Specialist Pharmacist - Dispensary

svha; Sydney; On-site; AUD 122,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Salary packaging

Access to Kinghorn Cancer Centre

Job summary

St Vincent's Hospital Sydney is seeking a Specialist Pharmacist for the Dispensary to oversee high-quality pharmacy services across inpatient, outpatient and day-only care, with a focus on safe medication management and efficient dispensary operations.

You will provide clinical leadership, support early career pharmacists and engage with hospital staff to improve medication safety and services aligned with organisational goals. This is a permanent, full-time role based in Darlinghurst, Sydney.

Qualifications

• AHPRA registration is required.
• Demonstrated clinical judgment and pharmacy expertise.
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of Formulary management and formulary decisions implementation.
• Experience managing a complex workload with attention to detail.
• Clinical leadership and mentoring abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality pharmacy services across outpatient, ambulatory, inpatient and day-only care settings.
• Support safe and efficient dispensary operations, including distribution, workflow coordination and process improvement.
• Manage Schedule 8/4D medicines, stock control, documentation and discrepancy investigations.
• Provide leadership, supervision, education and support to junior staff and students.
• Deliver accurate drug information to pharmacy, medical and nursing staff and patients.
• Contribute to ongoing development of pharmacy services through education and research initiatives.

Skills

AHPRA registration

Clinical judgment

Communication skills

Formulary management

Quality use of medicines

Time management

Attention to detail

Clinical leadership

Education

Bachelor of Pharmacy?

Job description

Job Description:

Role title: Specialist Pharmacist - Dispensary

Role type: Permanent, full time

Role grade: Pharmacist, Grade 2 (Year 1-3)

Shift Details: Monday to Friday role with on call out of hours requirement as per roster

Department and location: Pharmacy , St Vincent's Public Hospital, Sydney

Salary: $121,581,81 - $128,898.29 + Super + Salary Packaging

Welcome to St Vincent's Hospital Sydney

Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots.

Founded by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincent's Health Australia, the Sisters' legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat. As Sydney's premier and iconic inner-city public hospital, we serve the entire population, providing world-class care to all people, including the most vulnerable in our community. Across our renowned precinct, we feature cutting-edge programs and surgery infrastructure, fostering clinical excellence and professional growth.

Located in the vibrant heart of Darlinghurst, we are positioned just minutes from Kings Cross station, with direct, high-frequency bus connections from the east, and seamless links from Gadigal and Museum stations right to our doorstep.

Read on to explore this exciting role and the fantastic perks waiting for you here.

About the role

• Provide high-quality pharmacy services across outpatient, ambulatory, inpatient and day-only care settings, including clinical support, dispensing and medication supply activities in line with professional standards and departmental policies


• Support the safe and efficient delivery of Pharmacy Dispensary operations, including medication distribution, workflow coordination, task prioritisation and continuous improvement of dispensary processes


• Manage Schedule8 and Schedule4D medicines, including distribution, stock control, documentation and investigation of discrepancies to support safe medication management


• Provide leadership, clinical supervision, education and professional support to early career pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, students and pharmacy support staff, while acting as a role model within the team


• Deliver timely and accurate drug information and education to pharmacy, medical and nursing staff, patients and relevant stakeholders, while contributing to medication safety, quality use of medicines and incident management initiatives


• Contribute to the ongoing development of Pharmacy services through procedural reviews, education programs, practice-based research, innovation and patient-centred service improvement aligned with organisational goals

About you

• Cur r e n t P h a r m a c y Re g i s tr a t i on w i t h A H P R A with no scope on conditions of practice, able to meet the criteria set out in the Health Employees' Pharmacists (State) Award for a Grade 2 Pharmacist, a n d a b i l i t y to pr o v i de wee k e n d a nd o n -c a l l o u t o f h o urs s er vi c e as p e r r o s ter


• Experience and a demonstrated high level of performance, competence, expertise, skill and application of clinical judgment in the provision of pharmacy services


• Excellent written and oral communication skills as well as demonstrated effective interpersonal skills including the ability to consult with other health professionals, patients and carers; showing commitment to building and maintaining effective working relationships


• Demonstrated knowledge of Drug and Therapeutics Committee processes including Formulary management and experience in the implementation of formulary decisions, policies and procedures, and quality use of medicines


• Demonstrated skills and experience in managing a complex workload, excellent organisational and time management skills and a high attention to detail and accuracy in undertaking all tasks


• Proven problem-solving and clinical decision-making skills commensurate with Grade 2 classification, necessary to achieve desired outcomes in a busy changeable environment

What we can offer you

• Exceptional Rewards: Competitive pay and not-for-profit salary packaging to maximise your income


• World-Class: Be part of a renowned precinct alongside the Garvan & Victor Chang institutes


• Excellence: Premier heart/lung transplant program, advanced robotics, & pioneering HIV/AIDS initiatives


• Cutting-Edge Oncology: Deliver advanced cancer care and trials at the renowned Kinghorn Cancer Centre


• Community: Support vital programs for First Nations, homelessness, mental health, & drug and alcohol care


• Professional Advancement: Accelerate your career with study leave and Curran Foundation scholarships


• Health & Wellbeing: Fitness Passport, discounted private health, & cultural recognitions and celebrations


• Coming from NSW Health?: Smooth transfer of your qualifying service and leave entitlements

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grant