NICU and Paediatric Specialist Pharmacist
Join the Royal North Shore Hospital Pharmacy team as a Specialist NICU and Paediatric Pharmacist and play a vital role in delivering safe, evidence-based medication management for neonates, infants, children and adolescents. Working alongside a dedicated multidisciplinary team, you will provide advanced clinical pharmacy services across the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Paediatric Ward and Paediatric Emergency Department while helping shape the future of paediatric pharmacy practice through education, quality improvement and clinical leadership.
Why join NSLHD:
- Access generous staff benefits including salary packaging, fitness passport and more.
- A challenging, inspiring and rewarding role with the opportunity to make a difference.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Pharmacist Grade 2
Remuneration: $2,330.11 - $2,470.33
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ682218
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There's a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams' voices. You'll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities' lives.
- Innovation is at our core, with opportunities for research driven evidence based practice, ensuring our work remains engaging and fulfilling.
- Clear pathways for career progression, supported by training secondments, recognition and mentorship, empower employee and leaders alike to reach their professional goals.
- Join us on a journey to a place where every achievement is celebrated and every opportunity is embraced.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Where you'll be working
Royal North Shore Hospital - Pharmacy Department
What you'll be doing
As the Specialist NICU and Paediatric Pharmacist, you will provide expert clinical pharmacy services to neonatal and paediatric patients at Royal North Shore Hospital, supporting optimal medication use and improving patient outcomes across the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Paediatric Unit and Paediatric Emergency Department.
Working closely with medical, nursing and allied health teams, you will deliver patient-centred pharmaceutical care, provide specialist medicines advice, contribute to formulary and medication management initiatives, and support the safe and effective use of medicines in neonatal and paediatric populations.
In this specialist role, you will also contribute to education, mentoring and professional development activities for pharmacy staff and students, participate in quality improvement and research initiatives, and help drive best-practice paediatric and neonatal pharmacy services across the hospital.
This is an exciting opportunity to practise at an advanced clinical level within a collaborative tertiary healthcare environment, caring for some of the most complex and rewarding patient groups.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Must hold registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia.
- Describe a complex clinical case in which you provided advanced pharmacy care to a neonatal and/or paediatric patient in a hospital setting.
In addition, briefly outline any activities, achievements or experiences that demonstrate your advanced clinical knowledge, judgement and experience in paediatric and neonatal hospital pharmacy practice. - Describe how your professional experience has prepared you to work effectively both independently and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders (including multi-disciplinary teams and interagency networks) in a hospital pharmacy setting.
- Describe your experience leading or contributing to quality improvement, education, medication safety, formulary management, research and/or service development initiatives.
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For role related queries or questions contact Suzanne Olding on [email protected]
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in theNSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11).You will be required to complete theOASV Undertaking/ Declaration FormandTB Assessment Toolduring the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
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Applications Close: 12 August 2026
Tentative Interview Dates: Thursday 13 August or Friday 14 August 2026
