Anthony Halliday
Sydney,NSW
Summary
I am a clinical hospital pharmacist currently working at St Vincent's Public Hospital in Sydney. I am committed to delivering high quality healthcare to my patients and share AstraZeneca's goals of transforming the future of healthcare and life-long learning. I am interested in medical science liaison, and am skilled at synthesizing complex scientific data and presenting it in clear, actionable format to clinicians and patients. I am excited about this opportunity and believe I will bring value to this role at AstraZeneca.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Hospital Pharmacist
St Vincent's Public Hospital
05.2024 - Current
Hospital Pharmacy Intern
Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital
01.2023 - 05.2024
- Coordinating with other healthcare professionals and facilities during the discharge planning process for complex patients
- Concise, direct communication with healthcare professionals to convey medical information clearly and efficiently
- Skilled in conveying complex information to patients to ensure their understanding and foster trust
- Analysing patient charts and reviewing inpatient medication orders to optimize medication safety and efficacy by applying clinical knowledge
- Running education sessions for pharmacists and nursing staff focussing on changing pharmacological therapies and guidelines as part of a commitment to continuing professional development
- Conducting high risk medication audits by producing datasets and reports for analysis to improve medication use and safety within the hospital using system reporting tools
- Experience working in high-pressure, time critical environments like the emergency department and intensive care, and delivering high level patient care across both inpatient and outpatient settings
- Member of the eMEDs working group representing Shoalhaven Hospital, analysing qualitative data to inform how electronic medical record systems can be optimized for use by hospital pharmacists
Community Pharmacist
Healthylife Pharmacy
05.2024 - Current
- Delivering high quality healthcare and counselling to members of the community regarding prescription medication and OTC queries
- Extensive experience working in fast-paced environments, multitasking, and managing a high-volume workload with minimal support staff
Dispensary Technician
Healthylife Pharmacy And Blooms Edgecliff
03.2018 - 01.2023
Education
Master of Pharmacy -
University of Sydney
12.2022
Bachelor of Science (Major in Biomedical Science) -
University of Technology Sydney
12.2018
Skills
- Superb interpersonal and communication skills when liaising with healthcare professionals or counselling patients and carers
- Working independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team when making a clinical recommendation
- Have cultivated strong time management and organization skills from working in a time-critical environment
- Close attention to detail to identify clinical issues when conducting medication chart reviews or checking prescription orders
- Strong presentation skills, with experience presenting to other healthcare professionals and running community education sessions
- Using system reporting tools imbedded in electronic medical record systems such as Cerner Discern Reporting Portal and Mediweb to analyse data and optimise medication use in the hospital
References
Michelle Le (Outpatient Pharmacy Manager, St Vincent's Public Hospital)
Email: michelle.le@svha.org.au
Phone: 8382 2092
Mark Farrah (Director of Pharmacy, Shoalhaven Hospital)
Email: mark.farrah@health.nsw.gov.au
Phone: 02 4423 9733
Timeline
Clinical Hospital Pharmacist
St Vincent's Public Hospital
05.2024 - Current
Community Pharmacist
Healthylife Pharmacy
05.2024 - Current
Hospital Pharmacy Intern
Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital
01.2023 - 05.2024
Dispensary Technician
Healthylife Pharmacy And Blooms Edgecliff
03.2018 - 01.2023
Bachelor of Science (Major in Biomedical Science) -
University of Technology Sydney
Master of Pharmacy -
University of Sydney
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