Deputy Director of Pharmacy

• Full Time, Permanent Contract
• 80 hours per fortnight - Inclusive of ADO accrual 

NHW is seeking an energetic and visionary leader to become our next Deputy Director of Pharmacy.

This key position supports the Director of Pharmacy in overseeing all aspects of our pharmacy service, including operations, logistics, informatics, compliance, quality, workforce development and the provision of pharmacy services to other organisations via inter-health service agreements.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to further develop your leadership capability within a nationally-recognised rural hospital pharmacy leadership team, and to contribute meaningfully to an organisation dedicated to delivering excellent healthcare to the community we are privileged to serve.

As the newly appointed Deputy Director of Pharmacy, you will coordinate and lead efforts in optimising our team's use of current & future digital applications, extend our established successes in pharmacy intern training to implement training pathways for our pharmacy technicians and pharmacists, and act as a key decision maker within your agreed areas of responsibility.

Our Health Service:

Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW) is the major public hospital & health provider in the Central Hume region in northeast Victoria, providing an extensive range of acute, sub-acute, aged care and community services. NHW is the major referral centre for patients with complex health needs from Benalla, Yarrawonga, Beechworth, Bright, Myrtleford, Mansfield and surrounds, as well as visitors who require emergency healthcare during their stay in northeast Victoria, including the Victorian Alpine resorts and High Country.

Our Pharmacy Team:

Northeast Health Wangaratta’s Pharmacy Department is a team comprising 20 Pharmacists, 3 Interns, 9 Pharmacy Technicians & an Administrative staff member. We routinely host Pharmacy Students on placement from all 3 Victorian Pharmacy education programs and from interstate, and enjoy national recognition as a centre of excellence in developing skilled early-career rural hospital pharmacists.

Our pharmacy services are currently provided internally to departments & wards including Emergency, Intensive Care, Day Oncology, General Medicine, Subacute/Rehabilitation, General Surgical/Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Operating Theatres, Dispensary & Hospital in the Home, Maternity & Special Care Nursery, Day Stay Unit & Haemodialysis Units. We provide Antimicrobial Stewardship & Medication Safety governance, and we also provide pharmacy services to on-site Mental Health inpatients (Kerferd Unit), and Community Mental Health clients via an inter-service agreement with Albury Wodonga Health / NorthEast & Border Mental Health Service.

At NHW our pharmacy team routinely uses Dedalus' i.Pharmacy, Omnicell's Automated Medication Cabinets & Controlled Substance Managers, Orion Health's Soprano Clinical Information System, Alcidion's Miya Precision platform, SafeScript (Vic and NSW), and MyHealthRecord plus others. We also determine & manage the medication infusion dataset for our fleet of wifi-enabled BD Medication Infusion Pumps, and during 2025 will be implementing Magentus' CHARM application. We are looking forward with optimism towards implementation of a Hume-wide Digital Patient Record, following the implementation of a Hume-wide Patient Administration System (Dedalus' i.PM) & Hume-wide Access & Flow application (Miya Precision) late last year.

Our Region:

• Wangaratta has a population of approximately 30,000 and our catchment serves a community of around 100 000 throughout northeast Victoria.
• Melbourne CBD is 3 hours away via the Hume freeway or by train, and Albury airport (with direct flights to most of east coast Australian cities) is less than an hour away.
• The Rural City of Wangaratta includes more than 20 schools across the region including public, private Catholic and private Anglican options for Foundation through to Year 12. Numerous early childhood education providers operate in Wangaratta and surrounding towns.
• Our region is a popular destination year-round. It boasts multiple national parks, art galleries, picturesque small towns & regional festivals, award winning restaurants, wineries and breweries, adventure sports events and leisure activities. 
• Whether you want to hike, mountain bike and ski in the mountains, paddle the rivers or cruise along the rail trails there is something for everyone in the northeast.
• https://www.visitwangaratta.com.au/Home
• https://www.victoriashighcountry.com.au/snow/

The successful applicant will benefit from:

• Competitive remuneration, novated leasing and full salary packaging benefits available. If you have relocated permanently you may also be able to substantially increase your take-home pay by salary packaging some or all of your relocation costs.
• 5 weeks annual leave and an additional week for any employee working 10 or more weekend shifts. There is also the option for full time employees to purchase additional leave if they wish.
• Option to swap any existing public holiday to another religious holiday or day of significance of your choice.
• Employee Assistant Programs (EAP)
• Wellbeing programs and discounted corporate gym membership
• Social Club Benefits
• Support for our diverse workforce

Applying for the role:

• Enquiries can be made with Susan Trevillian on (03) 5722 5324 or 0438 436 785, or via direct messaging at https://au.linkedin.com/in/susan-trevillian-5179a432.
• The Position Description for this role can be downloaded below, or from www.northeasthealth.org.au/careers/jobs/
• Applications must include your CV, cover letter and a statement addresssing the key selection criteria listed within the Position Description.
• Confirmation of Influenza Vaccination or an approved medical exemption is required upon application. Covid Vaccination is strongly recommended.
• Employment Statutory Declaration form must be submitted with your application
• To apply for this position hit Apply Now/Join Now or see our careers page at www.northeasthealth.org.au/careers/jobs/
• After filling in the key selection criteria, your additional documents can be uploaded
• Applications close Sunday, 11th May 2025

NHW does not accept unsolicited applications from recruitment companies