Pharmacist Team Lead - Compounding Services

Cabrini Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Meal & entertainment card benefits

Discounts on hospital services

Fitness Passport

Discounted private health fund offers

Job summary

Cabrini Health in Melbourne seeks a Pharmacist Team Lead (Grade 3) to lead the Compounding Services within the hospital pharmacy department. You will oversee sterile and non-sterile compounding, drive quality improvements, and provide clinical and operational leadership to a multidisciplinary team.

The role emphasises safety, regulatory compliance, and service excellence, with opportunities for professional development and career advancement within Cabrini Health.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Pharmacist with AHPRA is essential.
• Significant experience in sterile and/or non-sterile compounding in hospital/healthcare settings.
• Demonstrated leadership and people-management capabilities.
• Strong knowledge of quality systems, regulatory requirements, and risk management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate daily operations of the hospital's compounding service.
• Provide clinical, operational, and professional leadership to pharmacists, technicians, and support staff.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, standards, guidelines, and accreditation requirements.
• Oversee quality assurance, risk management, and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Support workforce development through training, mentoring, and performance management.
• Drive service innovation and optimisation to improve efficiency, safety, and patient care.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary stakeholders to meet specialised medication needs.
• Contribute to strategic planning, policy development, and service expansion initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Problem solving

AHPRA registration

Education

Pharmacist registration (AHPRA)

Tools

Regulatory/compliance systems

Job description

**Pharmacist Team Lead (Grade 3) - Compounding Services****Permanent Full Time position****Cabrini Malvern location**We’re building for the better!**By 2036, more than 150,000 patients will look to us for healthcare every year.**At **Cabrini Health** we champion community, compassion and career fulfilment. Our teams are united by the shared purpose of making a meaningful contribution to exceptional, patient-centred care in well-resourced, world class facilities that inspire you to perform at your best and continuously grow professionally.**Lead Excellence in Sterile Compounding**We are seeking an experienced and motivated **Pharmacist Team Lead** to join our hospital pharmacy team and provide leadership for our Compounding Services. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled pharmacist to drive quality, safety, and innovation while supporting the delivery of patient-centred care.As the Team Lead, you will provide operational and professional leadership to the compounding pharmacy workforce, ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant preparation of sterile medicines. You will work collaboratively with pharmacy, nursing, and medical teams to support optimal patient outcomes and service excellence.**Key Responsibilities*** Lead and coordinate daily operations of the hospital's compounding service.* Provide clinical, operational, and professional leadership to pharmacists, technicians, and support staff.* Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, standards, guidelines, and accreditation requirements.* Oversee quality assurance, risk management, and continuous quality improvement initiatives.* Support workforce development through staff training, mentoring, and performance management.* Drive service innovation and optimisation to improve efficiency, safety, and patient care.* Collaborate with multidisciplinary stakeholders to meet the specialised medication needs of patients.* Contribute to strategic planning, policy development, and service expansion initiatives.**About You**You are an experienced pharmacist with a strong background in compounding services and a passion for leadership. You are recognised for your ability to build high-performing teams, foster a culture of safety and excellence, and deliver outstanding patient-focused services.**Essential Requirements:*** Current registration as a Pharmacist with AHPRA.* Significant experience in sterile and/or non-sterile compounding within a hospital or healthcare setting.* Demonstrated leadership and people management skills.* Strong knowledge of quality systems, regulatory requirements, and risk management principles.* Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills.**Desirable:*** Postgraduate qualifications or advanced training in pharmacy practice, management, oncology, manufacturing, or quality systems.* Experience leading aseptic, chemotherapy, or specialised compounding services.* Experience in service development, project management, or accreditation activities.**What We Offer*** A key leadership role within a progressive hospital pharmacy department.* Opportunities to influence and shape the future direction of compounding services.* Access to professional development and career advancement opportunities.* A collaborative and supportive multidisciplinary environment committed to excellence in patient care.* Tax savings - Salary packaging up to $15,900 tax-free each year, plus $2650 meal & entertainment card benefits* Located close to public transport with discounted Myki Commuter club* Access to a range of retail offers, discounted hospital services and savings on eligible private health fund services* A commitment to health and wellbeing initiatives including discounted access to a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness facilities through Fitness Passport**Interested?** To view the position description click **here** or for further information about the role please **contact:** Amanda Footit, Director Pharmacy – 9508 1471Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini Health and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community. Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission. As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. **Working for Cabrini**Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years. There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries. Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential. **Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect****MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI**Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for annual Influenza plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested. Vaccination for COVID-19 is highly recommended.