Clinical Pharmacist (On Site) - Rehabilitation, Aged and Community Services

Canberra Health Services; Canberra; On-site; AUD 102,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options

Flexible working conditions

Relocation reimbursement up to $12K (I

Onsite facilities

Job summary

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is seeking an experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join the Rehabilitation, Aged and Community Services team on-site at The Canberra Hospital. The role offers permanent full-time or part-time appointments, with a focus on advanced clinical pharmacy services for older adults and rehabilitation patients at CHS in Garran ACT.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, optimise medication management, and contribute to person-centred care across the rehabilitation

Qualifications

• Experienced hospital pharmacist with specialised skills in aged care and/or rehabilitation care.
• Deliver advanced clinical pharmacy services across a diverse patient population.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimise medication management and support patient-centred care for older adults and rehabilitation patients.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advanced clinical pharmacy services to aged care and rehabilitation patients.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimise medication management and patient outcomes.
• Contribute to education, quality improvement and research activities within the pharmacy team.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Aged care

Rehabilitation care

Job description

Clinical Pharmacist (On Site) - Rehabilitation, Aged and Community Services

Employment Type: Full Time or Part Time, Permanent
Classification: Pharmacist Level 2/3 (PN 72154)
Salary: $101,976 - $128,816 (Plus 12.5% Super)
Location: The Canberra Hospital, Garran ACT
Section: Pharmacy
Closing Date: 27 September 2026

What can we offer you:

• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
• Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.
• Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates. (subject to review and approval)

About the Role:

Are you an experienced hospital pharmacist with specialised skills in aged care and/or rehabilitation care looking for a rewarding role?

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is seeking a skilled, motivated, and patient-focused pharmacist to join our Rehabilitation and Aged Care Pharmacy Team. This role offers the opportunity to deliver advanced clinical pharmacy services across a diverse and rewarding patient population.

As part of the pharmacy team, you will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to optimise medication management, improve patient outcomes, and support high-quality, person-centred care for older adults and patients undergoing rehabilitation.

Why Join Us?

Specialist Clinical Practice: Build and enhance your expertise across a broad range of aged care and rehabilitation services, managing complex medication regimens and contributing to comprehensive patient care throughout the rehabilitation journey.

Work in a Specialist Rehabilitation Facility: The University of Canberra Hospital (UCH) Specialist Centre for Rehabilitation, Recovery and Research is Canberra's first purpose-built rehabilitation hospital, providing care for patients recovering from surgery, injury, neurological conditions, and mental illness. The hospital has a strong focus on innovation, recovery, and research and includes 140 overnight inpatient beds, 75 day-places and additional outpatient services.

Professional Development: The CHS Pharmacy Department operates a successful AdPha Accredited Residency Program, an excellent intern program and several Registrar Training Residency Programs. You will have access to ongoing professional development, mentoring, teaching and research opportunities.

Innovative Practice: Be part of an innovative pharmacy department that continues to expand scope of practice and implement new models of care, including Partnered Pharmacist Medication Charting, credentialed accuracy checking technicians and remote clinical pharmacy services.

What You’ll Gain

In this role, you will enjoy:

• A rewarding career where your expertise directly improves patient outcomes and quality of life.
• Advanced clinical experience in aged care and rehabilitation medicine.
• Experience providing complex medication management, therapeutic drug monitoring and patient-centred care.
• Opportunities to further develop specialist expertise in Aged care and Rehabilitaon Care
• Involvement in education, quality improvement, medication safety, clinical governance, and research activities.
• A highly engaged, specialist clinical environment with strong interdisciplinary collaboration.
• The opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the care and recovery of older adults and patients undergoing rehabilitation.

The position is offered on a permanent part time or full time basis on site and includes participation in weekend, after‑hours and on‑call rosters. Applicants must be able to work these shifts. Flexible working arrangements may be considered in line with the ACT Health Professionals Enterprise Agreement and operational requirements.

Join us and make a lasting difference in the lives of patients while building your specialist pharmacy career in aged care and rehabilitation.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.