Senior Pharmacist - Aged Care, Rehabilitation, Palliative Care
SA Health
Posted 16 days ago
Central Adelaide Local Health Network
Statewide – SA Pharmacy
- Salary: AHP3 - $104,180 - $111,746 p.a. + Superannuation & Salary Sacrifice Benefits
- Role is based in the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Modbury SA, 5092
- Full Time, Permanent Role
About the role
As a Senior Pharmacist, you will be responsible for the efficient organisation and management of the designated pharmacy area, ensuring optimal service delivery and the safe, effective use of pharmaceuticals. You will provide high-level pharmacy services with professional autonomy, exercising sound clinical judgement while supporting patients and the broader clinical team with timely medicines information and therapeutic advice.
Your expertise will be instrumental in driving quality use of medicines, implementing strategies that optimise patient outcomes in line with hospital policy and best practice standards. You will work collaboratively with medical, nursing and allied health professionals to ensure safe, evidence-based, and cost-effective pharmaceutical care across the hospital setting.
About You
You will be a dedicated and experienced pharmacy professional, committed to delivering high-quality clinical services within a complex hospital setting. You will bring strong leadership, analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on safe and effective medicine use and continuous service improvement.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Tertiary qualifications in Pharmacy and current registration or eligibility for registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia.
Demonstrated high-level communication and organisational skills, with proven experience meeting deadlines and managing competing priorities.
Extensive experience in hospital pharmacy practice, including leadership, team supervision, and implementing service improvements.
In-depth knowledge of pharmacy standards and codes of practice, with the ability to provide professional training and contribute to multidisciplinary healthcare delivery.
About us
Statewide Clinical Support Services (SCSS) is a unique public healthcare organisation that serves health consumers and provides specialist clinical services to the health system in South Australia. SCSS encompasses BreastScreen SA, SA Dental, SA Medical Imaging, SA Pathology, and SA Pharmacy. Come and work with us to improve the health and well-being of South Australians, across all age groups and at any time of their life or health need.
What we offer
- Attractive salary packaging available
- Strong community minded culture and values providing world class care to South Australians
- Opportunity for movement across the SA Health system: There are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and your career at one of our many metropolitan or regional sites
Diversity and inclusion:
Statewide supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.
Application Information:
- Please refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required.
- Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description.
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Please note that unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies or third parties will not be accepted for this position.
Job ref: 908314
Enquiries to:
Trang Tran
Telephone: 8161 2276
Email: [email protected]
Application Closing Date
11:55 pm Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Attachments
SA Pharmacy AHP3 Role Description.pdf
Australian applicant guidelines
International applicant guidelines
About SA Health
A health career with SA Health is all about ensuring healthier, longer and better lives for all South Australians.
SA Health works to achieve these aims by strengthening primary health care, enhancing hospital care, reforming mental health care and improving the health of Aboriginal people.
When people think of SA Health, they probably think of doctors and nurses. However we employ IT staff, scientists, finance and allied health professionals and administrative staff just to name a few.
Pursuing a career in health is one of the most effective ways any of us can contribute to general wellbeing in our community. Every day over 30,000 individuals work together in our hospitals and health services to improve the wellbeing of South Australians.
We warmly invite you to join the dedicated, inspirational, and professional people in SA Health who are using their individual skills and strengths to contribute to the wellbeing of South Australians everyday.
Source: This is an extract from the company's own website
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