Deputy Director of Pharmacy - Operations and Distribution

SA Health; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Health is seeking a Deputy Director of Pharmacy Services - Operations and Distribution to lead the day-to-day delivery of essential pharmacy services and help shape safe, high-quality patient care across SA Health facilities.

You will oversee professional and support staff, coordinate workforce development and ensure pharmacy services are efficient, contemporary and aligned with SA Pharmacy priorities, policies and standards.

Qualifications

• Hold a Bachelor of Pharmacy and be registered or eligible with the Pharmacy Board of Australia.
• Extensive hospital pharmacy experience and strong clinical expertise.
• Demonstrate leadership, management and staff development capability.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to medication safety, drug and pharmacy policy, quality improvement and service development, while providing expert advice through committees, working groups and state-wide and national forums.
• Step into a key leadership role as Deputy Director of Pharmacy Services - Operations and Distribution, where you’ll lead the day-to-day delivery of designated pharmacy services and help shape safe, high-quality and patient-responsive care.
• Combining advanced pharmacy expertise with strong leadership, you’ll guide complex professional services, optimise patient outcomes and support the education, training and development of pharmacists, interns, students and support staff.
• You’ll also lead or support key SA Pharmacy portfolios, helping drive strategic priorities and continually improve pharmacy practice and patient care.

Skills

Leadership

Management

Clinical pharmacy

Hospital pharmacy

Education

Bachelor of Pharmacy

Job description

You'll oversee professional and support staff, coordinate workforce development and ensure pharmacy services are efficient, contemporary and aligned with SA Pharmacy strategic priorities, policies, legislation and professional standards.

Key responsibilities

• You’ll contribute to medication safety, drug and pharmacy policy, quality improvement and service development, while providing expert advice through committees, working groups and state-wide and national forums.
• Step into a key leadership role as Deputy Director of Pharmacy Services - Operations and Distribution, where you’ll lead the day-to-day delivery of designated pharmacy services and help shape safe, high-quality and patient-responsive care.
• Combining advanced pharmacy expertise with strong leadership, you’ll guide complex professional services, optimise patient outcomes and support the education, training and development of pharmacists, interns, students and support staff.
• You’ll also lead or support key SA Pharmacy portfolios, helping drive strategic priorities and continually improve pharmacy practice and patient care.

What you need

• To be successful in this role, you will: Hold a Bachelor of Pharmacy and be registered or eligible with the Pharmacy Board of Austr.
• To be successful in this role, you will: Bring extensive hospital pharmacy experience and strong clinical expertise.
• To be successful in this role, you will: Demonstrate leadership, management and staff development capability.