Cancer Care Pharmacist - Education & Training

Southern NSW Local Health District; Sydney; On-site; AUD 99,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Westmead Hospital is seeking a Cancer Care Pharmacist – Education & Training to lead innovation in education across cancer care pharmacy and deliver expert clinical care at Westmead Hospital.

This temporary full-time role (up to 3 years) involves developing structured education programs, supervising staff, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to advance cancer treatment and patient care.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication with health care teams, patients and carers.
• Extensive experience in cancer care clinical pharmacy practice.
• High level of pharmaceutical knowledge and medication safety.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Leadership experience in supervision and training.
• Willing to work weekends and be on-call as required.

Responsibilities

• Design, coordinate and evaluate structured education programs for cancer pharmacy.
• Provide tailored supervision and competency-based learning.
• Maintain education resources, policies and procedures covering cancer therapies.
• Deliver clinical pharmacy services including medication review and counselling for cancer patients.
• Drive quality initiatives, medication safety and accreditation readiness.

Skills

Communication

Cancer care clinical pharmacy

Therapeutic knowledge

Organisational skills

Self-motivation

Leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Pharmacist registration

Job description

Cancer Care Pharmacist - Education & Training

• Lead innovative education and training across cancer care pharmacy
• Make a difference through expert, patient-centred cancer care
• Grow capability, confidence and excellence across the pharmacy team

Create and lead evidence-based cancer pharmacy education while delivering expert clinical care at Westmead Hospital.

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (up to 3 years) Position Classification: Pharmacist Grade 3 Remuneration: $71.91 - $73.85 Hours Per Week: 38 Location: Westmead Hospital

Where you'll be working Join the Cancer Care Pharmacy team at Westmead Hospital, a major tertiary hospital and a leading environment for complex cancer treatment, clinical practice, research and professional development. You'll work alongside experienced pharmacy and multidisciplinary teams in a collaborative culture where education, innovation, safety and patient-centred care are highly valued.

• Lead education and capability development within a specialised cancer care pharmacy service.
• Work across inpatient and outpatient settings supporting patients receiving complex cancer treatments and supportive care.
• Collaborate with senior cancer pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to clinical trials, research, quality improvement and contemporary cancer pharmacy practice.
• Be part of a workplace that supports learning, professional growth and the delivery of high-quality healthcare.

What you'll be doing As the Cancer Care Pharmacist – Education & Training, you'll take a leadership role in building the knowledge, skills and confidence of the cancer care pharmacy workforce. You'll combine educational expertise with hands‑on clinical pharmacy practice to ensure staff are supported to deliver safe, evidence‑based cancer treatment.

• Design, coordinate and evaluate structured education programs, including cytotoxic production orientation, clinical verification accreditation, preceptorships and clinical trial training.
• Provide tailored supervision, mentorship and competency‑based learning aligned with individual development needs and professional standards.
• Maintain contemporary, evidence‑based education resources, competencies, policies and procedures covering cancer therapies, supportive care and investigational products.
• Deliver clinical pharmacy services including medication review, reconciliation, treatment verification, counselling and treatment planning for cancer inpatients and outpatients.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement through quality initiatives, medication safety, incident review, accreditation readiness and integration of emerging cancer therapeutics into practice.

Applications Close: 23 September 2026

Selection Criteria:

• Demonstrated excellent communication skills both written, verbal and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with all members of the health care team, patients and carers, contractors and vendors.
• Demonstrated extensive experience in cancer care clinical pharmacy practice.
• Demonstrated excellent therapeutic knowledge and ability to exercise a high level of initiative in the application of pharmaceutical principles to clinical practice, including strong appreciation of the principles of medication safety.
• Demonstrated organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work and manage time to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team with a high degree of self‑motivation and ability to effect practice change.
• Demonstrated leadership ability and experience in staff supervision and training.
• Willing to work on weekends, on‑call as per departmental rosters.

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

Westmead Hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Westmead Hospital. This does not apply for staff with disability.

Please note: In accordance with NSW Health policy, priority will be given to Australian citizens and permanent residents. A person who is not an Australian citizen or permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa or the advertised position.

NSW Health acknowledges the people of the many traditional countries and language groups of New South Wales. It acknowledges the wisdom of Elders past and present, and pays respect to all Aboriginal communities of today.