REDCLIFFE HOSPITAL Metro North Health Service District

Anzac Avenue, Redcliffe 4020 Locked Mail Bag 1, Redcliffe Qld 4020 Telephone: (07) 3883 7777

Director Allied Health Gayle Sutherland

Pharmacy Contact Derek Just Director Telephone: (07) 3883 7781 email: [email protected]

Hospital Category B

Staffing (Pharmacy Department) 20 FTE 2011 January Intern Pharmacist: 1

Hospital Redcliffe Hospital is a training hospital providing a comprehensive range of health care services to the Redcliffe District.

Pharmacy Department Pharmacy staff consists of 12 pharmacists, two (2) intern pharmacists, one (1) pharmacy technician, three (3) pharmacy assistants, one (1) administration officer and one (1) storeman. Pharmacy services are provided to all areas of the hospital. Intern pharmacists rotate through all areas within the pharmacy service.

Position Content Experience will be gained in; • Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Benefit (PBS) dispensing for outpatients and discharge patients with production of discharge medication summaries. • Clinical inpatient services including patient medication history collection, medication chart reviews, drug utilisation reviews, ward rounds with medical staff and attendance to lunchtime lectures. • Manufacturing of sterile Oncology preparations and monitoring of Oncology prescribing.

Services Dietetic; Emergency Medicine; Gynaecology; Maternity; Medical; Obstetrics; Occupational Therapy; Oncology; Orthopaedics; Palliative Care; Paediatrics; Pathology; Radiology; Rehabilitation; Speech Pathology; Social Work; Surgical.

Accommodation Accommodation is available for up to a period of one month for all allied health staff. Rates for accommodation are based on the award rate. Locale Redcliffe is situated on a beautiful peninsula and is the home to approximately 50 000 people. The lifestyle in Redcliffe is relaxed with a clear focus on leisure and recreation but at the same time providing business and employment opportunities. The is located 35 minutes north of where the climate is splendid, with average temperatures ranging from 16-25 degrees Celsius. Redcliffe is ’s first settlement city with visitors and locals well catered for with excellent shopping, fine restaurants and access to beautiful , Bribie Island and Moreton Island.