About us: 

We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services. Our values were developed by our staff, patients, and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About you: 

You are a qualified Pharmacy Assistant with demonstrated advanced knowledge, skills, and abilities in hospital pharmacy and medication management including practices relevant to receipt, handling, storage, picking, packing, dispatch, inventory management and dispensing of pharmaceutical products. You can provide and deliver a defined range of Pharmacy Assistant activities within scope of practice under the supervision of a pharmacist and to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Your opportunity: 

The Pharmacy Assistant – Advanced Scope role will contribute to patient care by assisting in the provision of a safe and effective pharmacy services under the direct or indirect supervision of a pharmacist, which support the delivery of an efficient and effective pharmaceutical service to Cairns Hospital with a focus on the Connected Community Pathway (CCP) Service.

Your role: 

• Provide a defined range of pharmacy services for patients with complex conditions under the delegation and guidance of a pharmacist.
• Participate as a member of a multidisciplinary team, in a non-clinical capacity, under the direct supervision of a pharmacist conforming to current legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Provide advanced pharmacy clinical assistant expertise to the Pharmacy Department to meet organisational demands as required, including the dispensary and imprest.
• Refer to and liaise with health care providers within the immediate team as well as community health providers such as community pharmacists and general practitioners, under the delegation of a pharmacist.
• Liaise with patients and their families, other health professionals, supervisors, students, and researchers, as required to ensure continuum of care.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland )