Pharmacist

Why This Role Matters
This role provides an opportunity to deliver patient-centered clinical pharmacy services in a comprehensive hospital setting. As a Pharmacist at Gladstone Hospital, you will directly contribute to patient care and safety by providing expert medication management, clinical interventions, and counselling across multiple treatment units.
The position allows for meaningful engagement with patients, carers, and healthcare providers, supporting professional growth while enhancing patient outcomes in a dynamic hospital environment.

Job Description
We are seeking a Pharmacist to join the Gladstone Hospital pharmacy team. This role involves participating in clinical pharmacy services across the hospital, including daily clinical rounds, patient medication history interviews, medication reconciliation, formulation of pharmaceutical care plans, patient counselling, and medicines dispensing.
The Pharmacist will:
• Participate in clinical pharmacy rounds across all treatment units, including the transit lounge
• Conduct patient medication history interviews and medication reconciliation
• Formulate pharmaceutical care plans and provide patient counselling
• Supervise and participate in accurate and efficient medicines dispensing
• Validate prescriptions and ensure therapy is safe, appropriate, and effective
• Communicate with patients, carers, and community healthcare providers regarding changes in therapy

Key Features of the Role
• Work in a 108-bed hospital providing general and specialist services
• Deliver clinical pharmacy services across acute, community, and primary care settings
• Participate in daily clinical rounds and multidisciplinary collaboration
• Direct patient engagement to enhance medication safety and therapeutic outcomes
• Support efficient medicines dispensing and supervision of pharmacy workflow
• Opportunity for professional development and continuous learning

Responsibilities
• Participate in daily clinical pharmacy rounds and patient care activities
• Undertake patient medication history interviews and medication reconciliation
• Formulate pharmaceutical care plans and provide patient counselling
• Supervise and support safe and effective medicines dispensing
• Validate prescriptions and assess therapy appropriateness
• Communicate with patients, carers, and healthcare providers regarding therapy changes
• Maintain accurate documentation for dispensing and clinical interventions

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements:
• Degree in Pharmacy
• Eligibility for registration as a pharmacist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Experience & Skills:
• Clinical pharmacy experience in hospital or healthcare settings is preferred
• Strong medication management, dispensing, and patient counselling skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers, and healthcare providers
• Commitment to high standards of patient care and clinical governance

Salary Insights
• Total remuneration value up to $132,567 p.a.
• Hourly rate $43.68 – $58.59 p.h.
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% leave loading
• Additional benefits including professional development, flexible work-life balance, paid parental leave, EAP, discounted private health insurance, and Fitness Passport

Company Overview
Gladstone Hospital is a 108-bed hospital providing a broad range of general and specialist inpatient and outpatient services, including Emergency, General Medicine, Surgery, Orthopaedics, Cancer Care, Obstetrics, Palliative Care, and more.
The hospital employs approximately 400 full-time staff delivering services across acute, community, and primary care. The pharmacy team offers patient-centered dispensing and clinical pharmacy services to support high-quality patient care across all hospital areas.

FAQs
• What does a Pharmacist do in this role?
Participates in clinical pharmacy rounds, dispenses medications, conducts medication reconciliation, formulates care plans, provides patient counselling, and liaises with healthcare providers.

• Is prior hospital experience required?
Experience is preferred but not mandatory for eligible pharmacists with AHPRA registration.

• What skills are important for this position?
Medication management, patient counselling, clinical assessment, multidisciplinary collaboration, and accurate dispensing practices.

• Are there additional benefits?
Yes. The role includes professional development, flexible work arrangements, salary packaging options, paid parental leave, and employee assistance programs.

Application Tips
• Highlight pharmacy degree and AHPRA registration eligibility
• Emphasize clinical pharmacy experience and patient care skills
• Include experience in dispensing, medication reconciliation, and care planning
• Demonstrate effective communication and teamwork in hospital settings
• Showcase commitment to patient safety and clinical governance