Clinical Pharmacist Resident (Grade 1)

Are you ready to elevate patient care, expand your expertise, and make a lasting impact through innovation and continuous learning?
 
We are excited to announce the expansion of the SESLHD Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) accredited Residency Program to the Southern end of town! Based in the St George Hospital Pharmacy Department, this new opportunity is perfect for a motivated and enthusiastic early career pharmacists and those transitioning to hospital practice.
 
Where you'll be working
 
St George Hospital in Kogarah is a leading tertiary referral and teaching hospital, renowned for delivering high-quality healthcare services to a diverse community. As part of the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, the hospital provides a broad range of specialised care, including advanced cardiology, cancer treatment, and neonatal intensive care.
 
With approximately 500 beds and over 2,200 full-time equivalent staff, it is one of the largest hospitals in Sydney. Each year, the hospital admits around 50,000 patients and treats more than 800,000 outpatients.
 
Affiliated with the University of New South Wales, St George Hospital is a hub for medical education, research, and innovation. With state of the art facilities and a dedicated team of professionals, it is a trusted provider of compassionate and comprehensive healthcare. 
 
What you'll be doing
 
As a pharmacy resident, you’ll be immersed in contemporary pharmacy practice and gain exposure to a wide range of clinical and operational experiences and expertise. The structured two-year program includes a comprehensive curriculum designed to develop core skills and knowledge whilst rotating through medical and surgical specialties, operations/support, and an elective rotation in an area of interest.
 
Throughout your journey, you will be supported with various clinical assessment tools and mentors to help you reflect on and enhance your clinical practice. This is an excellent opportunity to grow professionally, refine skills, and make a meaningful impact to patients in a hospital setting. 
 
Your role involves providing clinical pharmacy services across SESLHD to ensure safe and appropriate medication use. You will rotate through clinical, operational (dispensary), and production teams as part of a structured schedule.
 
We look forward to welcoming you to our team!
 
Benefits:

• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
• Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
• Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
• Discounted Private Health Insurance.

  
Are you ready to join us?

We are excited to learn more about you and your experience. As part of the application process, we invite you to respond to the following targeted questions:

1. Describe what draws your interest and motivation for applying for this opportunity?
2. Can you describe a time when your pharmacist intervention prevented medication harm? How did it impact your approach to providing care to other patients?
3. Tell us about a difficult conversation you had with a patient or team member. How did you handle it and what strategies did you use?

Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace. 
 

Reasonable Adjustments

NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-District@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.

Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.

Information for applicants:

• An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.
• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
• Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
• Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
• SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website