Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Pharmacist Grade 1/2
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: $40.60 - $60.10 per hour
Hours Per Week: 16
Requisition ID: REQ530981
Applications Close: 12/12/2024

With CORE Values of C ollaboration, O penness, R espect and E mpowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.

About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.

Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.

An opportunity has become available for a qualified Pharmacist to join the Nepean Pharmacy team. The Nepean Pharmacy Department provides a comprehensive pharmacy service to patients during their admission to hospital and for those attending outpatient clinics. The dedicated pharmacy team work collaboratively to provide medications in a safe and timely manner with a focus on patient-centred care. As part of the Nepean Hospital Redevelopment strategy, the pharmacy team has moved to their new location which has increased capacity to accommodate the growing team, and upgraded facilities that will assist in further enhancement of Pharmacy services provision for the Nepean Hospital campus.

You role will be for the provision of clinical pharmacy services by becoming an active member of the patient care team and enhancing patient care processes and medication safety. The incumbent will provide pharmacy weekend services prioritizing discharges on weekends, urgent supply of time critical medications for newly admitted patients and existing patients, and supply of schedule 8 medications to all wards preventing on call pharmacist call back after hours. The weekend pharmacy service is crucial to the provision of safe and patient centred care. This position will see you provide pharmacy after hours and on call services and participate in the afternoon shift on a rostered basis.

If this is the kind of working environment for you and the opportunity excites you, please apply now!

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