Director of Pharmacy

Important messages

Candidates must clearly indicate in writing the dates, duration and breadth of their experience in relation to the Experience criteria. The breadth and depth of experience may be considered during screening, assessment and/or selection of candidates.

You will be required to complete an online experience questionnaire when you apply. The information you provide in the questionnaire must be true. You must respond to all statements in all categories in order to proceed to the next steps.

When answering the screening questions you must provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the qualification. We can’t make any assumptions about your experience. Simply saying you have the required qualifications or listing your current duties is not enough. Instead, provide concrete and detailed examples that clearly explain where, when, and how you gained the experience. We’ll only use your résumé as a secondary source of information. If you don’t clearly demonstrate you have the required experience, we won’t ask for additional information and you may be screened out.

Intent of the process

This process will initially be used to fill 1 position on a permanent basis. The result of this selection process will be to create a pool of qualified candidates from which future permanent and/or temporary PH-03 vacancies at Health Canada may be filled.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Graduation with a degree from a recognized school of pharmacy.

Degree equivalency

Current registration as a pharmacist and a member in goodstanding in the province or territory of employment. Eligible to become registered, at the time of appointment, in the province where the position is located.

Significant* experience in community, hospital, correctional and/or institutional pharmacy.
*Significant experience refers to a depth of experience in the pharmacy field that would normally be acquired over a period of at least three years.

Experience in working with multi-disciplinary teams involving nurses, physicians and non-professional staff.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

Experience working with Aboriginal peoples, communities, organizations and/or stakeholders.
Experience using pharmacoeconomic evaluation techniques.
Experience working on pharmacy monitoring, audit and practice reviews.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of current pharmaceutical practice and therapeutics which includes but is not limited to current guidelines, current medication use, terminology, drug classification etc.
Knowledge of FNIHB community health programs and the Non-Insured Health Benefits program and services.
Knowledge of provincial/private health services, such as Pharmacare/Blue Cross.
Knowledge of relevant health federal legislation, such as the Canada Health Act, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Food and Drug Act, and provincial health regulations regarding the prescribing, dispensing and procurement of pharmaceuticals.

Communication (oral and written)
Working effectively with others
Showing initiative and being action-oriented
Thinking things through
Demonstrating Integrity and Respect (includes Respectful of diversity)
Dependability

Ability to liaise and maintain relationships with various public and private stakeholders.
Ability to develop and facilitate information and/or training sessions to a variety of audiences, such as First Nations clients and health professionals.
Ability to review, analyse and interpret a variety of sources of information (policies/directives, statistical) and develop recommendations and/or guidelines that correspond to operational
needs.

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Willing and able to adjust and increase hours of work as needed based on operational requirements.
May be required to work overtime on weekdays or weekends.
Willing and able to travel which may involve traveling to remote communities using small aircraft, boat and other means of transportation.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Security Clearance
Possession of a valid driver's license or ability to obtain one.
Continuous professional registration as a Pharmacist in the province of employment.

Other information

The client organization will accept on-line applications only.

All job applications must therefore be submitted through jobs.gc.ca.

The following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line:
• Applicants can create a profile and a résumé that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.
• Applicants can modify their application/résumé anytime BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
• Applicants can verify the status of their applications at any time.
• Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results.
• For some jobs, applicants will find important information that is only available when applying on-line, such as the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria.

To submit an application on-line, please click on the button “Apply Now” below.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.All communication throughout the entire staffing process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Ability to communicate in writing may be assessed by a candidate's application for employment. Please ensure that consideration and attention is given to your written communication when submitting your application.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for screening and assessment purposes. This will include communication of screening results and invitations to written tests and interviews. To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is also the candidate’s responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

The primary assessment location will be in Winnipeg, MB. Candidates from outside the federal public service who are invited to written exams and/or interviews may be responsible for travel and accommodation expenses.

Candidates from outside the public service may be required to pay for travel and relocation costs associated with this selection process.

Proof of citizenship will be requested if you are considered for a position.

Proof of education may be requested if you are considered for a position.

Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/

Achieving a representative workforce has been identified as an organizational need in the merit criteria, and may be applied in this appointment process. You may also voluntarily self-identify as a member of a designated group for employment equity purposes.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.