Senior Pharmacist - Medicines Repackaging Services | Full-time Permanent

Australian Capital Territory; Canberra; On-site; AUD 99,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Salary packaging

City living

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible working

Job summary

Canberra Health Services in Canberra seeks a Senior Pharmacist – Medicines Repackaging Services to lead our Medicines Repackaging Service. You will oversee operations, governance, and future development across CHS, ensuring safe, efficient multi-dose sachet packaging, relabelling, and quality assurance for hospital patients.

You are an experienced hospital pharmacist with strong leadership and communication skills, and a passion for quality, patient safety, and innovation in technology-enabled

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacist with hospital pharmacy experience.
• Experience in medicines repackaging, medication production, or related operational services.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operation of the Medicines Repackaging Service.
• Provide expert advice on medicine stability, expiry determination, packaging suitability, and medication safety.
• Drive quality assurance, governance, audit, accreditation, and compliance activities.
• Champion continuous improvement, innovation, and workflow optimisation.
• Lead implementation and validation of repackaging technologies and digital systems.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop pharmacists, technicians, interns, and students.
• Contribute to the strategic growth and future direction of medicines repackaging services across CHS.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Job description

Closes: 15 October 2026

Classification: Pharmacist Level 2/3
Salary: $99,336 - $128,816 (up to $135,130 on achieving a personal upgrade), plus superannuation
Position No: 72157 - 02RX8
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 22 September 2026
Contact Officer: Sajjad Ahmad on [e-mail] or [phone]

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.
• City living without the traffic.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Flexible working conditions.

About the Role:

Are you an experienced hospital pharmacist looking to lead a specialised service at the forefront of medication safety, quality assurance, and pharmacy innovation?

Canberra Health Services is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Pharmacist - Medicines Repackaging Services to lead the delivery, governance, and future development of our growing Medicines Repackaging Service. This is a unique opportunity to combine advanced clinical and operational pharmacy practice with leadership, quality management, and technology-enabled service improvement.

Working within a dynamic Pharmacy Department of approximately 150 staff, you will oversee a specialised service responsible for multi-dose sachet packaging, unit-dose repackaging, prepacking, relabelling, quality assurance, and medicines governance activities that support patient care across the health service.

About the Role

As the Senior Pharmacist, you will:

• Lead the day-to-day operation of the Medicines Repackaging Service.
• Provide expert advice on medicine stability, expiry determination, packaging suitability, and medication safety.
• Drive quality assurance, governance, audit, accreditation, and compliance activities.
• Champion continuous improvement, innovation, and workflow optimisation.
• Lead implementation and validation of repackaging technologies and digital systems.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop pharmacists, technicians, interns, and students.
• Contribute to the strategic growth and future direction of medicines repackaging services across CHS.

About You

You are a registered pharmacist with demonstrated experience in hospital pharmacy, medicines repackaging, medication production, or operational pharmacy services. You possess strong leadership and communication skills and are passionate about quality, governance, patient safety, and developing high-performing teams.

You will thrive in this role if you enjoy:

• Solving complex medication and operational challenges.
• Working with technology and automation.
• Developing staff and building capability.
• Driving service improvement and innovation.

Why Join Canberra Health Services?

At Canberra Health Services (CHS), our vision is Creating Exceptional Health Care Together. You'll be part of a progressive organisation committed to excellence, innovation, professional development, and delivering outstanding patient-centred care to the ACT community and surrounding region.

Whether you are an emerging advanced practitioner ready to step into a leadership role or an experienced pharmacist seeking to influence the future of medicines repackaging services, we would love to hear from you.

Join us and help shape the future of safe, efficient, and innovative medicines management.

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.

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

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.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal .