Barwon Health
Barwon Health is one of Australia’s largest and most comprehensive regional health services, providing care across the lifespan. With over 9,000 staff and volunteers across 20+ sites, we offer primary care, community services, aged care, rehabilitation, mental health, emergency, and acute care.
Our culture emphasises education, training, research, and continuous improvement, ensuring high-quality health and wellbeing outcomes for more than 500,000 people in the Barwon South West Region.
Employment Type & Hours
Position: Medication Safety Pharmacist
Employment Type: Temporary Part-Time (Parental Leave Cover)
Hours: 40 hours per fortnight
Location: Geelong, Victoria
Job Description
This role offers a varied and rewarding opportunity to promote medication safety across Barwon Health through monitoring, education, research, and continuous improvement initiatives. You will work alongside the Lead Medication Safety Pharmacist and pharmacy teams across multiple sites.
Responsibilities:
Monitor and develop initiatives to improve medication safety in line with NSQHS Standard 4
Respond to medication errors, safety alerts, legislative changes, and guideline updates
Conduct audits, prepare reports, develop/review policies, and provide staff education
Participate in hospital ward rounds, planning meetings, and the Medication Safety Committee
Support Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) initiatives from relevant bodies such as SHPA and Vic TAG QUM
Mentor interns and students; participate in clinical pharmacy research projects
Ensure compliance with Barwon Health policies, procedures, and accurate clinical documentation
Qualifications
Essential:
Registered pharmacist with AHPRA
Hospital pharmacy experience with clinical or project involvement
Experience or interest in Medication Safety or Quality Use of Medicines
Desirable:
Skills in change management and human factors engineering
Knowledge of relevant state and national medication safety policies
Postgraduate qualifications (Masters or equivalent) in pharmacy or related field
Benefits
Flexible, supportive work environment promoting work-life balance
Staff wellbeing program including 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
Professional development and continuing education opportunities
Attractive salary packaging: living expenses capped at $9,010; meals and entertainment capped at $2,650
Work in a vibrant region with access to coastal, suburban, and rural lifestyle options, plus proximity to the Great Ocean Road
How to Apply
Application Closing Date: 28 November 2025
Contact: Rachel Fyfe | rachel.fyfe@barwonhealth.org.au
| (03) 4215 1636
Note: Applications are not accepted via email. Internal candidates should follow Barwon Health’s internal application links.
To apply for this job please visit peopleplus.swarh.vic.gov.au.