CRVCID735486
This is Fixed Term Full Time
appointment commencing November 2026 until 28/06/2027 at 76 hours
per fortnight, with the possibility of extension and/or
permanency.
This is where jobs become careers, passion finds its purpose,
and your voice finds its place. Are you ready to dive headfirst
into the community taking excellent health care where it's needed?
Then South Metropolitan Health Service is the perfect place to
start!
The Older Adult Health Hubs are a new
model of care, providing safe and quality care for older adults
through integrated, community-based intervention. This
specialist-led older adult hub delivers and integrates with
services that focus on proactive and responsive care, risk
prediction and early intervention.
The SMHS Older Adult Health Hub:
- Optimises older adult independence through maintaining and
improving function, growing health literacy, supporting choice
autonomy and scaffolding and supporting carers
- Provides coordinated, comprehensive multidisciplinary
care
- Supports liaison between primary care and SMHS
services
SMHS delivers quality, safe and effective hospital and health
services within a catchment area stretching more than 3300 square
kilometres across the southern half of Perth.
Our vision is Excellent health care, every time. You can
read more about SMHS in our Strategic Plan here.
We are seeking a Senior
Pharmacist to join our team.
Position Description:
Currently we are seeking a Senior
Pharmacist to join our team. In this role you
will work as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide
specialised Geriatric Medicine clinical pharmacy services, which
includes monitoring of the patient’s total medication profile,
providing drug information and undertaking teaching and research.
The positions manages an advanced clinical caseload, as well as
contributes to care coordination and manages effective
communication with primary care and referrers.
We are looking for someone who can contribute to the service
leadership and support the development of this exciting new Older
Adult Health Hub service.
Want to know more? We encourage you to contact
Sarah Hobson on 0477987068 or via email sarahjane.hobson@health.wa.gov.au.
If you are ready to partner with us see the application
instructions below:
Your application should include:
- A copy of your current CV in no more than four (4) pages,
addressing essential criteria 1 and 8.
- A statement addressing the selection criteria 3, 5,
6 and 7 in no more than four (4) pages
- The names and contact details of two (2) current referees
who can attest to your suitability for this role.
These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to
applying online. Please ensure you allow enough time to complete
the online application process as you will be required to answer
various questions and attach your documentation.
If you experience difficulties while applying online, please
contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance
during business hours.
Employee Benefits
Our employees enjoy a range of benefits which may include (in
line with operational requirements):
- Professional Development Opportunities and Study
leave/assistance
- Flexible working arrangements
- Flexible leave arrangements
- Other professional and location-based allowances
- For further information click
here.
Eligibility
Are you eligible? To be eligible for
appointment, applicants must have a valid working visa or be an
Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and
work indefinitely in Australia.
WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all
forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We are
committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA
Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy and as a measure to achieve
equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to
this position. Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.
WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and
responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake
a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the
appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record
screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to
undertake a working with children check (if required for the role)
and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to
comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical
behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not
necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part
of the appointment process.
Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the
above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar"
vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this,
should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised
vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected
from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period
of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses
the recruitment decision.
Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or
after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
