Professional 3 - Remuneration Package Range $130,663 - $146,130
(including salary $110,873 - $124,173)
Alice Springs Hospital, Pharmacy Department
Alice Springs
One full time ongoing vacancy is available

Are you an accomplished pharmacist open to advancing your professional career by leading clinical pharmacy services in a Regional Hospital?

Alice Springs Hospital (ASH) is public hospital servicing Central Australia and the Barkly Region. The hospital is a 207-bed facility with a 10-bed Intensive Care Unit providing specialist clinical service to a population of more than 42,000 people in the Central Australia Region (CAR) and supports the Barkly Renal Services.

As Senior Pharmacist, Medical Lead (P3), you provide leadership to a resolute team of professional delivering specialist pharmacy services to patients admitted under Medicine at ASH and coordinate research activity within CAR and Barkly Renal Services.

Your key duties involve; overseeing inpatient and outpatient dispensing, providing specialist clinical advice to patients and staff, and as the Pharmacy Resident Preceptor provide supervisory support to medical students.

In addition, you will coordinate educational programs on therapeutics activities, participate in medicine and research committees, and provide training relating to medicines to medical, nursing, pharmacy, and clinical staff. You will also be required to contribute to the weekend, on-call, and after-hours emergency rosters and participate in site visits to regional areas.

To be successful, you require tertiary qualifications in Pharmacy, unconditional registration as a pharmacist with the Pharmacy Board of Australia, have extensive clinical pharmacy experience and demonstrate your ability to maintain currency of clinical knowledge. Your expertise in quality improvement principles and medication safety standards, and ability to plan and prioritise high volume complex workload will be key to your success. High level communication, interpersonal and conflict management skills along with a demonstrated awareness and understanding of Aboriginal culture and interacting with patients and families of diverse cultural and social backgrounds is essential.

In return, you will enjoy the benefits of a competitive remuneration package including 12% Superannuation, six weeks recreational and three weeks personal leave, an additional 3 days paid leave over Christmas, 17.5% annual leave loading and an opportunity to further your professional development in NT Health.

If you reside interstate, this an exciting time to consider relocating to Central Australia.

Alice Springs (or Mparntwe in Arrernte language) is the third-largest town in the Northern Territory, with a population of approximately 33,000 people. The Region has deep spiritual origins dating back more than 30,000 years, and an abundance of rich culture and history. The town is surrounded by stunning natural beauty, including the MacDonnell Ranges and the Red Centre Desert. About 450kms down the road is Uluru, a large sandstone rock formation that is a spectacular sight any time of the year.

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For further information about this vacancy please contact:
Tara Hay on 08 8951 7570 or [email protected]

Quote vacancy number: 3555
Closing date: 21/08/2025

Applications should consist of a one page summary sheet, resume / CV and copies of relevant qualifications.

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