Pharmacist - Senior

Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service; Miles; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development funding

Career pathways

Inclusive culture

EAP access

Private health insurance discounts

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Darling Downs Health Senior Pharmacist in Goondiwindi delivers high-quality clinical pharmacy services, guiding multidisciplinary teams and shaping patient outcomes in rural healthcare. The role combines expert care, leadership and mentorship within a regional health service that values growth and service improvement.

The position emphasises collaboration with clinicians, evidence-based practice, and developing regional programs while supporting career development and community health.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Pharmacist with AHPRA and a recognised Pharmacy qualification.
• Experience delivering advanced clinical pharmacy services and evidence-based care.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated leadership, mentoring and clinical decision‑making capability.

Responsibilities

• Providing advanced clinical pharmacy expertise that supports safe medication use and improved patient outcomes.
• Working with medical, nursing and allied health teams to guide complex clinical decisions and optimise care.
• Leading quality improvement and service development initiatives that strengthen healthcare delivery.
• Mentoring pharmacists, students and emerging professionals while fostering continuous learning.

Skills

Advanced clinical pharmacy

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Mentoring

Leadership

Education

Pharmacy degree

Postgraduate clinical pharmacy

Job description

Join Darling Downs Health as a Senior Pharmacist in Goondiwindi and use your expertise to make a meaningful difference across rural healthcare. In this senior clinical role, you’ll deliver high-quality pharmacy services, provide expert guidance to multidisciplinary teams, and help shape better outcomes for patients while enjoying the connection, variety and professional growth that come with regional practice.

What Your Day Could Look Like

As a Senior Pharmacist, you'll play a vital role in supporting safe, evidence-based care for patients across the health service. From partnering with clinicians on complex medication decisions to driving service improvements, you'll be part of a collaborative team focused on better health outcomes for rural communities.

Every Day, You'll Contribute By

• Providing advanced clinical pharmacy expertise that supports safe medication use and improved patient outcomes.
• Working with medical, nursing and allied health teams to guide complex clinical decisions and optimise care.
• Leading quality improvement and service development initiatives that strengthen healthcare delivery.
• Mentoring pharmacists, students and emerging professionals while fostering continuous learning.

Let’s talk about you!

You combine clinical expertise with genuine care for others. You bring sound judgement, confidence in complex situations and a collaborative approach that helps teams succeed. You take pride in improving patient outcomes, supporting colleagues and finding better ways to deliver care. Guided by compassion, integrity, dignity, innovation and courage, you're motivated by the opportunity to make a difference in a regional community.

Here’s What Will Help You Thrive In This Role

• Current registration as a Pharmacist with AHPRA and a recognised Pharmacy qualification.
• Experience delivering advanced clinical pharmacy services and evidence-based care.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated leadership, mentoring and clinical decision‑making capability.

You’ll stand out from the crowd if you have postgraduate qualifications in clinical pharmacy and/or experience working in rural or regional health settings.

Most importantly, we’re looking for someone passionate about improving health outcomes, supporting others to grow and contributing to healthcare that truly matters.

Together, you’ll help deliver safer care, stronger services and better outcomes for the communities we serve.

Why Join Darling Downs Health?

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It’s complex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless.

Whether you’re a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you’ll see your impact firsthand. Here, you’ll find opportunities that simply don’t exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.

Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region.

Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:

• Maximise your take‑home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
• Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
• Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.

For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits

Your future is here. Where are you?

If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we’d love to hear from you.

Find out more about us!

Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:

www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

Occupational group

Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support