Lead Pharmacist – Dispensary
Full-time Permanent
Closes: 26 June 2025
Classification: Pharmacist Level 4
Salary: $131,163 - $140,813 plus superannuation
Position No: 26204 - 02MZJ
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 28 May 2025
Contact Officer: Andrew Sobey on
Andrew.Sobey@act.gov.au
or
(02) 5124 2118
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.
- Flexible working conditions.
- Access to Employee Assistance Program.
- Access to discounted gym membership.
- Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
- Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.
- Visa Sponsorship available for eligible candidates.
- Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).
About the Role:
The Lead Pharmacist – Dispensary will provide leadership, management, and coordination of the dispensary services at Canberra Health Services.
This vital role will oversee all aspects of dispensary workflows including daily resource allocation to meet the medication supply needs including of inpatient medication, discharge medication supply, and outpatient medication supply. This includes optimisation of dispensary workflows to ensure efficient, accurate, and timely medication supply.
They will provide leadership and coaching of pharmacy dispensary staff utilising data-driven review of dispensary output, staff performance, and patient-reported experiences.
Additionally, this position will contribute to protocol development, quality assurance programs, and the implementation of policies and procedures to continuously improve the dispensary service.
The lead pharmacist will collaborate closely with other pharmacy, nursing, and medical teams within the organisation to promote safe and quality use of medicines within CHS.
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
- 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.
For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”
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 new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory's history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.
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