Deputy Director of Pharmacy - Chief Pharmacy Information Officer

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

About the Role

This is a Permanent position at 80 per fortnight within the Pharmacy and Digital Health Departments

You will be responsible for….

providing clinical leadership and facilitating engagement of pharmacists in EMR workflows and other Digital Health programs focusing on delivering safe, timely, quality patient care. The CPIO will work closely with Digital Health and Pharmacy leadership groups to optimise clinical workflows and implement strategic objectives to innovate and standardise practices and processes that support the clinical workforce. 

Classification for this position will be SZ4

 

What you’ll achieve:

• Act as Chief Pharmacy Information Officer (CPIO) working closely with Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO), Chief Nursing Information Officer (CNIO) and Parkville EMR Application Leads.

• Contribute to the development and delivery of the Pharmacy strategic goals for the service, aligned with the RCH strategic plan. 
• Provides support across the EMR & Digital Innovation Team and the Parkville team to design, develop and optimise digital solutions, ensuring pharmacy requirements are appropriately represented.
• Assist in the implementation and monitoring of the EMR benefits plan that includes strategies to ensure benefits can be realised.

 

 

Your skills and experience

• Current registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia administered through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulatory Agency (APHRA)
• At least 10 years postgraduate experience
• Recent practice in the areas of Informatics
• Relevant post-graduate qualifications
• Proven leadership experience in a team environment and ability to work well as a senior team member

 

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

About the Department

We are a team of around 70 staff including pharmacists, technicians, and administrators. Our supportive and collaborative teams include Outpatients, Children’s Cancer Centre, Clinical Pharmacy, Clinical trials, and Medicines Information, HiTH and Sterile Services and the Pharmacy Business Unit.

 

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Employee Assistance Program
• Staff immunisation
• Early Learning Centre childcare
• Culture of continuous improvement

 

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

 

 

 

Application process

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!

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