Senior Pharmacist

SA Health; Perth; On-site; AUD 112,000 - 120,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary benefits

Professional development

Annual leave

Health and fitness

Employee Assistance Program

Regional incentive

Job summary

SA Health is seeking a dedicated Senior Pharmacist to provide high-quality inpatient pharmacy services at Southern Fleurieu Health Service, Victor Harbor. The role leads the local team, collaborates with medical and nursing staff, and focuses on optimizing drug therapy and discharge medication management.

You will deliver expert medicines information, participate in clinical governance, and support best practices across the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network in a dynamic regional

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for multidisciplinary work.
• High attention to detail and organisational efficiency in pharmacy services.
• Solid understanding of clinical pharmacy practice and medicines information.
• Experience in hospital or clinical pharmacy with adaptability to change.

Responsibilities

• Lead the local pharmacy team and provide cost‑effective inpatient pharmacy services.
• Optimise drug therapy and medication management including discharge planning.
• Provide expert drug and therapeutic advice to clinicians and staff.

Skills

Strong Communication & Interpersonal

Technical Expertise & Organisational

Pharmacy Legislation & Best Practices

Experience & Adaptability

Job description

Statewide Clinical Support Services – Senior Pharmacist

• Salary AHP3 – $112,139 to $120,284 p.a. (pro rata) + super + salary packaging


• Temporary up to 30/6/27 and part Time working 15 hours per week


• Regional Incentive payment may be applicable

About the role

Southern Fleurieu Health Service is based at Victor Harbor within the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, 85km from the Adelaide CBD. The Barossa Hills Fleurieu LHN encompasses three sub-regions including Gawler and the Barossa, the Adelaide Hills, and Southern Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island sub-regions. SA Pharmacy provides pharmacy services via a Hub and Spoke model from the three Peri-Urban Hospitals in Gawler, Mt Barker and Southern Fleurieu Health Service.

If you are passionate about delivering exceptional pharmacy services in a hospital setting, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact. Imagine working in a close-knit regional team who values your contribution, and whom you know and greet by name from maintenance to medical staff, as you walk through the hospital. The pharmacy team throughout Barossa Hills Fleurieu LHN is welcoming and supportive, and the LHN is an exciting place to work due to population growth, associated developments and service expansion.

We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Senior Pharmacist to provide high-quality, comprehensive, and cost-effective pharmacy services for inpatients of the Southern Fleurieu Health service. In this role, you will play a vital part in optimising drug therapy and medication management, ensuring patients receive safe and effective treatment and continuity of medication management on discharge. You will provide expert drug and therapeutic advice to medical, nursing, and allied health professionals, you will contribute to a range of clinical and counselling services, supporting best practices in medication use. You will also work closely with professional and non-professional staff to enhance patient care and improve overall health outcomes.

The Senior Pharmacist leads the local pharmacy team, reporting to the Regional Lead Pharmacist, and demonstrates an ability to operate with a high level of independence, exercising professional judgement and applying clinical knowledge.

SFHS Main Entrance The Bluff, Encounter Bay

About You

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Senior Pharmacist who is passionate about delivering high-quality pharmacy services in a hospital setting. To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Strong Communication & Interpersonal Skills - Excellent written and verbal communication, public relations skills, and the ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team while also taking initiative when working independently.


• Technical Expertise & Organisational Skills - High level of attention to detail, accuracy, efficient organisation skills, excellence in medication management and patient counselling.


• Knowledge of Pharmacy Legislation & Best Practices - A solid understanding of clinical pharmacy practice, patient counselling, and medicines information in line with relevant Pharmacy Acts and legislation.


• Experience & Adaptability - Experience in hospital pharmacy, clinical pharmacy services with the flexibility and resilience to be able to adapt to change in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

About us

(SCSS) provides specialist clinical services across South Australia. It encompasses BreastScreen SA, SA Dental, SA Medical Imaging, SA Pathology and SA Pharmacy. Join us to improve the health and wellbeing of South Australians.

What we offer

• Salary benefits: of up to $9,010 each FBT year for living expenses, plus $2,650 for meals and entertainment.


• Professional development: Opportunity to apply for reimbursement of eligible learning and access dedicated leave.


• Annual leave: Paid recreation leave with leave loading, pro rata.


• Health and fitness: Fitness Passport access and an annual voluntary flu vaccination.


• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential support for you and your family.


• Regional incentive: Up to $882 extra per year for eligible MMM3 locations, subject to the applicable conditions.

Diversity and inclusion

Statewide supports a workplace where employees feel safe, valued and able to contribute. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.