Annemarie Black
Cairns,QLD
Summary
Passionate clinician and healthcare advocate. Skilled in leading from within an organisation and empowering others to embrace change and growth. Excellent interpersonal, communication and training skills developed over 27 years of progressive experience. Strongly committed to using technological solutions to maximise patient safety and provide effective healthcare. Driven to ensure clinicians are provided with the education and support required to ensure safe, effective and timely use of medicines.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Pharmacist Team Leader HP5
Queensland health
Cairns, QLD
2005 - Current
- Advanced level clinical Pharmacist leading a team of ten staff delivering services to Intensive Care, Women's and Peri-operative Care.
- Implemented clinical information system (MetaVision) into ICU with accompanying training, education and change management.
- Implementer of new services including hospital in the home, virtual ward, pre-admission clinic and antimicrobial stewardship/ID department.
- Collaborate with medical staff for drug selection, dosing regimens, adverse reactions and interactions and therapeutic effectiveness.
- Coordinate activity with other healthcare personnel involved in patient care management planning.
- Development of work flow practices, policy and procedures and relevant work instructions for effective pharmacy practice.
- Lead clinician for dose error reduction software (Guardrails) development and reviews.
- Implemented pilot of automated drug cabinets (Pyxis) to anaesthetics in theatre and full inventory to Intensive care and peri-operative wards.
- Regular collaboration and communication with managers and team members to ensure excellent governance and respectful relationships.
- Management of human resource and recruitment of staff within the team and wider department.
Pharmacist Team Leader HP5
Queensland Health
Cairns, QLD
09.2020 - 06.2022
- Responsible for the timely supply chain of essential PPE into Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service.
- Successfully ensured that HHS healthcare staff were adequately protected during the pandemic with supplies of PPE.
- Navigated challenging logistics and systems with staffing constraints during health emergency.
- Lead team of auditors, operational officers and administration staff to ensure fair and urgent distribution of PPE.
- Developed work flow systems to enable all clinical areas in CHHHS to independently manage PPE ordering (S\4HANA) and usage.
- Successful stakeholder engagement during the Covid-19 pandemic, ensuring confidence in PPE supply chain.
- Member of high-functioning Covid-Response Team managing extreme challenges on a daily basis.
Pharmacist Team Leader HP5
Royal Alexandra Hospital
Paisley, Scotland
10.1999 - 01.2005
- Developed and implemented medication management protocols for patient care.
- Participated in interdisciplinary teams providing comprehensive healthcare services.
- Reviewed all prescriptions for appropriate dose, route, strength, duration, and adverse reactions prior to dispensing medications.
- Assessed drug information from various sources, such as medical literature and pharmaceutical companies.
- Provided guidance to pharmacy technicians on the preparation of medications.
- Monitored inventory levels and ordered supplies when necessary.
Pharmacist Resident
South Tyneside Healthcare Trust
South Shields, UK
08.1996 - 12.1998
- Managed the daily operations of hospital pharmacy.
- Participated in onsite recall emergency service for the hospital.
- Prepared sterile solutions for direct IV administration using aseptic techniques.
- Mentored pharmacy technicians and trainees, providing insight and answering questions.
- Reviewed prescriptions for accuracy and completeness prior to dispensing.
- Provided medication counseling to patients on the proper use and potential side effects of their medications.
- Checked prescriptions for proper contents and labeling.
Education
Master Teaching And Learning (Secondary) -
James Cook University
Cairns, QLD01-2024
Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy -
The Queens University of Belfast
Belfast11-1998
Pre-registration Pharmacist -
Pre-registration Training
Stobhill NHS Trust, Glasgow, UK06-1996
Bachelor of Science (Hons) -
The University of Manchester
Manchester, UK06-1995
Skills
- Effective change manager
- Leadership: encouraging and empowering style
- Problem solving under pressure
- Clinical Information Systems: MetaVision, ieMR, iPharm
- Teaching and training: formal and informal
- Excellent communication
- Effective team worker
- Excellent clinician
Accomplishments
- Recognition Award for Pandemic Response 2021
- Clinical Competency Assessor -Pharmacy
- Allied Health Excellence Award 2014
- Pharmacy values award: Positivity in the workplace
- Cairns Iron Man team (bike) 2023 Medal winner
- Mother of 3 boys under 16
Certification
- Open QLD driver's license
- Dive Master (PADI)
Affiliations
- Proficient with S\4HANA
- Biking (mountain and road)
- CrossFit / Scuba/ IronMan
- Junior soccer coach
- Learning French
References
Dr Catherine Tacon
Director of Intensive Care Medicine
Cairns Hospital
catherine.tacon@health.qld.gov.au
.
StobhillStobhillieMRTynsideiPharm
Ms Celia Anich
Assistant Director of Pharmacy
Cairns Hospital
Celia.Anich@health.qld.gov.au
Timeline
Pharmacist Team Leader HP5
Queensland Health
09.2020 - 06.2022
Pharmacist Team Leader HP5
Royal Alexandra Hospital
10.1999 - 01.2005
Pharmacist Resident
South Tyneside Healthcare Trust
08.1996 - 12.1998
Pharmacist Team Leader HP5
Queensland health
2005 - Current
Master Teaching And Learning (Secondary) -
James Cook University
Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy -
The Queens University of Belfast
Pre-registration Pharmacist -
Pre-registration Training
Bachelor of Science (Hons) -
The University of Manchester
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