Team Leader - Compounding and Cancer Pharmacy (524371)

The Team:

The LGH is Tasmania's second largest hospital and the major referral centre for Northern Tasmania, operating within its designated role in the Tasmanian Role Delineation Framework, as a level 5 hospital. Providing inpatient and ambulatory services to Launceston and surrounding areas it is the largest employer in the region with around 4000 staff. The LGH has 349 beds (excluding mental health inpatient beds).

As the clinical teaching and research centre, LGH works closely with the University of Tasmania and other institutions. All our services work closely together to focus on delivering excellence in healthcare to achieve improved outcomes for our consumers, our workforce, and the Tasmanian community.

The Role:

The Team Leader – Compounding and Cancer Services acts as an expert in the management of chemotherapy, oncology and haematology treatment, and compounding of specialised medicines. In this context, they lead and participate in dispensing, checking and ordering of specialist medications, protocol management, clinical review, patient education, and provision of advice across a broad range of compounding and cancer service issues to both internal and external stakeholders.

You will need to:

• Operate independently in the provision of complex pharmacy activities to patients of the Tasmanian Health Service by demonstrating advanced knowledge, skills and experience relevant to pharmacy practice and provision of pharmaceutical information and providing professional advice and consultancy services to other disciplines and the public.
• Supervise pharmacy teams under the broad delegation of the relevant pharmacy service manager, including direction of work priorities and practices; monitoring workflow; management of staff, professional supervision and development, performance appraisal and implementing programs and strategies to address identified training needs (including within an extended hours framework as appropriate). 
• Lead, Initiate and participate in the development and monitoring of policies and standard operating procedures for clinical pharmacy services.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of appointment: Allied Health Professional, Level 4

Permanent part time, day worker position, working Fridays, 15.2 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.

*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.

Salary: $123,717 to $134,336 per annum (Pro rata). Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accordance with Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement No.2 of 2022.

Salary Packaging:

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible. 

Allowances: 

• Please note that access to salaries beyond $130,900 is subject to qualifications and/or application to the personal upgrade scheme (For AHP4 positions only - delete where not applicable)

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available: (edit and delete as required)

• Professional Development Allowance of up to $1000 per annum

Pharmacist 

• A market allowance of $10,000 per annum pro rata is applicable to this role 

Benefits available to eligible candidates (Delete if not applicable):

• Travel and relocation assistance support available up to $15,000 for eligible appointees from overseas, and up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate. (Applied to RNs, AHPs, Dentists, Ambulance officers, and specified employees)
• Professional development and accelerated pathways.
• A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
• Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.

More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.

• Registered with the Phar