and support will be provided by the other experienced pharmacists if required, so you won't be thrown in the deep end, as can happen in some rural locations.

Key responsibilities of this role include:

Accurate and efficient dispensing of prescriptions using MINFOS in accordance with the Pharmacy Act 1964 (WA)

Checking dosing administration aids, prescription management and liaising directly with facilities

Implementation of the 8CPA requirements including PPI’s

Professional patient counselling and providing complete patient care solutions

Promoting generic substitution & scripts on file

Supervise the safe and effective use and sale of S2 and S3 medicines

Dispensary inventory management and order processing

Providing vaccination services

Qualifications and Experience

Current General Registration as a pharmacist (without conditions or undertakings) with AHPRA, is required

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job

Patient focused, with strong communication skills to provide exceptional pharmacy services and patient counselling.

Ability to perform duties in accordance with Pharmacy Board of Australia standards.

Dedication to succeed, together with decision making and problem-solving capabilities

Excellent organisational and time management skills.

High level of integrity and professionalism

Previous experience with professional services: Medadvisor, NDSS, DAA, PPA and PharmaPrograms is desired, but not essential