Aged Care Pharmacist

Raven's Recruitment; Port Macquarie; Hybrid; AUD 69,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Raven's Recruitment is seeking a hybrid pharmacy role in Port Macquarie that blends community pharmacy with ACOP aged care services across multiple sites. You will dispense, clinically check, counsel patients, and provide vaccinations and MedsChecks.

Join a supportive team across retail and aged care with 38-hour weeks, Monday to Friday plus Saturday as needed, in a beachside location with easy access to a local clinic and community programs.

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA registration as a Pharmacist.
• ACOP/HMR/RMMR accreditation or training available.
• Experience in community, clinical services or aged/residential care.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Vaccination certification and professional services experience.

Responsibilities

• Dispense and clinically check medications, and provide patient counselling.
• Administer vaccinations and deliver MedsChecks.
• Support daily workflow and build patient and family relationships.
• Coordinate with ACOP and aged care teams across multiple sites.
• Provide minor ailment prescribing and professional services.

Skills

AHPRA registration

ACOP accreditation

Community/aged care experience

Communication skills

Vaccination certification

Job description

• Hybrid community and aged care (ACOP) clinical role


• Beachside Port Macquarie with strong community connection


• Supportive team across retail and aged care sites

Client & Location Information:

This well-established pharmacy is located in a busy shopping area in Port Macquarie, offering direct access to the beach-perfect for a lunchtime swim, walk, or coffee by the ocean. Positioned next to a busy medical clinic, the pharmacy plays a central role in the local community, supported by a loyal and long-standing customer base who value personalised care. This is an ideal setting for a pharmacist seeking both lifestyle and meaningful patient engagement, combined with strong clinical collaboration across multiple care environments.

Job Specification:

This unique hybrid role blends community pharmacy with established aged care (ACOP) services across a number of sites. In the retail setting, you will provide dispensing and clinical checking services, deliver patient-centred counselling, administer vaccinations, and offer professional services including MedsChecks and minor ailment prescribing. You will also support daily workflow and build lasting relationships with patients and families in a full time or permanent part time position.

Within aged care, you will conduct medication reviews, identify medication-related risks, support deprescribing initiatives, and optimise therapy-particularly for residents with polypharmacy. The role includes medication reconciliation, transition-of-care support, and clinical audits (e.g. psychotropics and PRN use).

The pharmacy operates Monday to Saturday with a light script trade, you will be supported by two other Retail pharmacists, while a large ACOP team cover the Aged Care facilities

Skills Required

• Current AHPRA registration as a Pharmacist


• HMR/ RMMR/ACOP Accreditation/training available


• Experience in community,clinical services or aged/residential care


• Strong communication and relationship-building skills


• Vaccination certification and professional services experience

Salary & Benefits

• $50/hr + Training or $55/hr + superannuation + entitlements


• Part time or Full-time 38-hour week (Monday to Friday + occasional Saturday)


• Exposure to diverse clinical services across aged care/community


• Supportive multidisciplinary team environment


• Lifestyle location with beachside convenience