Managing Pharmacist / Operations Manager
Job No:
127535
Location:
Broome, WA
- Are you an experienced leader in the pharmacy sector? Advance your career in this senior leadership opportunity!
- Join a community-focused organisation delivering dedicated services in remote and Aboriginal health throughout the Kimberley region.
- Attractive remuneration package circa $200,000, including relocation assistance, subsidised accommodation, travel allowance and more!
About Kimberley Pharmacy Services
Kimberley Pharmacy Services have been proudly serving the Kimberley region across three efficient and newly automated outlets, in Broome, Derby and Fitzroy Valley, for several years.
With a strong community focus and commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care, Kimberley Pharmacy Services provides medication and pharmacy services to individuals and families, as well as local hospitals and Aboriginal Medical Services.
About the Opportunity
Due to sustained growth, Kimberley Pharmacy Services now has a senior opportunity for a business-minded Managing Pharmacist/Operations Manager to join their team in Broome, WA on a full-time ongoing basis.
Reporting to the Directors, you will have an overarching responsibility for coordinating and managing the operations of Kimberley Pharmacy Services outlets, particularly Broome and Fitzroy Crossing. Broome is a community pharmacy, packing facility and clinical services provider, Fitzroy Crossing is a pharmacy within the hospital.
Your role scope will encompass, but will not be confined to:
- Implementing and monitoring all organisational policies and directives, in line with the strategic plan;
- Ensuring all clinic orders are dispatched in an accurate and timely fashion, and maintaining communications between pharmacy and clinics;
- Ensuring the completion of monthly reports and completing/overseeing S100 claims audits;
- Overseeing clinical KPIs for pharmacists; and
- Managing pharmacy staff, including internal workflow and task allocation, and coordinating relevant training and identifying training needs;
About You
To be successful in this role, you will be a qualified Pharmacist with current AHPRA registration and demonstrable management experience in a pharmacy based role, and ideally, a background in or skills related to, clinical pharmacy, including medication reviews.
While not essential, any experience or understanding of remote and Aboriginal health will help you transition into this operations focused role, particularly as you develop a knowledge of the complex health system in the Kimberly region.
As an experienced manager and professional, your ability to engage and build rapport with both staff and external stakeholders, including a range of state and federal funding bodies, and local community/health-based organisations, through clear and active communication, will be crucial to your success.
Moreover, you will need to have a high business acuity, with a large part of your role being structured around policy implementation, management and governance, and the fluidity necessary to adopt pre-existing processes into your daily work.
About the Benefits
An integral senior opportunity in a growing, community-focused organisation, this is a rare chance to advance your career as a manager and gain valuable experience within remote and Aboriginal health.
Kimberley Pharmacy Services is proactive in investing in you as a professional, offering ongoing support and extensive education, skills/leadership coaching, and external training funding, building your skills in areas that will enable you stand out as an industry leader.
Leading a multidisciplinary team, you will also have opportunity to expand your experience past pharmacy and into a wider array of health support functions.
In return for your hard work and dedication, you will enjoy an attractive remuneration package circa $200,000, inclusive of super and a range of benefits, notwithstanding:
- Training/education funding;
- Work vehicle;
- Travel allowance, with return flights to your point of hire; and
- Subsided, fully-furnished accommodation, negotiable depending on your circumstances.
You will also enjoy generous leave entitlements, time in lieu opportunities, and relocation assistance, with support provided for candidates requiring self-isolation/quarantine, to help you get settled into town and enjoy life in the local community.
About Broome
With a rich history and extraordinary natural landscape, Broome is synonymous with the turquoise waters, red pindan soil and white sandy beaches that have drawn visitors from across the globe. You can sail, snorkel, or dive in their pristine waters, spot rare dolphins from their wide empty beaches, or adventure through the nearby ancient gorges to marvel at the vast untouched landscapes that make Broome truly unique.
However, there's a lot more to Broome than just tourism - with strong population growth and significant investment in infrastructure, it's quickly becoming a destination of choice for families and individuals who want to take advantage of the area's welcoming and laid-back lifestyle whilst enjoying all of the amenities and facilities of a modern town.
Advance your career as an industry leader and gain valuable experience in remote and Aboriginal health - Apply Now!