Senior Pharmacist (Outreach) - North West Queensland

About the role

The North West Hospital and Health Service (NWHHS) is recruiting a Senior Pharmacist (Outreach) to deliver high-level clinical pharmacy services across North West Hospital and Health Service, supporting safe and effective medicines management in Mount Isa and surrounding regional and remote facilities. The role combines clinical expertise with leadership and service improvement, strengthening pharmacy practice and improving access to quality care. There are two opportunities: one permanent full-time and one temporary full-time (4 months, with possible extension).

Key responsibilities

• Deliver advanced clinical pharmacy services through onsite outreach visits, telehealth and other innovative approaches.
• Provide clinical guidance, supervision and education to pharmacy staff, students and multidisciplinary teams.
• Support medication safety, evidence-based practice and quality improvement initiatives across outreach services.

Required profile

• A tertiary degree in Pharmacy and full registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency.
• Eligible health practitioner entitled to accrue an additional three days of professional development leave per year (six days total).
• Eligible health practitioners in designated remote areas receive a professional development allowance of $3,512 per year; rural and remote Category D allowance of $431.22 per fortnight is also available.
• Travel to remote sites by car and air, with overnight accommodation for up to 4 nights per week, away from Mount Isa for up to 3 weeks per month.
• C Class motor vehicle licence.
• Pre-employment screening including criminal history checks; the role is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of immunity to Hepatitis A/B, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, pertussis and tuberculosis.
• Participation in a department roster plan that may include on-call service and weekend work; a probation period may apply.

What we offer

• In-house training, development and mentoring programs, including the option of Collaborative Pharmacist Medication Prescribing (CPMP) training for HP3 pharmacists and above.
• Tax savings through salary sacrificing options.
• Transfer and appointment expenses may be negotiated.