Voluntary Assisted Dying Implementation Pharmacist | Part-time Temporary

Closes: 03 July 2024

Classification: Pharmacist Level 2/3
Salary: $83,837 - $115,073 (up to $118,081 on achieving personal upgrade) plus superannuation
Position No: 64879 - 02I08
Directorate:
Advertised (Gazettal date): 13 June 2024
Contact Officer: Rachel Backhouse on or

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About the Role:

The VAD Implementation Pharmacist is a position within the CHS Pharmacy and works closely with other members of the VAD team within the Division of Cancer and Ambulatory Support. The VAD Implementation Pharmacist plays a key role to support the development and implementation of VAD across the CHS Network. This role will provide planning, operational and policy input to support establishing the VAD centralised pharmacy service in preparation for VAD services commencement in the ACT.

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Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

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Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the .

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

Canberra Hospital Expansion Project – CHS is constructing a new critical services building called ‘Building 5’ which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory’s history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution.

North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities.

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Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services